Drew and our son Dylan and I just made our tenth drive across the USA from California to the East Coast. We are visiting family and friends all over the country. That’s a photo of us feeding our friends’ sheep on their Tennessee Farm! (Follow me on Instagram if you want to follow our trip.) In… Continue reading
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Writing through the FEAR – How to handle anxiety with Covid-19
To my dear creative friends: These last few weeks with the Covid-19 Pandemic has been hard on all creative entrepreneurs. Many of my friends have lost jobs, some have shut down their small business. And then others are searching for ways to cope with the new reality that we are faced with. Drew and I… Continue reading →
PAINTING SURFBOARDS AND CHASING WAVES – Drew Brophy’s Art Scrapbook Retrospective – Book Release
“No matter what you create, someone is going to love it and someone is going to hate it. Focus on those who love it.” Drew Brophy, Artist Have you ever dreamed of having your art featured in a full color book? Like many artists, for years my husband Drew and I dreamed of creating a… Continue reading →
Three Things that Could be Holding you Back From What you Want
When I was working in the corporate world fifteen years ago, I dreamed of leaving my job to work with my artist husband, Drew. But truth be told, I was afraid to leave the steady paycheck, the comfort of knowing what to expect every day and all of the benefits that came with working for… Continue reading →
Calling Your Own Shots; the Freedom of being a Creative Entrepreneur
One of the advantages of being an artist and working for ourselves is that we get to call the shots on how, when and where we will work. The only limitations that we have are those that we place on ourselves. Creative entrepreneurs work very hard, often 80 or more hours a week, usually by… Continue reading →
How Taking an Adventure can grow your Business
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain I have found time and time again that making a… Continue reading →
When One Commits, Providence Moves – How to make Anything Happen
“When one commits, providence moves… “ (once you decide to do something, everything starts falling into place) We just got news that Drew has been commissioned to paint a 60 foot mural in Myrtle Beach South Carolina this summer. That was music to our ears, because we weren’t quite sure how we were going to… Continue reading →
Stop Striving For Awesome and Give Yourself a Break
Everyone thinks everybody else is doing so great. But those that appear to be slaying dragons are feeling inadequate, too. Do you ever wonder why you aren’t achieving what your friends are? Why you haven’t been able to finish writing that book, or taken the vacation you dreamed of or grown your business fast enough?… Continue reading →
Despite a challenging Economy Adventure Ruled – My 2011 Year in Review
Often, we worry that we haven’t accomplished much. But, when we look back on it, we are surprised to find that we actually did get some important projects completed, that we did some fun things and that we cultivated some great memories with those we love. Grab a piece of paper and take a few minutes… Continue reading →
How to Have a Joyous Stress Free Holiday
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” Burton Hills We allow so many pressures on ourselves during the holiday season. We are expected to be like everyone else: to attend all of the parties and gatherings, to bake cookies, to buy… Continue reading →
Crusin to Santa Cruz – A Paint Shop Episode
“I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can’t stop eating peanuts.” Orson Wells Usually I write articles that are helpful to the creative and the self-employed. This time, though, I’m going to share with you my latest project, The Paint Shop TV Show. I came up with this crazy idea… Continue reading →
Stop Tolerating What Holds you Back
“Tolerations weigh us down; they keep us stuck and prevent us from getting on with our life and moving forward.” Peggy Porter I stumbled upon a great article by Peggy Porter about how tolerating big and little things in our lives can drain us of our good energy and keep us from moving forward…. Continue reading →