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what do blog readers want?

…or, more specifically, what do you want from this blog?  From me? “Stop reading minds and start asking questions.” These words were up on one of the slides that Jon Acuff, the keynote speaker at Haven, presented.  His entire “talk” was awesome and encouraging.  Just what I needed.  But, those words were one of those inspirational nuggets that hit me like a ton of bricks. “…start asking questions.” No, no, no.  You don’t want to ask an open-ended question like that on a blog, because the answers might be…  well, hard to hear?  Not what you’re hoping for?  Maybe too raw and real and honest?  So, I don’t ask the question and I carry on with making assumptions about what my readers want from me.  And maybe I’m missing the mark. It’s been slowly creeping up on me – the realization that I don’t write like I used to.  I used

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life updates

I suppose I’m not providing an update on everything, but just a lot of things that have been going on over the past year that I’m often asked about.  I don’t want to throw something out there in a blog post and then never let you know how it’s going, so here you go… Fitness/Health Journey In the summer of 2012, I made some big changes in the way I ate and took care of myself.  You can check out my full fitness plan HERE.  Since then, I completed P90x, some of Insanity until my back informed me that I was asking too much of it.  The result is that I have lost over 20 lbs.  It’s been a very slow weight loss that stalled around October of 2013.  I’ve gotten a little sidetracked.  I’m still working out (running and doing p90x3) and I’m still sticking to my eating dos

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getting off the merry-go-round

In my business I’ve had to make some tough decisions.  The hardest thing for me is to say no and to set limits.  I want to fly as high as my wings can carry me and I don’t want to be limited by things like sleep and time to crash on the sofa to watch a movie.  I love my work and I love being productive, so it’s hard for me to sit, be still and rest.  It’s hard for me to see the great potential in something and then say no to it and make a clear decision to not pursue it. Well, after about a year of going back and forth about it in my mind, I have made the difficult decision to leave The Old Lucketts Store as a vendor.  I know, I know.  It’s Lucketts!  How could I leave Lucketts?!  I know I don’t need to

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When do you sleep?

I am often asked how I get so much done, when do I sleep and is my energy for sale on Etsy, so I thought it was due time that I share how I do what I do.  Here are the top ten keys to my productivity… I love it. I really, really enjoy what I do.  It’s my hobby and business and I love it.  Sometimes too much.  You know the old saying…when you love your work, it doesn’t feel like work. A business is successful because the person driving it is passionate about what they’re doing.  Oh yeah…I’m passionate. I’m quick. I am not a perfectionist and thankfully I don’t have to be in this business.  Things that are old and distressed are not perfect and I embrace that.  I don’t spend hours sanding every nook and cranny of a piece.  I use a paint sprayer to save a lot of

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I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.

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