A couple of years ago, I wrote the following, in a post called…”There, I said it.“ “I never thought if I shared about wanting to write a book or be in a magazine or have a line under my brand that those things would actually happen.  I was just dreaming out loud.  I wanted to share my hopes and see what happened.  It’s the same thing that makes me buy a junky piece of furniture or look at dilapidated old houses.  It’s possibility.  Potential.  What if.  Pushing through the self-doubt and the fears and anxieties and the nay-sayers.  Putting it out there in writing. I used to think musical theatre was one of the most useless degrees (and I can say that without offense, because that’s the degree I have), but I now see tons of value in it.  Auditioning for plays is mostly about rejection, but you have to dust yourself

When we sit down to dinner at the table, our family shares “highs and lows”.  We each share exciting things and what bummed us out.  It’s a way to get our kids talking and, I have found, it gets me sharing my life with them as well in an honest way.  There is rarely a day that I don’t have both a high and a low.  Most days, it’s a balance of both and that’s exactly how 2014 was for me. When I was writing my book a few years ago, my editor told me I should start my story on a high, so I’m going to share the highs first!  And hiring Kriste was definitely one of those highs.  For the past couple of years, I’ve had an amazing assistant working with me, Heidi.  She still works for me and is still amazing, but she isn’t even in my timezone.

There are days when I feel a little buried in business.  When exciting things and growth happens, more business comes along with it.  E-mail, bills, paperwork, conference calls, things that can’t be ignored.  I want to be painting furniture or trolling Pinterest or glittering something.  I want to just be creative.  So, it’s a constant balance between the two. Kriste worked today on getting orders packed up and getting about 1/3 of the look books unboxed and ready to pack and ship tomorrow.  (It was a little strange seeing so much of my face piled up all over my living room!) After some meetings (which are super exciting) and some e-mail, I informed Kriste I needed to do some creative things…just for my mental health.  We camped at the dining room table, pouring over creative things to do with milk paint and ideas for the next look book. We pulled