For some odd reason I want to both be super organized, have a plan, weigh the pros & cons, AND be spontaneous, open to every opportunity, go with the flow. Those things don't always live well together in my life.
They are opposing pressures internally & externally. I have to keep reminding myself that now I am on my own in this business thing, not only do I not have anyone to bounce ideas off, but I also don't need the "ask permission" mindset. I just need t...
In Nov 2015, while showing at The Hip Handmade Market, I met Crystal Moody. Her dog portraits drew me in. We chatted. She was excited to hear me ramble about the Fountains Project & how one little idea snowballed into life changing projects. She too had taken on big projects for the last two years (A Year of Creative Habits). A few weeks later, she posted that she would be sharing her experience with a community of interested cr...
We are an LLC! We can't stop giggling with excitement! We own our own business! We feel so official and all kinds of grown up (which is very strange for Alexis, who has a HUGE Peter Pan Complex). We still have a long way to go before our first sale as a company, but so far so good. We have our licenses, a bank account, an EIN number, our website is being overhauled!
We are looking forward to stocking our shop with lots of goodies and are dre...
