I am really starting to hate this phrase “the new normal.” One reason, everyone is using it. The main reason is that I don’t want this to be the new normal. At first I thought I would like working from home, I would get so much done, clean the entire house and be completely productive.… Read More The New Normal
All of this is from the end if January…I realized I forgot to finish my post! This is all so weird. I dont really like being in the spotlight. I dont want attention drawn to myself. My husband said it was a good idea to make a press release for the magazine publication. So we… Read More I made the front page!
I will start this off by saying that I am a graceful ballerina. And by that I mean I am SUPER accident prone. About every 5 years or so I have some sort of accident that lands me on my ass for a few days. This time it was a trip at work that resulted… Read More Childhood Craftiness
Seven months ago i sent in a submission to a magazine for publication. I never thought they would take it. It was a necklace that i made a while ago, I hung on to it because i couldn’t really bring myself to sell it. It wasn’t particularly well made, it had flaws, but it was… Read More I am gonna be in a magazine!
Tomorrow is the start of another round of the 100 day goal series. From an earlier post… “A few years ago I discovered the 100 day goal with the business bakery. It’s a great resource for taking a goal and breaking it down into simple micro actions. By doing one small fifteen minutes task per… Read More 100 Day Goal – 2019
This weeks #heypekin pics.
A few months ago I became one of the artists at the Studio on 6th in Downtown Springfield , IL. Selling my work here is in addition to my booth space at the Kountry Nook Craft & Gift Mall in Pekin. I am also still doing local shows. And starting this year I will… Read More Artist at Studio on 6th!
Here is to the new year! A year full of new opportunities, new goals and my favorite. checking things off a list! With this new year I am going to start the 100 Day Goal. Its a program to accomplish one big goal by breaking it down into 100 little actions, one done each day. … Read More Happy 2018!
WE GOT A NEW HOUSE!!!! We had lived in our old house for 12 years. It was our first home, other than apartments. It was where we grew up as a family. Where we finally got our act together as adults. But now we decided to upgrade. We found what we think is the perfect… Read More Studio Evolution
11. I once wrestled a rabid wambat for the last Reeses peanut butter cup. Well that’s not true but I do love me some peanut butter cups! 12. I mentioned my love of photography, well I take photos for the website Fragsandbeer.com. It’s a gaming/geek news website run by my husband Trever. Most of my… Read More 20 Random Facts About Me (part 2)