Maybe you’ve heard the term Shop Small before but never really put much thought into it. Well this holiday season your #1 way to boost those karma points is to shop small with a local artisan or craftsperson. Instead of just grabbing some stuff at the mall, Target or TJ Maxx find an artist and buy a handmade, one of a kind item! It may seem like a lot of work… you might be saying” “But I don’t have time to go to an arts and crafts fair and walk around for 3 hours and find some stuff to wrap up for Christmas!” OR “I can’t afford to buy my family art from an art gallery. Too fancy!” OR “I don’t live in a town where people sell their wares!” Well guess again…
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Ever buy a cute print or an original piece of art on paper and then not know how the heck to showcase the thing you spent your hard earned dollars on? I get it! Framing can be a little overwhelming with all the size options, matte or no matte and the various styles of frames out there but I’ve come up with an inexpensive and easy way to get the job done… oh, and did I mention QUICK too!?
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We could all use some hacks to make healthy choices in our lives. Sometimes it’s just easier to do what we’ve always done, live the way we grew up and not really make a connection between why you feel sluggish and how you live your adult life. I, for one, could go forever without drinking a glass of water, or exercising (eww) or leaving the house but as an adult I know I need to stop living like a 12 year old. Here are 5 super easy healthy hacks to start tomorrow…
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I don’t know about you but sometimes painting and creating can be a fight but that’s okay. I think the older I get (34) the more and more I just start to give in to the process. I’ve known this for a while but it comes in waves. You must truly respect the process of creating and realize that every painting will go through the ugly stage but can you hang in there and keep working on it even though your instinct is to douse it with a tub of gesso like… now!? …
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About a year ago I decided to call my agents and tell them I would be "booking out" meaning I wouldn't be available for auditions for the inevitable future. This was a HUGE decision since I had moved to Los Angeles in 2008 with $1,000 in my bank account and a dream of making it big (preferably in my own hit comedy series)!
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