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I’ve been down on myself lately The first 5 or so months of the year have been packed full of custom commissions and really cool work projects and the Merrie Monarch market and things like that on top of my already pretty full schedule of a full time stay at home mom and wife. And I was riding a high. But I started to feel like I was getting burnt out. I was staying up late regularly and waking up early but my schedule was never the same. So when the summer lull came which I knew it would, I welcomed it. I started lists of things I wanted to get done because I knew this was the time. Then something switched as July turned to August a few things happened happened or I tried to get to happen but they all ended in a flop, more accurately the rejection that everyone talks about. The customer not happy with the quote. The fellowship and the market application coming back saying “sorry..” it was just a lot on top of quite a few personal things I was already going through. But I started to feel imposture syndrome and doubt myself. I really struggled and honestly am still struggling to some degree knowing my worth and mostly trusting myself. So as I was trying to fight burnout I ended up feeling even less motivated. I tried to fight it and push through. But ultimately this past week or so I felt like a failure. I could have painted more. I could have pushed myself through. But ultimately I pushed enough while mostly giving myself a much needed break. I have to know that and believe it. I needed that time. There are a few things that helped me through this time I’d love to share them! Spend time with God Spend time with myself Spend time with my loved ones Paint small scale, one subject kind of paintings.. not the big image paintings Ugly sketch Paint for myself not to sell Get some sleep Eat some healthy nourishing food Hang out with friends (or strangers if lacking time with friends) Keep a running list of accomplishments, positive reviews, small comments that meant the world. Dig deeper into my “why” Decide if I need to pivot my business or my approach, my marketing, or my products. Are there opportunities I haven’t thought of? Collabs? Give yourself grace and rest. Believe things will pick back up. Not only did these things help me through this time I am believing if I do these things as a regular habit it will prevent me from feeling so low especially when things slow down or rejection from a client or whomever appears. If you are reading this and feeling the way I felt. I am sending you a big hug and reminder that you are incredible! Starting your own business or putting yourself out there in any way that makes you feel uncomfortable is not for the faint of heart. This path has its struggles and challenges like any path. You are not alone in it! Even if you feel like you are. These feelings are so normal for artists and or business owners. You are a beautiful and brave soul for sharing yourself with us! Thank you

Masking glue is a really great tool for watercolor artists! Not every artist uses it. I don't use it for every painting. But it is a valuable technique that can really elevate your art pieces. If you are not familiar with masking glue at all it comes in a sticky liquid form in a glass bottle that you can buy from your favorite art supply store or Amazon if they don't have it or if it's easier for you. To make this post the easiest for you to read and go straight to the point I will list in bullet points some how tos and how NOT tos and a bonus WHEN or WHY to use it. When and why to use making glue: Watercolor is light to dark when painting. Which means if you go dark you cannot lighten it back up. In fact most watercolor artists do not use white paint. Instead they use the white of the paper. • So masking glue can help keep that white part of the paper protected and stay untouched by paint. • Masking glue can be used beyond just covering white of the paper it can also add depth to a painting by helping you to add layer over lighter colors. I have used this in backgroun greenery and absolutely loved the affect. How to use masking glue : • Mix by stirring before use, don't shake! This causes too much bubbles that can affect the actual amount coming on your paper. • pro tip: Use a ruling pen to get the masking glue on your paper. •if you don't have a ruling pen and rather use something you might have at home.. you can designate a paint brush (that will completely get ruined) for this purpose or a chop stick or something the like, all depending on the are you are trying to cover. • let it dry completely before painting over (depending on how much masking glue you use this could be as fast as 5 minuets or it could be much longer, but very important to just make sure it's fully dry! • When attempting to remove masking glue use a eraser or a specific tool for removing masking glue, or use your finger in rubbing form.. as satisfying as it may be and as hard as it is to resist don't pull masking glue up off the paper this could cause ripping (if you feel you must do so at an angle gently) • Have fun with the new possibilities! How NOT to use Masking glue: • don't let your painting with masking glue sit in any kind of sun. (I once thoughtlessly was trying to get a coat of paint over the masking glue to dry faster by doing this, let me tell you it was a terrible mistake! The masking glue got so embedded into the paper fibers I couldn't get it out without ripping the paper :( • *repeat Info because so important When attempting to remove masking glue use a eraser or a specific tool for removing masking glue, or use your finger in rubbing form.. as satisfying as it may be and as hard as it is to resist don't pull masking glue up off the paper this could cause ripping (if you feel you must do so at an angle gently) • Dont attempt to remove or paint over masking glue while still wet. • be careful to not let whatever you are using as the masking tool to scratch the paint your paper. Be gentle and patient I hope this helps! It is really a great technique to learn that can open up more possibilities in your watercolor paintings! If you find this useful and end up using masking glue Iʻd love to hear about your experiences! Happy painting!

AND WHY ITS IMPORTANT! I have believed that as an artist I can let my art speak for me. It’s like a wonderful sentiment for my introverted private personality. However I have found this isn’t the best practice. Yes we absolutely what our art to speak to people as individuals and in their own way but I found that when you pair your story about your art it reaches more people and more people can relate or identify with that story than if you just put your art out into the void. Artists are storytellers. And we have the amazing opportunity to tell those stories so we should tell them the best way we can. But also very practically if we communicate the story behind the art than it has a better chance of reaching the people who would identify with it because the way search engines work is by using keywords not identifying images or what is in an image. So because a lot of us artists are using social media or our own website or blogs or Pinterest or what have you, we need to talk about it not just post the photo. However even if we are only using in person methods to share our art, talking about our art is so valuable. It’s valuable to the listener because people long for connection but also it is valuable to us because it helps us express ourselves and form words around what we were trying to communicate through our art. This can help us be more insightful and understanding of our own work. It can be hard to talk about our art or share the story of it. I have found that journaling privately first hand really helps. Another way is to talk about it with friends and family. I have found people actually do want to hear about your art! You just gotta find the people in your life and in your circle who are already interested. Then you start sharing on things like social media, your website and to strangers who ask you about your career instead of sheepishly ducking the question. That can’t be just me who feels off saying “I’m an artist” ! Is it? Well either way I think it is really good to start wearing that title with pride. The more we can get comfortable with talking to people about what we do the more we can connect naturally with people and the more we can allow ourselves to connect deeper to our art and take risks and find our voice and style in art.

Maybe the hardest part about framing art is centering it! So I wanted to share my favorite tool for centered art in a frame! I think to start it is important to note that framing requires patience! It is really so important to go into it with that mindset. It’s gonna take a little longer than you feel like it should. And then if it’s faster, celebrate! But if you’re frustrated that it is taking longer than you thought, mistakes are more likely to happen. But then that leads us to this Fiskars Sewing Ruler. I’m pretty positive that’s what it’s called. And not this is not a sponsored ad. I would love to sponsor them though so Fiskar ruler creators please feel free to reach out! (: Anyway it’s not too pricey, in fact I think its very reasonable at most places. I believe it's about $10. Mine was passed down but I’ve seen them at Walmart. It’s a great tool because the ruler works both vertically and horizontally so even though a regular ruler would work good enough. This makes it so much simpler for me. - when framing you are typically taping your photo or art down to a mat if you’re using a matted frame. People use scotch tape, painters tape, washi tape, I’ve even seen people use athletic tape. I use washi. You want to make sure it’s secure so it doesn’t move when you turn the paper over to go in the frame and while you secure the backing. With this ruler you can play around with making sure your new art piece is centered both vertically and horizontally. It really has been a game changer for me. When you can see that it is horizontally and vertically centered you can start taping! Then when it is secure you can flip to over and double check with your own eye how it looks. If you do need to remove tape remember to always remove at a 45 degree angle so to not rip any paper or mat. I hope this helps save you some time framing your favorite art pieces! framed art really makes such a different in your homes interior design style! Once I started framing my watercolors with this trick it has made it so easy I can now just be obsessed with choosing the right frame to each art piece and enjoying the process instead of dreading it!

Tips, tricks and lessons learned from my first year owning my business. These are from my perspective as an artist entrepreneur and stay at home mom, however these lessons are relatable to all small business entrepreneurs. so let's jump right in! 1. Stay organized: Make time to put things away in your studio or even set times to specifically do extra organizing in your studio and with your supplies. But also with your finances. Figure out what you need to keep track of and measure and find ways to do that. I use quickbooks and love it! 2. Work on a routine: Know that it will probably change.. be willing and flexible to try different routines to figure out what works. But having a clock in and clock out mindset is very important! I am a stay at home mom so figuring this out is a daily challenge and always changing. I need to be flexible. 3. To try something is a win. To fail is a win: We need to change our mindset about failure. Starting a business can be very scary especially if looking at all of the pieces at once. However never trying is the real loss. Trying something new requires failure and mistakes but that’s actually A GOOD THING that’s how we learn.. from our mistakes but also make pivots towards what we actually want. **(Bonus tip: take things in small mouth fulls. One thing at a time. Break down the big goals and tasks to manageable ones.) 4. Network: more important than a sale is networking and building relationships. That’s with previous customers, potential future customers, other businesses, other artists. Having a community mindset is exceptionally valuable for you and for what you can bring. 6.Remember your why: Remembering why you’re doing this and chose this is key. Because if you forget or lose track.. what’s the point? Reevaluate if you’re prioritizing the right things and enjoying what you’re doing! Life is too short to be full of stress or to hate your job. **Okay another bonus lesson I learned! 7. Rest and recharge: don’t forget you can work too hard even at something you love. Especially as a creative putting yourself out there through your art can sometimes be exhausting. Maybe not the art itself, maybe it’s the marketing and business side. Either way take time to rest and recharge so you can live inspired. ✨ I know I have lots more to learn and I’m excited about it! If you have tips that I left out which you feel are great for new businesses! Please share in the comments!

Have you heard the saying that "If you turn your passion into your job it becomes just that, work." ? I heard that a lot growing up. Not from family members or close friends I don't think. I think I mostly heard it from teachers, coaches or strangers. I never cared for that saying. Although I always wondered at it because it made sense to a degree. But I always wondered if it was true? Now before I argue my opinion I want to disclose that I don't believe there is one answer to either the question I first asked or if the saying is always true. I think these are one of those cases where there isn't one right answer. When I turned art from hobby to a career I didn't believe I would see art the same way I begrudgingly viewed my previous jobs. And yet I knew I was facing my fears that this could possibly derail my love for art. Thank fully I want to say I have not had one moment where I felt regret at my career choice or stress or distaste for needing to clock into the studio. In fact I still if not more so enjoy art and my business more every day. I think the phrase is a lie that keeps us from pursuing our dreams. What if our dreams and passions fall short of expectations? Well at least we tried. My real struggle now is realizing that I love my job and because of that I also wonder when I am painting on Sunday afternoon do I need to define what I am doing as work or hobby? Before I start a painting do I need to decide if this is for me or for the world? Is this piece for personal enjoyment alone or for sale? For practice? For growth in creativity ? For content? For a greeting card or sticker? Or do I just paint and decide after? Well I am not sure. And that's okay. Right now all of those are true sometimes. My collection of pieces that I never share is growing and that is pleasing me so much. Pieces I loved creating even had intention of adding to a collection that was for sale or turning into a project that was for sale. But missing the mark on a standard or style I was going for, I still love the piece. But don't think it will do well on the market. To be picky with what art I put out into the world and that not every piece needs to be for sale is a valuable lesson I've learned. But if I am painting on a Sunday afternoon am I working or intentionally spending some self care time on myself? That answer may never be the same. It requires only deep self reflection in the moment to truly know that answer. But I will tell you I love to paint and draw and create. Is it still my hobby? I think so. I think it is both my hobby and my career. And the beautiful thing is I think by allowing a beloved hobby to become a career I feel like it has also become a gate keeper to me having more hobbies and enjoyment from life. I have fallen in love with nature again and hikes and forests because they inspire my paintings and my painting inspire me to hike. It's a beautiful cycle of growth and love. Choosing art as my career has only added to my life. It hasn't taken anything away. What do you think? Do you think changing a passion or hobby into a career is a good or bad idea?! I would love to hear your thoughts!

How I started and what I've learned! I remember when Kaleilehua Designs made a year. It was a crazy thing to sit in and take in. In a lot to ways it didnt’t feel like it was only a year. Perhaps that’s because even though officially my business has made a year it feels more like it’s been so many more years than that. From being a young kid carrying a sketch book with me everywhere, taking art classes and putting my art in children community exhibits. To being in college drawing in order to just bring me joy and a break from my studies. Even to carrying a whole tote bag full of watercolors, papers, pencils and pens to the cafe my husband worked at. I remember feeling like a child again those days. I’d pick a good table close enough to see Logan and yet far enough out of the way of the customers.  He would bring me a coffee as I practiced watercolor and sketching. Those are some of my favorite memories. I remember when that coffee shop asked me to make them a new menu sign. Then 2 more. Friends asking me to design tattoos. My mom in law asking me to create a logo for a grant and a digital illustration for another project. All these things happened before Kaleilehua Designs started. When KaleilehuaDesigns designs started I remember that feeling. Each step scary but each step felt right. I just couldn’t think about it too much. I love thinking about that initial day when I opened up my Etsy shop. I woke up that morning feeling both dread, hope and excitement. Several family members found my shop before I even made it known that the shop was open and they bought some of my work. I cannot tell you the love that they gave me and the support I felt. I am so blessed to be surrounded by family and friends who have supported me and referred me to others. The love from all of you has really helped launch Kaleilehua Designs and helped it become what it is today. One year down. I have accomplished so many of my goals and I’m making more everyday! I am beyond grateful for a community that has surrounded me with love and support. I am kind of speechless most days. Every order and every positive and encouraging comment means so much to me. Now what happened this year is also amazing! I made a collection in honor of my dad and memories I have with him. I made 10 different designed Christmas cards! I got asked by a good friend to join on a collab where we designed sweaters. Made stickers. I got asked to do watercolor house portraits, custom floral pieces, made a hawaii flower watercolor collection, went on a podcast, made Mother’s Day cards, thank you cards, birthday cards. I also made the transition from Etsy to my own website. I learned how to stretch watercolor paper, I learned (still am learning) framing and matting. Designed a few more tattoos! Sold art at some markets. And very recently got some art in a brick and mortar store! I’m so excited to see what this next year will hold. Things I’ve learned along the way 1. Trust the process I have been pushing hard for Kaleilehua Designs to be a success. And for a small business there is so much work that goes into it before you ever see a reward for your efforts. And it is important that you need to put the effort in. A lot of effort. But I’ve learned that I need to trust myself and my decisions especially on how I want this business to go. It’s okay to not take every opportunity. It’s okay to say no sometimes. And in these early days I know myself to want to already be a success. BUT it will take years for me to have the success I long for I know that. That’s how it goes! AND THATS OKAY. knowing that it’ll take maybe 5+ years to be where I am is a good thing because then I know that the efforts I put in now will have a result even if I don’t see it now. It will come if I stay persistent. 2. Make mistakes. I needed and still need to put myself out there! It’s okay that I make mistakes. It means I’m learning. Being the only person in my business it means if something goes wrong (which it has, I have made some embarrassing mistakes!) that it’s my fault. And that’s okay! It’s crazy how hard I can be on myself sometimes because I want to be professional and organized and together! But I am new and even still I am a human and I will make many more mistakes. But I am choosing to learn from them all. Making mistakes just means that I tried. And that’s more than I can say for the old me. 3. Only compare yourself to yourself There are so many paths an artist can take as a career. I’m learning about new ones all the time. And although it is great to see and watch and learn from others. We cannot compare ourselves to them because they are on their own journey with their own goals and past. We can however compare ourselves to where we use to be. Look at the progress you’ve made! And continue to make goals that feel right to you and fit you and your lifestyle. 4. Just keep going Sometimes things don’t work the way I want it too. Sometimes things seem really hard or too big and unreachable . Sometimes I make mistakes. Sometimes things are really challenging to figure out. Put yourself out there even in the chance of getting rejected. But we have to just keep going! Small steps in a forward motion get us places! Persistence over perfect timing. So those are some of what I have learned and continue to learn! Hope this helps you in some way. Maybe as a form of encouragement for you to reach your goals and dreams too! I am so excited that there is still so much more for me to learn! Here’s to another year for chasing the scary dreams!

Sharing the struggles of balancing work and stay at home mom life. I am naturally good at hustling. I can push myself sick to get things done. I like being productive and doing a job well done. I actually didn’t realize this about myself until I became a mom. I always thought I was a slow and present person. And maybe I was. And maybe I am still to an extent or maybe that's what my heart craves. However, when I became a mom I started to really learn how to slow down. As a mom there is never enough time to get things done. And I realized despite a larger to do list I now have less time to do any of it. Everything goes slower when you have kids. All those ordinary moments in a day are precious opportunities with your kids. Our kids are a beauty to behold. But it's also true that having kids is a great way to learn patience and contentment because it challenges you so much in these areas. So after about a year I started a business. Now there is organized chaos within myself. Who am I kidding? It’s just chaos. Pretty much all the time. Running your own small business feels all about the hustle. I am trying to be a good and present stay at home mom all the while run a successful business as an artist. If it seems like I have it all together at any point please know that is not true. I struggle constantly. Trying to be the best mom I can be. The best wife I can be. Run a household, raise good, loving, kind and brave children, show my husband every day how much I love him and am grateful to and for him… and.. trying to hustle and push for this art business that I eagerly seek validation that I am making the right career choice for me and my ʻohana. I have longed to be brave enough to be an artist as a career not a hobby and to even just to be able to call myself an artist. I am almost at a year of this career. I love it! But wow have I pushed and worked hard for it. And constantly struggle with knowing I could do more if I had the time. Before really starting my business and even after I did start.. I made an “excuse” that I told myself and everyone I talked to.. “I am trying to sell my art so I can stay home with my kids” I say an excuse because actually having an art career is completely dependent upon people actually liking and resonating with my art. So yeah in case anyone is wondering.. it is scary. So telling people that I was doing this so I could stay home with my kids felt valid. People will understand that. Somehow that makes this choice okay. It makes it bold and brave and selfless versus foolish and selfish. The thing is it wasn’t a lie. I did want to stay home with my kids. I still do. I desperately want to be with them as much as possible because husband and I created the coolest kids and watching them become themselves is so fulfilling. But I always wanted to be an artist. I always wanted this to just happen somehow. But I felt it was invalid and I cared too much about others opinions to really chase it. Want to hear the perfect cocktail that launched me into my dream job? Well .. When I got pregnant I had Hyperemesis gravidarum, which is a fairly rare disorder where you are sick all pregnancy. I lost more weight than I gained in fact. So (deep breath here) I was recovering from pregnancy and labor, absolutely in love with every moment I got with my daughter, having the most supportive caring and loving husband, lost my dad to cancer and Covid just reached our shores. So yeah I wanted to stay home. Can you blame me? No one did. So it felt like the perfect time to start my dream job. I wanted to make a name for myself. Is that selfish to say? I also wanted to be brave like my dad and try something I ALWAYS wanted to do. So I did it. And one more baby later I am still doing it. I am proud of myself. And I have big ideas and plans. But very importantly to me and my family is that I learn to pace myself. My first job is to my family. And it always will be the case. So if I am being honest..I hustle to validate myself as a successful artist and business woman. And I hustle to provide a second income for my family. But I realized something heart wrenching to me. I only have a year or maybe 2 before my daughter starts school. Time is the most precious gift. Although I want so much. My biggest desire is to be here with and for my family. So learning to slow down is everything. This isn’t a newsletter where I am telling you something will change if you follow along with my businesses because I am not sure anyone outside my family will see the difference. But I suppose that looks like Being present with my kids and husband instead of multitasking all the time. Writing down my goals but being more flexible with the timeline Consistently reverting back to my priorities I work hard guys. And I work alone for a business that I run. So sometimes as the boss I push myself too hard. I work early in the morning or late at night because I want to get stuff done and be present with my kids. There is nothing wrong with hard work. But when all is said and down I wnat my family to remember the love I showed them, the gift of being present and content in someone's company, giving others and yourself grace, how to be brave and bold, and how I made them feel. Every so often I have this same talk with myself. I reevaluate where I am and how I am doing. I tell myself to stop and slowdown more often than anything else. If you are in a similar position or situation I want to validate you that you are not alone trying to be present with your family and successful in your career. You are not selfish for following your dreams. Let’s continue to just consistently check in with ourselves and our families that we are staying the course we seek. That the priorities are still in place. Even though I want to be and do so much I know having had reached these goals (regardless of what the goal is) it will not make me happier. I have all the power to be joyful right now, right in the thick of life. And so do you. And to all the self employed people who push yourselves so hard because you want to taste that success. Remember success is a wildly generic word it's okay to reevaluate how you define it. Oh and maybe tell your boss you need a day off 😉

I am currently at a night market at my own set up booth. This is the second market I have been a vendor at. I have been planning on writing a blog or making an Instagram reel on how the markets have been for me or my tips for set up, inventory organization, etc. However here I am writing a blog at my second market. It only just began so hardly anyone has come in just yet. … I prepped for this. I planned for this. I mean wow you don’t really know the effort that goes into being a vendor until you do it. Or at least that was true for me. I even had the scary dream where I couldn’t seem to set up my table.. there were obstacles and everything moved in slow motion. Does every vendor have that dream at some point? Right of passage? … My family came and everyone is so supportive. The event just started. The live music hasn’t even been set up yet. My husband and daughter along with my sister and her daughter are outside eating. So it’s just me and my sweet sonshine boy! So it’s the silence and the calm amidst all the chaos that my life has been that is catching me off guard. the chaos has been a balance between planning my dads service, the actual service, our water pump for our house acting up every couple of weeks, launching different aspect of my business, being a stay at home mom, taking my kids to swim lessons. So this sweet moment with my boy and the calmness right in the middle of the vulnerable action of this moment sitting here as a vendor: my art and work of my hands displayed in front of me.. it feels so bittersweet. It’s the weight of missing my dad. It’s so often like a tsunami. With every step of progress I wish he was here. I want so badly to call him and share things with him. I want him to be a part of my life and all its twists and turns. And today it feels like a tsunami but rolls over so familiarly. I can find my breaths. I know I’m pressed but not crushed. Especially when the sweetest little boy who was named after my dad, is here kissing on me. Life’s seasons feel more like that now. A little sadness in every joy. A little salty in every sweet moment. A little pain with every hug. But I suppose that’s functional grief for you. There was life before loosing my dad and there’s life now. Rainbow in every storm.

I wanted to introduce myself and share what being a stay at home mom, wife, and new artists entrepreneur is like. Here’s a place to share the struggles and journeys of a soloprenuer wife and mom. So to start off..Hi, my name is Kalei I am the artists and founder and CEO of Kaleilehua Designs LLC., the marketing manager, the Social Media manager, the publicist, the artist, the storyteller, the shipping manager.. and whatever else the business needs. Yep you might have guessed it I am a soloprenuer. But don’t get me wrong I get loads of help from my amazing husband who already works full time. I am also a full time stay at home mom to the most joyful kids. At the time of writing this a 2 year old and a 7 month old. Here’s the quickest introduction on my story that I can do. I have been an artist I wanna say my whole life. Although I never felt comfortable with that as a title. I went to school to be a speech pathologist. Tried and tried and tried again to get accepted into a grad school with no avail. My husband and I moved back home to Big island, Hawaii. My dad got sick, I got pregnant. I gave birth to our beautiful daughter. My dad passed away.. We started to grieve. Art became a form of therapy. Grieving my dad reminded me of how brave he was. He believed he could do anything. The dad that I knew always could do anything but I learned that he had to start somewhere just like me. So I decided I was gonna be brave too. I started.. and I kept going. And now I just keep going. My first art collection was in honor of my dad. That gave me the strength to move forward in this dream I’ve always had. I started blogging much earlier in this journey but I stoped because I felt it was pointless for me to do more than a personal journal. However as I keep pushing and searching for harmony in life I started to slowly form a thought . I have value in my story. I am a stay at home mom with my own exciting art business baby with the sweetest husband that I want to always prioritize and spend time with. I’m not alone on this path with a life so full. I definitely have full hands and a full heart. But it’s difficult as well! I know there are many moms that are working and trying to make it all work supporting family and be a good and present mom. There are many moms that are stay at home moms trying to feel like a person and be a good and present mom again many soloprenuers trying to succeed and not feel completely alone, many people in general facing similar things as me and many in the same place exactly.. stay at home mom soloprenuer. Wow that’s a lot! What a job description. I know that journaling has helped me to gain reflection and perspective. So why blog instead of just sticking to the private journal? Well I realized too there is value in what I am doing with my life and value in my decisions and what I am learning. I am constantly trying to learn and practice how to pursue my dreams and goals. Both the big ones and little ones.. the ones regarding being a great or good person, great and good wife and mom and the ones regarding making my still very new business succeed. I read things and listen to so many podcasts about all the different things. I’m not sure if you are like that too. Maybe some things I write about can inspire or educate you. Maybe the things I am going through you are also going through them.. or you’ve already been there. Being a stay at home mom can be lonely. Being a soloprenuer can be lonely. My hope is that this blog will help others like me feel not so alone. There’s a lot more of us out there now, people off the beaten career path, ever since the pandemic. I’m hoping we can learn from each other, grow a community where we can encourage each other! If that’s what you’re interested in than follow along. If you’re half interested and might want to read one or two blogs whenever that’s of course fine too! If you’re my mom or aunty, cousin, sister or friend who just want to support me don’t worry at all about feeling obligated to follow this blog! Of course I’d love for you to stick around. But there is no pressure! I am blogging just as much for myself as for anyone who wants to grow and learn and pursue their dreams of finding harmony and success in life. So if you’re here, welcome!