Painting Professionally

Park bench research: (hard to paint what you don't know. Look for the bench in the sketches!)
First sketch:
2nd sketch:
Often I want more than one thing. I am a people pleaser. I want others to be satisfied with the work I do for them. I internalize stress, and swallow disagreements, rather than voice my opinion. When I am trying to be professional--it is tough.

Thank you to an attorney husband, who wrote up a contract for me to use. It only helps when I remember to print it out and USE IT! I have to point out that I will charge for each change made in the plan.

I went out to Havre de Grace to do some research for another client. It was below freezing-very cold out by the bay. Always something to paint!

I told another client--an OB-GYN, that when I feel overwhelmed with work I consider making a career change. She told me she feels that way, too, sometimes. Work, is hard work. We endure, we keep at it. Pay the bills after paying tithing...


And enjoy the peaceful, beautiful things around us.

Busy Painting

This week is a busy-painting for client week. Quick kiss and I am out the door.

Be Thankful

After Church, front porch, Stewart photographer. Banner that didn't sell at the craft show hangs on our porch!

The stake presidency counselor gave a talk that included fast offering encouragement. I wrote a note to John asking what we were doing about that this month. He wrote back the amount we paid in October, and then for November, that amount doubled. Tears pricked my eyes. Who is this man of faith I married? How can he be so good and so hopeful in times of trial?

Somehow, we are going to make it.

I did get another job, cleaning every other Friday. And I have a decorating/mural appointment tomorrow afternoon.

Trying to wrestle up more clients! Who do you know that needs a room painted, a saying on the wall, family tree, castles, skeletons, sports memorabilia, animals, landscape, clouds...?