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Are you Shrinking or Shining?
This morning I squeezed in a coffee date with a great friend, we don’t see each other often, but it’s always great when we do. As usual I was working on getting emails…
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Stop checking email and start laying in the sun, here’s how.
Slowly, but surely I’ve been losing myself, and becoming a grown up. I’m not sure if was turning thirty or the piece of mail sent to me addressed to Mrs. Daniel Kane, that…
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Looking fear in the face, and stepping forward
I made a big decision, took a leap , and when I said yes, it was bliss, i felt free. I shared with the world, or at least all those who follow me…
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Failing and Rising in life: permission to fail
While teaching, I’ve been talking a lot about making mistakes and starting over. I find that in the classroom students rarely want to start over. They seem to think that they need to…
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It’s okay to be smart
I often share student quotes on my facebook page. It’s a way to give the world a glimpse into the classroom, and make people smile. Yesterday I posted this: while learning about creating…
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Why you should stop trying to live a balanced life
Yesterday an Art Education student from Messiah College interviewed me about being a teacher and an artist. One of the questions that she asked was how I balance teaching, making art, and…
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OPPS I made a mistake
I just finished hosting my first webinar and things didn’t go as I had planned. While there are plenty of times in my life where I’m totally cool with flying by the seat…
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Why Style Matters
For years I said that I wasn’t interested in fashion and that I didn’t care about clothes. When I started designing high-end scarves I began having a serious battle with myself. I…