I once showed a friend some of the water color postcards I painted while traveling. He asked me if a child painted them for me. Yep. That was embarrassing. Art for my eyes only? Since then I’ve been more self-conscious about my art and rarely show people what I create. Other than doodling during meetings, my art served as a…
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Modern calligraphy with Mint & Maple Designs
As part of my post-law journey, I made a commitment to try new things and explore a variety of creative outlets. Truth be told, sometimes I’m better at keeping that commitment than others. But this was a good month! I tried modern calligraphy. If you’ve been on Instagram or Pinterest lately, calligraphy is totally having a moment, particularly the…
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Rockin’ the boat party
Ahoy friends! I’ve planned all sorts of different events, but I recently planned my first ever boat party. This was a corporate client appreciation party for our real estate business, so we got to have a little fun with it. One of our clients sent me the Saturday Night Live video for “I’m on a boat” featuring T-Pain. How fun!…
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Flipping houses in Central Austin
Once upon a time before I had children, I remodeled and flipped houses with my husband. I always enjoyed the puzzle of it, and even more so the process of transforming a distressed property into a beautiful space. I would immerse myself in those projects for hours at a time, surrounded by piles of paint chips. It was my happy…
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Peak into my February art journal
In January I took an introductory water color class from Natalie at Mint and Maple as part of my ongoing commitment to be creative in some way. It was a great class (more on that later!) which led me to discover Natalie’s instagram account. She keeps these beautiful art journals when she is on vacation. Stunning. And inspiring! It’s such a…
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Styling images for Homesville Real Estate
Over the course of the last year, I’ve rediscovered my joy for taking and editing photographs. Luckily, as the Chief of Operations at Homesville Real Estate I manage our social accounts, and I get to take a lot of pictures to use in those accounts. I try not to make it too boring or too real estate focused. Instead I…
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