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A Couple of Weeks

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 by kristina

Me: How long does it take to build a website? Software Engineer: A couple of weeks. Me: How long does it take to add a new feature? Software Engineer: A couple of weeks. Me: How about refactoring legacy code for our decade-old application? Software Engineer: A couple of weeks. Me: Just out of curiosity, how … Read moreA Couple of Weeks

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View From my Closet Office

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 by kristina

My office is in my closet. Not just a closet in my house. My personal closet. I am surrounded by clothes and shoes and stuff. But a green screen behind me keeps that from view during Zoom calls. In front of me is just a wall, so I spruced it up with some of the … Read moreView From my Closet Office

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Begin as You Mean to Go On

March 7, 2022 by kristina

A good friend of mine had an MBA and a high-profile job at a major US airline. I frequently went to her for advice as I was starting my business. I remember talking with her about pricing one day and what she said has stuck with me all these years. I was nervous about charging … Read moreBegin as You Mean to Go On

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Becoming the Boss

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 by kristina

When I started running, I did not consider myself a “runner”. I was just someone who was trying to run a lap around the track without hyperventilating. When I started a business, I did not consider that I’d become a “boss”. I was just someone who was trying to provide a service that people would … Read moreBecoming the Boss

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The Lady Who Apologized

February 14, 2022February 11, 2022 by kristina

People are touchy about their produce. People are touchy about lots of things and it’s not surprising that they get upset when things go wrong. But it is surprising when someone apologizes for losing their temper about it.  It’s easy for things to go wrong with selling produce online. Well, “wrong” may not be quite … Read moreThe Lady Who Apologized

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Dragon Silhouette on a Starry Night

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 by kristina

It’s been too long since we’ve done a group painting session. The boys wanted to do a dragon so we found this silhouette of a dragon perched atop a mountain in front of a brilliant night sky. Tutorial video Results

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Maple Twist

January 14, 2022December 14, 2021 by kristina

This giant, maple-flavored, cinnamon roll-type pastry is a Christmas morning tradition at my house. Dough:1 Cup warm water¼ Cup sugar1 TBSP yeast¼ Cup Oil1 tsp salt1 egg3 ½ Cups bread flour Filling:1 Cup sugar1 tsp cinnamon1 tsp maple flavoring½ Cup butter Frosting:¼ Cup butter1 Tbsp milk2 Cups powdered sugar Directions Mix water, yeast, sugar, oil, … Read moreMaple Twist

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Mini Mondays with Ellen Crimini-Trent

November 30, 2021 by kristina

On Mondays, Ellen Crimini-Trent publishes a tutorial to make a miniature watercolor painting on a 3×3 square. She calls it Mini Monday Madness. You can find her on YouTube here. I’ve made bunches of these and I’ve even roped in my family and friends to make some too. They are fun because they take less … Read moreMini Mondays with Ellen Crimini-Trent

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Date Night: Couple Looking at the Moon

November 30, 2021May 3, 2021 by kristina

For date night, Tom and I painted together. We looked at this reference image and painted our own versions.

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Learning Watercolors

November 30, 2021November 17, 2020 by kristina

Near the beginning of the COVID lockdown of 2020, I decided to do a couple of watercolor painting projects. I quickly learned how deficient my skills and supplies are, so I signed up for an online watercolor class by Shayda Campbell.

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Quotes from Growing a Business by Paul Hawken:

If you have a business idea, "try it out on friends. If they say you have a wonderful idea, you may be in trouble: an idea everyone recognizes as great has probably arrived on the scene too late. But if your friends look confused and shrug their shoulders, things are looking up."

" A ready supply of too much money in start-ups tends to replace creativity…Companies without money dream and imagine."

"...these companies survived the upheavals of the marketplace... because they had 'being' goals instead of 'doing' goals. Their business was centered on a way of interacting with the world, not on providing one specific product or service."

"Small businesses, at least entrepreneurial ones, are formed in order to address problems that money alone cannot solve."

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