A Giveaway

I'd like to offer one of you free entrance into my Artist Empowerment Course starting July 5!

Here's what you need to do to enter. Share this link on twitter/facebook/other places you can think of: http://robynsart.blogspot.com/2010/06/artist-empowerment-class.html and leave me a comment for EACH time you do this!

I will pick a winner on Monday. If you are the winner and you've already paid the entry fee, I will reimburse the fee to you! That's it!

If people have any questions regarding this contest or the class, please direct them to me. My email is robynsart@live.com

Please don't forget to leave a comment each time you promote. And thank you for helping me get the word out!

Being Mindful

When I took Tuesday off, I got up at my normal workday time. 4 am. I didn't want to sleep in, and waste part of my day on sleep. My boys didn't get up til 8:30 or so, so I had over 4 hours alone. It was amazing how much I got done around the house!

In addition to blogging, taking photos of my journals, and listing my journals, I also washed dishes, mopped the kitchen floor, scrubbed both bathrooms and did laundry. It was a very productive morning! We have a dishwasher, but I had not replenished our supply of dishwasher detergent. So I washed all the dishes by hand (something I have not really done at home for years).

I first did a bit of meditation, and remembered something I had read about being mindful in all things, even washing dishes. I was aware of every movement. Aware of every speck of food getting washed away, then of rinsing each and every dish completely. Rinsing all the suds off just as I need to rinse the negativity away. Washing those dishes was the most rewarding of all the chores I did that morning.

In all things, I should be mindful. I am working on that.

On a side note, I made it past 100 fans on facebook!!! And I'm having a special 'fan appreciation sale'. If you've not received your sale notice, contact me at www.facebook.com/robynsart

I hope you have a wonderful day

A day off

Today I'm taking the day off! I am spending it with my boys. It will be a relaxing day, with a trip to the craft store and some journal making. I'm also going to photo some completed journals and list them. For dinner, we are going to a local cafe that they saw on Food Network. I think it's going to be a wonderful day!

I will be running a sale exclusively for my fans on facebook soon! If you'd like to be included, please click on the link that says 'become a fan' at

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Tualatin-OR/Robyns-Art/41056597613 Thank you!

You know how you go to clean your house... and it's always dirtier before it gets clean? I think that's how my life is right now. I need to stir some stuff up to get it all in order. I know that I'm moving forward, no matter how small the steps are. I'll get there... just not much of a sprinter :-)

I hope that all of you have a wonderful day! Etsy artisan interviews coming soon!

Always Moving Forward

I now have a facebook business page! If you have facebook, please click on the "become a fan" link... why? Because I'll be posting each and every new Etsy listing on there, and having special sales for my fans periodically! Maybe a giveaway here and there as well! It can be found at:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Tualatin-OR/Robyns-Art/41056597613

I will be featuring etsy artisans in interviews again soon. I used to run this every Wednesday, but we'll see where it falls now. If you'd like to be interviewed, please email me, or leave me a comment!

I feel a new direction coming on in my photography and in my shop. I hope to add some new stuff very soon. Of course, I'll keep you aprised of it (though you'll know quicker if you fan me ;-P).

I'm still putting one foot in front of the other... taking life one day at a time, one breath at a time.