#creating happy

Walking my Happy Talk with Grace

What a year it’s been!! The last 8 months have been Wow! but the lessons I have learned in 2018 alone have been big and real and just what I’ve asked for really.

I shared in my previous blog that I’m learning to give myself grace as I don’t always enjoy happy days while building my Creating Happy business. Contrast adds to the texture and colors on this big, beautiful canvas that’s my life. For…

The Other Side of Happy

I didn’t realize I was creating such a path for growth and understanding when I decided to name my business Creating Happy. I live my life intentionally and since Creating Happy was what I wanted to do for me and for you, there was just no other name that fit.

The contrast, or the other side of happy happened and stopped me in my tracks. I didn’t consider that, although I was harnessing the power…

One of my most favorite quotes- “Why Just Float through Life When You Can Make Waves,” was my mantra when I was in my twenty’s and my first written design. My business, Creating Happy has been the culmination of years of experience with my love and purpose as an artist and creator of Happy things. I felt like I was just ahead of the wave with Creating Happy when I set off on my artistic journey…

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An ability to extend in an decided fashion carries many benefits. It enables you to: <\p>

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