Face painting

The connection between personal responsibility and emotional intelligence to build self awareness and leadership skills.  I illustrate a whole-person approach for being able to progress toward one’s unique goals.   For some reason, the term “responsibility” has been misrepresented and misunderstood as a burden, or a component of adulthood that is to be dreaded in a sense. I offer an alternative perspective that will show you why responsibility is a gift and how you can use this gift. Let’s begin by breaking the word responsibility into two sections so it’s easy to see.  Response-ability, i.e. the ability to respond.  Can...

Children are a delight and no one can deny that. One moment they are tiny little humans lying on their backs all day and in 365 days (which flies past like seconds) they are toddlers already thinking of walking. Yes, time flies when you have kids but what helps you and them remember those fond moments are the milestones you celebrate. With your baby’s first birthday around the corner, you might have it covered in some ways or not at all. The first steps are to recognize that you get to decide everything, and it won’t be so in a...

Let’s dive right into how to throw the best St. Patrick’s Day celebration, Irish or not.

For all of 2019 I decided to experiment with fantasy color in my hair and to have dreadlocks.  I have always wanted to try dreads and so I had a professional create about 10 dreads in my hair, spread out over my entire head. I alternated between dying my hair myself and having it done professionally. I intended on keeping the dreads for longer but I found that fantasy color and dreads have very different maintenance protocols and it was quite a challenge to take care of both aspects of my hair properly. The top 10 things I learned from...

Have you ever tried face painting a wiggly child? Yes, it can be fun and exciting but can also be a little difficult. Not to mention that all the stray lines that can be made when your face paintee is bouncing around can make you seem like an amateur painter. Usually, most kids behave better with strangers than with their parents or siblings. If this is how your client behaves, lucky you! But, as expected, there are exceptions with kids who just won’t sit still. Some might even scratch their face and mess up your hard work. Thankfully, there are...