Yesterday, Amy Lou and I set off for magical Ft.Lauderdale in hopes of securing some boutiques and sponsors for our fundraiser event in April. As it turns out. fundraiser sponsors are secured well in advance. practically a year in advance! As a full time artist, planning anything a year in advance seems surreal!
And though we were only going to boutiques to had out special invitations to our show, we were met with scrutiny, glaring eyes and overall disdain. I’ve never met such a foul group of snooty characters. And all we wanted was to invite them to the show and offer them free champagne. Could you imagine if we were actually looking for sponsors!?
Despite all that, Amy did a great job approaching these places, and on our final assault we met a pleasant and interesting gentlemen named Blake. He owns Mimosa Boutique and as it turns out, we have connections through Delray and Wellignton. What a happy coincidence. He LOVED Amy’s pieces and invited her to take part in his fashion show in March! The boost she truly needed at the moment.
This is hard, planning is hard, asking for money is hard, but the payoff, the show, the funds we raise for the two charities. I know that it will all be worth it. It’s been a learning experience, and nothing we’ve done or gone through has been a waste. I know that with every new obstacle, I become a better business person, a better planner and organizer. maybe this post isn’t filled with beautiful pictures or super fun sexy stories, but it is a revelation. We can overcome and create anything we put our minds to. We have the power to change people and the world, but it takes hard work and determination.
I feel that I’ve become an artist of actions, and I’m very happy with that!

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