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Private Upholstery Lessons

For over two decades women have been asking me if I would teach them private upholstery lessons. So I listened and created a ‘container’, as the online course creators say, for you. HERE is the page where you can learn all you’d ever want to 

Procrastination and Perfectionism Equals Stuck

Procrastination and Perfectionism Equals Stuck

Holy Cow! I never expected to uncover what I found on my way to researching the topic of perfectionism. It absolutely turned my morning upside down. I was all set to write up a tidy little summary of everything you might want to know about 

chairbump: get a dopamine bump from spectacular chairs

chairbump: get a dopamine bump from spectacular chairs

Nothing to do with a baby bump, my renewed passion and interest in chairs has given birth to the my new baby  ‘ChairBump’.  It boils down to the delightful little dopamine hit you get when you see an absolutely jaw dropping chair. I’ll admit it. 

Furniture Flipping is My Therapy AND Good for the Planet

Furniture Flipping is My Therapy AND Good for the Planet

This post title has been bouncing around in my head for a bit. Doesn’t everybody think of great titles for blog posts, articles, books, ebooks, online courses? According to all online marketing advice, a word to the wise is to NOT use a creative or 

Summer Slideshow

Summer Slideshow

Summer is the best.

The Crying Chair and Pushing Through Fear

The Crying Chair and Pushing Through Fear

If I could package my ideal customer up in the form of a kickass woman, this would be the one! It was in the middle of one of my Chair Up! Upholstery Bootcamps that she completely broke down crying. Wrestling through her chair, she was 

How To Model Resilience and Empowerment for Your Teen After Divorce or Loss

How To Model Resilience and Empowerment for Your Teen After Divorce or Loss

My dad died when I was 14. He was 48. My mom was 49. I was the youngest of 5 kids. I watched my mom (also the youngest of 5) discover herself and thrive beyond being a wife and mother. She grieved. Then, she made