the key to success is...

today i heard someone say that the key to success is working 4 times harder than everyone else. the truth in that saying felt like that light bulb everyone talks about lit up and illuminated even the darkest parts of my brain. i am a talented artist, seamstress and craft goddess. i LOVE being creative. if i was to provide the details of my dream job it would be me waking up in my own loft or studio. a studio that felt like a museum in and of itself. rich velvet drapes, brocade wall papers, bookshelves full of first editions, classic literature and over sized hard to find fashion books. my place would be a bit gypse, dash of bohemian, a big part opium den and the rest will be filled in with artifacts found in my travels, flea markets and estate sales. anyway.. so i would wake up, have my cup of tea on my little balcony overlooking the sea and once awake i would slip into paint splattered, patched up, ripped apart 70's style bell bottom overalls. you know, the overalls marc jacobs recreated a few years back. the only notable difference is that mine actually tell a story. every hue of paint was my version of a tattoo. i.e the gold was from the first album cover i was commisioned to design. the dusty blue were the color i used for favorite boyfriend's eyes in the my first attempt at portait pop surrealism styled.
once i am clean, clothed and the tea has kicked in i put on a jow cocker and begin to sew, paint of create whatever it is that i have been working on at the time... i would work all day in my home. in order to keep from feeling housebound i would walk or hop in my vintage convertible (whatever that may be) and i would zip down for lunch break at a bistro or spend an hour poking around the antique mall. sometimes i will stay up until the sun is peeking up over the hill. sometimes i will sleep well into the afternoon. i will look back at this difficult time in my life. i will think about my light bulb moment and how that changed everything for me. i will be grateful eternally to whoever it was i heard it from because it was that kick in the ass i needed. i am inspired, excited, determined and ready to take on this challenge!!!!!!!!!!!!! I now have and idea of the life i want. i have goals now. i have every tool i need to see this through and it would only be laziness if i didn't grab a hold of this one and let my God given talents take me all the way.