Carolyn, this is a perfect example of what you were discussing. And I LOVE each and everyone of your articles - you always bring a smile to my face! HOWEVER, the Norwegian artist doesn't do this himself - he has you to do it for him. I also suspect he's not responsible for the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, etc, involved in running a household as well. In addition, some of us have jobs outside the home as well. So while your advice has great merit, the fact is that adding a blog onto our many other chores is simply beyond us. We'd rather spend that precious space of time in the studio.

Carolyn, Joyce - I gave up most of the cleaning and then the cooking as soon as my family learned how to handle these.

I've been a single Mom running her own business since my kids were tots and there is always a way to do something if you really, really want it. The key is really, really wanting it. I gave my kids as much responsibility as their ages allowed and while married, I gave my husband responsibility for himself and as well.

Hmmm... let's see... I can vacuum for 30 minutes or I can write a blog post. Believe me, the floor is always going to be there - clients won't.

My kids are old enough now to take care of themselves - and they know how to very well. The idea is that I don't do for anyone else what they can do for themselves. We aren't super women and we shouldn't be trying to be.

Carolyn, thank you for the encouragement about blogging. I recently added a blog to my website and I need all the encouragement I can find. My fledgling blog has caused me much angst but I am on my way towards conquering it.

Wendy: Your story is an inspiring one, and I admire you very much. I agree with you about vacuuming the floor.

Kathy: I passed your kind words on to Steve and he was most gratified. I agree -- the color and impact of his works, especially when they are all in one room, is mind blowing.

David: Angst is all part of it. Nothing worth doing is ever easy -- but that doesn't stop it from being worth doing. I hope that the day will come when you get a joyful feeling of satisfaction after writing one of your posts.

Jean: They do make it easy, don't they? FASO deserves the accolades it receives, because it is good people, doing a very good job.