Everyone is good at something. I am not good at everything and have decided to accept that and try to improve those things I am good at. My clients benefit from those things at which I excel- color, pattern, scale, texture.

My neighbors suffer for those things I cannot seem to do- planting, growing, trimming and watering. My plants have a much better chance of surviving at the greenhouse and nursery. I visit these places, enjoy them, and leave wishing I could grow and nurture living things. I'll keep trying - as in next year, but in the meantime, I'll concentrate on what I can do well (oil painting, sketching, interior design) and accept the fact that I cannot do everything well.