I have had these for a while, months now, and it only took me five attempts and an hour to make them finally stick to my wall. They are beautiful, handmade things that I cannot take credit for, as my arts and crafts skills are limited to coloring books and cutting up magazines for high school student made-looking collages. Next step, washing the wall to get rid of the layer of grime I only noticed when I tried sticking them on, and maybe if I have the time, repainting. What color would be good for these to pop? What beautiful things have you seen today?  

What inspires you? People inspire me. I see other people living their lives and I think to myself, I want to be that way. In my work I have three women I want to grow up like; that I’ve come across very luckily in my career. And I will introduce you to them in the order that I’ve met them, as they all garner equally in my aspirations: The first is Rhiza Oyos. She was my first boss-boss. We worked together in the company I first worked for, US Autoparts, with her leading the leadership team I was in. She was successful. She chose to live on her own (a…