Mandy Saile: Do What You Love Feature

Monday, April 18, 2011

Do What You Love Feature

I am so excited to share.

The amazing Beth Nicholl's of the inspiring Do What You Love Blog,

has featured me in her 'Shared Stories' section.

What an honor and joy.

I am sharing my story alongside Helen Agarwal from the UK

and Karen Wallace, an art therapist & fellow Canadian.

I am so so proud to be in such good, inspiring, honest and beautiful company...

and the group will only get bigger and more wonderful as Beth kindly continues to share stories

of woman finding the power and inspiration to Do What They Love....

Thanks so much Beth, you rock.

I hope you'll all hop over to Beth's blog for a visit and a read...than come back here

and tell me what you think of my Shared Story.

See You Wednesday.

XO Mandy & Ella Luna who is doing really well XO

9 comments:

ladaisi said...: This is so awesome! I love that you were able to do this! And the website looks so professional and beautifully-designed!

Congrats.

- Lauren

PS Come check out my Etsy Gift Card Giveaway this week!

Etsy Giveaway; April 18, 2011 at 11:23 AM
beth said...: Thank you so much for sharing your story Mandy! You have many exciting things ahead of you
BethXx; April 18, 2011 at 1:23 PM
stephey baker : Marked By The Muse™ said...: this is a great post! Thanks so much for sharing. really resonate with this part:"I don’t think it was until I immersed myself in the online world, that I started to see all of the incredible opportunities available that could be mine. Up until this point, my own dreams were not firmly set in my own heart as truly being possible."

oh yeah! All my best, stephey; April 18, 2011 at 8:36 PM
Mandy Saile said...: Thanks sooooo much Beth, Lauren and Stephey...you guys are inspiring. XOXO.; April 18, 2011 at 10:57 PM
Kat Sloma said...: Fabulous! So excited for you.; April 19, 2011 at 3:56 AM
Lisa said...: Congrats! You are really blowing up all over the place lately, Mandy!

So glad to hear Ella Luna is still doing well :); April 19, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Deyfenn Slayd said...: Well done! Very nice write-up and great pics to go along with it. Love the one with you and Jinny...; April 20, 2011 at 9:54 AM
Mandy Saile said...: Thanks Jonathan, Kat and Lisa....I was so excited to be on this awesome blog:D; April 26, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Jenn said...: Mandy - I loved your story! It resonated with me in soooo many ways. The one major difference, is that I was my own naysayer. I thought art was "impractical" as a means of supporting oneself. However, we have an intense inner desire for beautiful things and art is truly a gift. "Indulging" in art (when I unleashed my creativity) opened my mind to a side of understanding and expanding my life experiences in unexpected ways. I *get* things now that I didn't get before. Now, art isn't an indulgence. It's a critical part of life for me. And, although it ranks in my life priorities at the bottom of the list, it's still on the list. I've bumped other things off (I can't remember what, cuz they weren't important enough to me). Your words are inspiring as well as your art. XXX's and OOO's to your bunny-bunch.; April 26, 2011 at 6:28 PM

Flynn

Flynn (aka Flea aka Bug) is our resident sous chef & grocery inspector. He was a special needs adoption due to a condition called ISC syndrome & being prone to gut problems. He also suffers from hypercalcemia, so every night he patiently gets his bladder expelled. He was a little stress urchin when rescued & still after all this time still has some of his street thug ways. But this pint sized cuties gorilla growls don't fool us for a second...he's one of the cuddliest little guys in the warren and loves a good inverted snuggle. He makes us laugh almost everyday when he does his nightly hallway zooms & flings himself around wildly often crashing into all the furniture. He loves blueberries the most I think & hate getting his face washed but he does like it when we put cream on his feet! Follow his adorableness on Instagram @leporidaelovely

Yuuji

otherwise known as our Soot Gremlin or Georgie Puddin is the easiest going guy around and he loves to retreat to his solo hideaway under the bed whiles he waits patiently for spring & summer fun even though he's the resident snow bunny. He was our youngest shelter adoptee & a sweet 8 months old when we brought him home. He was some impossible way the only little guy left and unwanted from a litter. He lost his mate Teela much too soon & everyday we miss and remember her together. Yuuji has chronic allergies so sometimes all the sneezing tuckers him out but nothing makes him happier than taking a nice long snooze on the coffee table in the middle of the afternoon. He's is the silliest fella and will just randomly pop in the air for no reason and he tells ya he's happy by wiggling his tail at you. Follow this velveteen beauty who gives the most calming snugs on Instagram @leporidaelovely

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Jaks (aka Jelly Bean) passed away very peacefully at home on October 2nd 2018. He was 13 years old. He valiantly fought congestive heart failure just 3 days short of 3 years. He was a trooper when it came to all of his heart meds everyday, he was a trooper for everything that this life unfairly threw at him. First locked in a closet for his first year, than as a stressed out store mascot for a year, than going through many other challenges. He was always most happiest being in the studio with me, with our music on, snoozing his days away all toasty warm near the heating rad. He loved his morning oats, practicing his kung-fu chops and showing any broom or vacuum whose boss. Miss you everyday Jelly Bean. Your tenacity is now part of mine XO.

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