Pearl rocks

Making Friday saw me painting a chalkboard wall in the studio. I had planned this as a Before / After photo story, but that Before wall was yawningly dull, so instead, with a flick of chalk, this post has become a homage to the amazing Pearl, who rocks (as the blackboard wall tells you):

Life before Pearl came to work at Skinny laMinx was becoming  horrifyingly frenetic. I was working WAY too hard, trying to do WAY too much. My To Do list was relentless and cruel, as I attempted  to design, manage production and wholesale, make business decisions, illustrate and write freelance, and be a nice wife and cat mum. Everything was being done in tiny, furious snatches as I tried to cram it all into my day. Setbacks (inevitable) were intolerable, and resulted in much fury and frustration, and many a hot tear was shed in my overheated car. I got through the days by telling myself I could quit. Dreadful.

But then Pearl appeared on the scene in October last year, and started sorting things out, and since March, she’s become a full-time part of Skinny laMinx. She’s been streamlining, assessing, analysing and strategising, as well as taking over much of the production, all with breathtaking efficiency and decisiveness, and as a result, life is a whole lot better. A Whole. Lot. Better. There’s even time to redecorate the studio.

Thanks, Pearl. You seriously rock.

PS: It’s not even near the Pearl category of appreciation, but I do have to show off my brand new key rack from Dokter & Misses, now living on the Blackboard wall, holding chalk and dusters.