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My favorite time of year is officially here! 🍂 We are celebrating True’s 4th Birthday today which is planned to be a pool party because here in Memphis it’s still hot till the end of October. 🍁 However this year Fall decided to show up on time and it’s rainy and a cool 70 degrees. It’s a good thing I love you. 🍁 Double Tap if you ❤️ Fall! Or are you one of my “Summer 4Eva” friends? I love ya anyway 😉
The Enneagram. Who’s done it and what number are you? ~ I’ve heard talk after talk about this Enneagram Test and I’ll be honest, I usually stay away from all the hype... until I can’t. ~ So I finally jumped on board. It amazes me how these personality tests can just peg you... whether you like it or not 😬. ~ I’m a 4. Which basically means I’m a feeler. I feel all the things all the time. 4’s have lots of other traits and tendencies but these in particular are important now because it basically explains my last couple of weeks of not being around here as much. ~ Because I’m also transparent. So sometimes when stuffs going on and your feeling all the things but your kinda not at liberty to share it makes it hard to be “social”. But I’m figuring it out as I go and still have lots to create and lots to do. And I’m excited to see where we go from here! 😘 So where are you in the enneagram? Let me know what’s your number!
Current mood... 🍁 I’m currently in the middle of redecorating my bedroom because we were in dire need of a new mattress and I thought we might as well go all the way. It’s all about all the colors and I’m feeling these muted autumnal colors right now! 🍂 Still trying to make the final decision on going all in on a turquoise bed or going subtle with a neutral cream 😬. I just love all the colors. • Are you a more muted neutral tone girl or do you just go all the way with bold and bright?
No matter where I’ve lived old barns have always been apart of the landscape and beauty. Tennessee, Iowa, and Texas... America! • Raise your hands if you love barns too?🙋🏼‍♀️ #melissalewisart #barnsofinstagram
If you happened to notice my lack of posts to my feed lately it’s because instead of painting on canvases these last few weeks, I’ve been painting on cabinets. • Listen, running a business of your own ain’t easy friends. And being an entrepreneur and creating your own path doing what you love takes hard work. I’m 15 years older than I was when I started our faux and decorative painting biz with Jaime. I realized more today how big of a difference that makes when tying to climb ladders and get up off the floor and using your arms for 4 hours straight. • But all the hard work and sore muscles are so worth being able to make money for your family from working your own business. I don’t believe in that hustle life but I do know God honors hard honest work. • Don’t be discouraged if you are pursuing a business of your own and it’s not as easy as you thought. There will be a day when you are able to look back and see the pay off. But you can’t stop. The reward is too great!