Romanticising Business Even When It’s Hard

The Hustle Was Always There The Fire Came in Phases

Since Year 3, I’ve been selling ideas.

Sketches for coins. Printed colouring pages.

A quiet little printing scheme. Bribes paid in tuck shop snacks.

I didn’t know it was business. I just knew I liked making things and moving energy.

That was the root.

Then Came the Spark

Decades later paint, wine, and a night that cracked something open.

We laughed until we cried. My humour met his, vibe match, electric.

And for the first time in a long time, I felt safe to be fully myself.

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Not quieter Not smaller Just Me Banter Boldness & a Brush in Hand

It wasn’t about romance. It was about freedom.

A moment that lit something I’d buried.

The Flame Came a Year Later In Front of 100 People

Mic in hand. Paint on my jeans. 100 people staring back at me.

And I didn’t freeze. I lit up.

That reminded me: I’m not just a teacher, or an artist, or a host.

I am the energy. When I’m fully in myself, I am the room.

And Then Byron Bay

Four friends. No backup plan.

That’s where Sip & Sass stopped being a “what if” and became a decision.

Not overnight. Not in one dramatic moment.

But in stages, steady belief, and a vision I couldn’t unsee.

And Now I’m Still Building It

It’s not always easy.

Some days I want to shut it all down and disappear for a bit.

But I keep showing up. not because I have something to prove,

but because I know what I’ve built… and I know what it could become.

This didn’t come from hype or luck.

It Came from Years of Following the Fire

even when no one else saw it.

The Year 3 version of me would be proud.

And the woman I’m becoming?

She’s not finished yet.

This isn’t just a brand.

It’s something I’ve poured parts of myself into and I’m still pouring.

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“The paint and sip party is coming, are you in?”

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