Reminder: Take a 10 min creativity break

Hey there fellow creatives - It’s your pal Kat, Owner + Operator of kat&co.

I had a realization this week that I wanted to share -

While I am a creative business owner that supports other creatives every day, I couldn’t remember the last time I did something creative for myself.

I used to come home from work and paint almost everyday, sometimes showing my art at local galleries... I used to build sets and hang out in the furniture shop, never failing to miss a 2:00 am install... I used to pinstripe motorcycles at a vintage chop shop...

When did I get SO LAME? I’m my own boss, and I can’t take a break to make something every once in a while? (my boss is such a micro manager 🙄)

So… I grabbed my phone and my iPad, set a 10 min timer, and sketched. With no agenda, no preferred outcome, and no care in the world what it looked like. 

My reminder to myself (and those reading):

• You are allowed to create without fear of it being “good” or “sellable”

• You are allowed to take time for yourself, even if you feel you’re “too busy”

• You are allowed to dip in and out of different creative outlets

• The medium, the outcome, the output, or the feedback DON’T MATTER

Craft day anyone?

I’d love to know what the last thing you created was - send me an email and let’s chat about it! 🍷

Interested in working together? Ready to schedule a call or refer someone my way?

I am truly excited to be building community around creative small businesses, entrepreneurship, and authenticity.

✨ Coffee Chats Episode 003 is live! ☕️

Here we go again… In this episode Ellen + I laugh about breakfast preferences, nostalgic memories, and the ubiquitous challenge of task management. We also tackle a listener's question about our preferred project management tools, discussing our experiences with software like Notion, Trello, Asana… Emphasizing the importance of finding what works best for YOUR individual business needs.

Give it a listen + follow below!

I am truly excited to be building community around creative small businesses, entrepreneurship, and authenticity.

Until next time - We got this! 🖤 

Love from your friend,

Kat