Today is one of those days…one of those days when you find yourself in the middle of doing something you never thought you could do. And yet, you’re doing it.

I have never been a big picture person. Step by step. Piece by piece.

When I used to work the New York Gift show, I, joyfully would come home with a stack of orders to fill. It was thrilling, until the reality set it that I actually had to make each piece of art. Box each piece. Each order. Slide down a staircase. Load the car. Drive to to Fed Ex, or UPS, or the post office. Over and over. And I took it all very seriously. I wanted to give them the best products in the most efficient way. I made promises and I was going to keep them. If I looked at the stack as a whole, I could almost make myself throw-up. So I took it one order at a time. Just complete this one. Do your best and then move on. I did it. For decades.

At this moment, I sit alone at the airport in Marseille. Next flight Amsterdam. First order to fill. I can do this. Bit by bit. Step by step. Promises have been made, and I will keep them. I will do my very best. My heart will lead the way.