Brain freeze and a chance of a lifetime . . .

I've been working on the same 3 paintings for weeks - the same 3 - they all 3 are to match - I'm actually on my 7th run with them! Seven times people! That means 4 times I've literally scrapped 4 canvases! Currently, I have the background & sides painted of all 3 - that's it - I refuse to trash another canvas so, I'm staring at these - waiting for the mojo to flow - I've been working on others that have come after them, but now have left before them! I feel bad - but my mind is frozen! I know what I want to do - but the colors don't look right - it's killing me! Since I have had them for so long - I'm going to have to stop working on any others till I finish these! Once I get going, it shouldn't take me {at the most} 3 days to finish them. That's it! No more than 3 stinkin' days! Uhhh!

But on to some funny business. I got an email yesterday - it was an "advertising offer" - you know, one of those gigs where you can put your logo down the side of some well known blogs - their viewers can click on the logo and come see "me"?! Great idea - I actually almost bought into it with another blog - but the more I thought about it - the more it just didn't sound like a good idea. The total cost for that one was 120 bucks a month. I thought I might do it for 1 month just to see how it would pay off - BUT like I said, decided against it!

Back to this email last night - it stated that my logo button would be on 4 blogs - ladies, you look at least 3 of these on a daily basis! I'll give you a hint - I've had the honor of being featured on 2 of them! But that is all the hints I'm going to give you - you will have to figure it out on your own! Let's just get down to the business of it - for 1 month = $600 bucks!!! You read that right 600 stinkin' dollars!!! It went up to a 12 month package = $86,000 for the year. Is that a bargain!! Would someone REALLY pay that? For real?! It took everything in my power to not email this person back - let me admit something - I did type out this incredibly, hysterical email to respond to her offer - but then I thought she wouldn't find it so funny - actually, she would probably get offended, so I didn't send it.

But I did save it- hehe

Hello -----,

I'm so glad you contacted me with your media invitation. But at this time, I'm going to have to say no. As much as I would love to be linked on all of these wonderful blogs, I'm just not quite rich enough. Apparently, my good looks will only get me so far and I hate that you wasted your time sending me your eloquently written email.

You obviously don't read my blog, or you would have realized that I am drowning in orders and I do not really think any kind of advertising would be a wise choice for me at the moment. Not only that, but I have 4 small children - a 3 year old, 2 22 month olds and a 5 month old - and they are all in diapers. Do to inflation, this recession {that everyone seems to blame on President Bush & the Republicans}, the cost of gas as well as the cost of these diapers - I'm actually in the hole every month when I set down and do my budget. Nor did you look at my site or you would have seen that I'm priced for regular people to buy my art - not the rich and famous! I do this small business to help generate money to feed my children, since the government doesn't go out of their way to pay their soldiers a fat monthly check - don't get me wrong, the pay isn't bad mind you - but it's not quite the 86,000 bucks that you see per {yearly} ad/per person.

Now, I'm sure the full amount doesn't see the inside of your pockets - but I'm sure I chunk does. And actually, if you only make a small percentage of one yearly add sell of 86,000 smacks, {only after someone actually thought this was a good idea and did it} - YOU just made more than I did during one good, year of painting. That is Amazing! And if you are really good at this, you could probably be in Forbes top 100 highest paid women - right up there with Oprah! Man, I'm beginning to think I'm in the wrong business!!

Again, as I stated above - I appreciate the opportunity. But it just isn't right of me to go in that direction. I wish you the best of luck with your campaign and hope that you can actually get some folks to buy into this {I believe you already have, as I've seen several {many} ads on these blogs you are referring to} - It really would be great if you could generate more money through our hurting economy. But as for me, I'm too busy buying diapers, stride-rite shoes and saving for college educations.

Sincerely,

Kim Tate Wheeler

86,000 - good lawd - that is just nutso! Or is it just me? Some of you out there might think it is worth it - But I couldn't paint enough paintings to pay the 600 monthly fee! This is one crazy world we are living in . . .

. . . hello - starving kids in China!

As tacky as this sounds - I should come up with a label that says, "bend over" - this post would definitely fit!