As long as you keep going, you'll keep getting better. And as you get better, you gain more confidence. That alone is success.

Furniture should always be comfortable. And always have a piece of art that you made somewhere in the home.

Have the pride of the brown girl and know that you'll figure out your own beauty in time.

I had a Super Beetle that I restored and painted deep purple in honor of Jimi Hendrix that was stolen. After that, I got a Ford Falcon that had no windshield wipers, so whenever it rained - which, thankfully, in L.A. it doesn't do very much - I'd have to lean out my driver's side window like 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.'