Out of hiding....now a grandma!

Posted by Di Van Parijs on August 06, 1999 at 23:16:04:

It has been too long since I posted/visited here. After a crazy few
weekends of henna'ing for hours and hours straight...made loads of
money...just got burned out...I have decided that doing henna for 18
hours straight with people standing in line for hours - asking the
same question hundreds of times is a bit too much for me (4 weekends
in a row)....tomorrow I have accepted my first appointment in 3 weeks!
I am looking forward to it and I look forward to the one-on-one-take
my-time appointment. Funny...I was the only person doing henna here
in Anchorage... I appeared in both newspapers, did interviews...and
now I find that there are now at least 6 other "henna artists" showing
up local fairs...I guess when they see my lines they figure that
"there's a quick way to make money". It is a bit sad...

After my recent break from henna...I have decided to just do private
appointments, friends, family, spiritually-meaningful events (i.e.
weddings, births, etc etc....)

I dont want this beautiful artform to be looked upon as anything less
than it is...and I hope that my high profile work has not angered the
"henna spirits"....

Dont know if any of these words or filled with wisdom or not...I would
just ask each of you that enjoys the artform of henna to explore your
reasoning for doing so and to feel good about what you are doing...

I guess becoming a grandma at 36 years of age makes one reflect on all
aspects of life...

Take care...keep well...and henna from the heart!

Namaste'
Di
Anchorage, Alaska

Follow-ups:

• Re: Out of hiding....now a grandma! Amy C 03:37:20 8/08/99 (2)
  • Re: Out of hiding....now a grandma! Di Van Parijs 20:24:02 8/09/99 (1)
    • Congratulations on grandmotherhood!!!(no text) Shanon Lavender 23:58:14 8/09/99 (0)