“What else do you do besides Face Painting?” I’ve been questioned many times before about what else I do for income and for the longest, I have been a struggling single parent. It didn’t start that way for the majority of the time. M-F I was raising kids, taking them to school, practices and doing things when life was hard at times like go to the laundry mat for hours or helping family when they needed rides, borrow my car, grocery drop offs, babysit. I was working at a salon from 2020-2022 that came to end because of covid shutting down many small shops. During the middle of 2021 to the beginning of 2022 I had a total of 14 seizures that put me in a hole, of not wanting to be social or do much of anything. Having 1 seizure means you can’t drive for 3 months. So I limited myself from taking events, and focused on what I felt like I could handle and did not want to do much. Once a few months passed I decided to go back to school at the age of 32 currently 33, to have something more stable in the long run since my kids are getting older. I also pushed myself to become a softball coach during the 2023 season which went great.
There are times I’m home sleeping more than the average person because my condition can have an overwhelming affect on my body. Rest is extremely important in my situation when my mind is always on the go. A few years back I applied to have an amazon store front since I would get questions about supplies I use, being told I should provide classes for kids. As I write this I manifested this; One day I hope to open my own local store in Oxnard to provide the supplies I use from face painting, paint shoes and bags, ect, to being able to have a hang out area to host parties or classes at my location. That is the dream. It’s a lot and overwhelming thinking about it but it would be a dream come true for any future artist with talent.
But for now if you’re interested in the supplies, tools and products I high recommend check out my amazon store front. I do earn a commission when you shop from my store. So thank you in advance and if you don’t find anything you are interested in but would like to help me grow with it, you can follow my store front, or share it.
Thank you
Brittany Brown
