is your mess your message?

I wore this to the ODC Gala at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The dress is Staud and the leopard unitard is amazon… shhh.

How’s your spring going? I’ve been very busy swirling in my brain's pit of despair about not having a job. Living in SF with two kids, a husband, a dog, and no job is EXPENSIVE. And, while I’m between jobs I’m trying to make the most of my time and monetize myself. I feel like I’ve always been close to blowing up and yet so far away!

They say your mess is your message and I’m a mess, (a fashionable mess but a mess!)​Here’s my message(s) about how I’m gonna monetize myself.

​Monetization Message #1 get paid sponsorship for my podcast, Talking Smack 415.​

How you can help:

1. Subscribe to the podcast

2. Leave a rating and review for the podcast

3. Share your favorite episodes with at least 5 friends

4. Ask them to do the same

Jamie the great and I are bringing you biweekly laughter and friendship to feed your soul. Once we get to 1k downloads per episode we can get sponsors.

And talking about friendship leads us to…..

Monetization Message #2. I can be your Mahjong teacher.

Have you and your friends been thinking about learning how to play Mahjong? Have you heard about how awesome it is for building friendships, community and neural pathways ( especially for those of us in midlife?) And, that it’s kinda spreading as fast as pickleball?

You’re in luck because I can teach you and your friends American ( aka Jewish Style) Mahjong.

I’ll supply the:

• Tiles

• Cards

• Knowledge

• Laughs

You’ll supply:

• Your crew

• Card tables

• Chairs

• Snacks

I’ll teach you the basics in about 7.5 hours. We can do this in a day or broken up into 3 sessions. Hit reply if you’re interested and we can discuss rates.

Monetization Message #3 Family History Website:

Over covid my dad and I built our family history website. I took all of his research and organized it into compelling stories to:

• connect with relatives near and far

• engage the younger generation

• create something that can be passed down to future generations

So if you, your friends, or family members are genealogy researchers, and are stuck because you don’t know how to put the stories together, email me. I can help.

Monetization Message #4 sell Pussy Quilt. Pussy Quilt is my 4 year art project in response to the first Trump presidency. You can read all about Pussy Quilt here . The current asking price is $200K, and I’m willing to go higher. So if you, your friends, and or relatives want to invest in an up and coming artist who has a piece in the OMCA now’s your chance.

Hit reply and let me know if any of my monetization messages interest you and let me know what yours would be!

All my Leopard Print and Lipstick 💋,

d

PS - You don’t have to remember all of this! I’ll keep reminding you.

TLDR - 4 monetization messages:

• I’m trying to build listenership for podcast- subscribe, rate, review, share

• I can teach you and your friends how to play Mahjong

• I can help you create your family history website

• Let people know Pussy Quilt is for sale

PPS- I’m also working on word smithing this bit- I’m like a corporation, promoting everything about myself, making a huge deal out of all I do!