Barefoot in the Park

Thanks to everyone who joined Magic Ladder Entertainment, Lovey the Clown, Fan E. Tastic the face painter and Twinklz the Clown last weekend at Barefoot in the Park in the beautiful City of Duluth, Georgia.

I think the entire weekend served us with some powerful lessons on expectations, the art of being in the moment, valuing our service and talent and the necessity of pacing ourselves when we end a day at a festival with birthday party celebrations. We were blessed with perfect weather, even though the entire week we had heard predictions of rain. We all believe that we create our own reality. We prayed for beautiful weather and that's what we got. We also learned the value of blinging out our work area. We got tons of complements on our entertaining colorful stage that we created for Lovey, Twinklz, and Fan E. Tastic to perform in.

It was the first time that Lovey, Twinklz and Fan E. Tastic had ever worked an event together even though we are all crazy about each other and paint together at jams, and workshops all the time. This is where the lesson about expectations came to all of us. We had anticipated every aspect of the event all week long. Were we surprised when we found out that our "pay per face" vendor location was to be set up right outside the Children's Park where there were tons of "free" activities. Yes, "free" face painting, airbrush and temporary sticker tattoos.

Our first customer of this glorious morning greeted us with much disatisfaction and a raised voiced protest to our charging for face painting since the event web site stated the face painting was free! What on earth do we do? Well, I did the only thing I knew to do, as President of Magic Ladder Entertainment, Lovey the Clown painted the sweet child for "free". It wasn't full face and I don't do cheek art well at all! All I wanted was to make that little one smile and that is exactly what I did. They were both happy with the outcome and so was I. Sometimes we have to remember that we do what we do because we love it. And it's better not to have someone upset. The final result was that the mom found out the free stuff was inside the tent and came back late that afternoon to apologize.

That was the only conflict of the entire two day event and I truly believe it is because Lovey the Clown handled the situation with grace and dignity for Magic Ladder Entertainment and for that little boy and his mom! Now, about pacing ourselves, Lovey the Clown, Twinklz the Clown and Fan E. Tastic the Face Painter are working at staying hydrated and having their snackerel like they are supposed to. Lovey took time to snack and hydrate on the way to the birthday party and therefore did a fine job at Andrew and Anthony's house. Fan E. Tastic was left by herself to finish out the festival because both Lovey the Clown and Twinklz the Clown had to leave early to attend birthday parties in Atlanta. Aren't we lucky to stay so busy and for families to allow us to come into their homes to entertain family and friends! Fan E. Tastic had an enormous line for three hours, made lots of new friends.