I’ve been moving forward with a new dream – production – and although it’s at times overwhelming, confusing and a wee bit scary, it’s also terribly magical, exciting and pure joy.

As I realised with writing, making a dream real involves a million tiny steps that involve stepping past fear, heartbreaks and more frustrations than one can ever imagine. No one is ever handed what they want on a platform – one has to work a little and struggle a little to enjoy it all a lot.

Today, two friends of mine gave me a little encouragement that doing what you want can be done by sharing the fruition of struggling through dreams.

The ever so talented and amazing singer/songwriter Summer Pierre has just released her new CD, Far From Here (which you can buy through her ). This girl amazes me because she’s the real deal. Her talent, her insights, her abilities stun me as does her wonderful, funny, down-to-earth personality. She’s been there when I needed and inspired me inbetween. She took time off from her music, underwent some personal and professional struggles and then came back to her true passion at full-force – something I can relate to.

She taught me that despite setbacks, one can move ahead – you just have to want to. That crap will happen but if you stay true to what is in you, you can succeed. She’s proof. So, congratulations to this brave girl for pursuing her dreams no matter what.

My other friend, Jenny Hart of Sublime Stiching first wrote me a couple of years ago. She wanted to participate on the Another Girl at Play site I run. Because she only did her work part-time and on a small scale, she didn’t qualify for the site but I told her if she ever did it full-time to let me know. Not long after, she had quit her day job, making her dream of Sublime Stitching more than just a reality but a huge success.

This girl knows what her talents are, what her strengths are and what she wants to do and pursues it all at full-speed. When I met up with her in Austin Texas last year, I was so inspired by all that she was doing and how much she had done in such little time. She took an idea and made it huge by working so amazingly hard at it. Success is sweet to those who try.

I received her Stitch-it: Classic To Cool Embroidery Projects kit today which blew me away. It’s so first class – just like her and her efforts. It’s so incredibly perfect (excellent little gift) and I’m so proud of her and what she’s done. She’s an inspirational ass-kick because she has done so much and come so incredibly far with something that was only an idea just a few years ago.

And speaking of women rocking out, the oh so talented and divine Christine Castro has just launched her new site Darling Studio (and it is). She’s created a company that provides charming, sweet and darling design (and even a little inspiration – her site has some very interesting tidbits). She’s got her own style that is so beautiful, but what’s more beautiful is seeing her use her talents in her own company.

So thank-you to these women who rock out with their dreams, continously reminding me that anything is possible if only you perservere and try.