I knew the day would come when I would fail to execute a booking. I wondered, would the truck break down on the highway? A teacher wouldn’t show? Maybe I’d b...

When I started seriously thinking about building the studio, I had to find skilled resources. Since I didn't know how to change oil or gage tire pressure, yo...

Now that I've got oil changing down, I'm moving onto the physics of tire pressure. In yet another moment of "I would never have thought of that," I got a gre...

Just like a nervous mama clinging to the nurse before leaving the hospital with a new baby, today I shook Jesse's hand, paid off the balance, hopped behind t...

Like many construction projects, materials and planning delays resulted in a 4-week timeline becoming a 6+-week timeline. Tomorrow is the big day for complet...

You ever wrapped a vehicle before? Me neither. Two weeks ago I sat down with Matt from Arizona Color for a live creative brief and brainstorming session (pun...

Confession: during my 30-year driving career, I have never changed the oil nor a tire, and I have no mechanical knowledge (or interest) whatsoever. If you we...

Demo is nearly done, which means that tons of decisions need to be finalized and purchases need to be made for buildout to really begin. There will be no res...

This morning I got a call from Jesse, letting me know the demo revealed some unanticipated infrastructure, namely wheel wells and a raised compartment in the...

I knew I was embarking on a venture with many unknowns and new experiences. There was just a short list of things on the launch list that I thought would be ...

It’s been almost a month since I bought the RV; today it becomes a mobile studio chrysalis. I drop it off at Palacios and turn it over in full faith to Jesse...

After a week of errands and more maintenance the RV is officially ready for the buildout phase. But it’s Friday, so we keep at home one more weekend for the ...

Taking a deep breath, I set out in the RV this morning. The kids are thrilled because they are getting dropped off at school in the RV. They are fully presen...

After two weeks of maintenance and repairs at the (wonderful, knowledgeable and helpful) mechanic, the RV is home. The timing is opportune, because my BFF fr...

I’ve spent a few weeks trying to find an alternative to bench seating, but nothing seems quite right. Luckily, I turned to the best Internet researcher I know...

One of the benefits I’ve personally experienced from my mindfulness practice is improved sleep quality-- a welcome relief from what used to be frequent insom...

Hot or not (alas, Fall is just a mirage in Phoenix), it’s time to hit the streets and walk door to door looking for a place to park the mobile studio. The th...

I bought a used RV today. And then I drove that 31-foot RV 25 miles, including three highway mergers and a few (benevolently wide) side streets, from the ban...

Hello there. I'm Susan West, Owner and General Manager of M2. I came to mindfulness when a herniated a disc L5-S1 intersected with some significant stress in...