Posts Tagged ‘hoop collective’

• 4 More Years of Hoops in the White House

  Date: 2012.11.07 | Category: Exploring The Path, Hooping Hub, HulaHoopla, The Spinnerettes | Response: 0

  Well, where do I start?!!
  First off, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! Congratulations, Mr. President.

  

  Our First Lady Hoops!

  The First Family will be hooping in the White House for another 4 years. *happy sigh* Yeah, I know. Lots of work to do. Hopefully he’ll be kicking ass and taking names this term. No more non-partisan shit. That didn’t work so well. But I digress…

  Hooping! yes, I’ve been hooping and have reached a strange crossroad. It’s been the one thing I do that makes me happy and has kept me sane through the unemployment, the financial disaster that is about to become my life. Folks are always amazed that I’ve remained so calm. Since I haven’t missed a mortgage payment, I haven’t hit full on panic – yet. But I am not making money doing what I love and I’m starting to struggle with that. If I end up counting on my hoop classes and hoop sales won’t that make my passion a burden? I’ve been feeling like removing the hoop making aspect of my business – getting the tapes and tubing out of my home and enlist someone else to make all of my hoops. It feels good when I think about it but if I don’t make them myself, are they really HulaHoopla hoops?

  I took a couple of workshops recently with Brecken and Luna Breeze and it felt SOOOOO good to be the student again. I want to grow and pass that one to my students. My classes are still fun and rewarding. The rent is killing me but I know I actually have a good deal on the place where I teach. I think I need to ramp up the promotions.

  And then there’s performing. I’d love to do more of that. Maybe get some corporate gigs with The Spinnerettes. Hmmmmmm….

  I can’t be the only hoop business owner who has struggled with this. Maybe I need to start a collective where we can brainstorm, share our stories, help each other out.

  I know I need to write more on this blog – I’m starting to feel better already!!!

• We’re Cuckoo for Coco Hoops!

  Date: 2011.01.11 | Category: Hooping Hub, HulaHoopla | Response: 0

  Hoopnotica is running a campaign to have a Hoop Off between Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien. Who know? It could happen!   You can check out the HOOP OFF – Leno vs. Conan on Facebook.  Lots of fun posts from other hoopers.  I rallied of few of my hooper gal pals and came up with a slogan and campaign sign.

  Hmmm….I can’t upload the sign at the moment but you can find it on the HulaHoopla Facebook Fan Page.  Not a fan????  Well, what are you waiting for?

  We took some pictures and made a fun little video to assist in the campaign. Check it out!
  And please share it with your friends.  Thank you!  BTW, I am “Bad Kitty” in this video, the last hooper.  That is my hoop troupe performer name. Meow!

  We’re Cuckoo for Coco Hoops!

• The LooLoos

  Date: 2010.10.25 | Category: Exploring The Path, Hooping Hub, HulaHoopla | Response: 0

  Queen Loo, Bad Kitty Loo, and TBA Loo had their first rehearsal last night – AWESOME!!!
  We’re available NOW for parties, BTW.  Woo Hoo(p)!

• Linkage

  Date: 2010.10.23 | Category: Hooping Hub | Response: 0

  I’m slowly adding links to this blog because I want to support the hooping community.  If you’re a hooper and your site isn’t on here…give it time, I’ll get there!

• Eeeeeeee!!!

  Date: 2010.04.09 | Category: Exploring The Path | Response: 0

  My hooping life is looming large! Had a wonderful coffee chat with my hoop wife and she had amazing ideas about a hooping hub for PDX.  My head is swirling with possibilities.