For all of you who have wondered how to find yourself meaningful work that will make you happy, make money and give you exactly the kind of life you want, consider the inspiration of Marci Lambert. A Memphis mom of two, Marci posted to iDivamemphis when I first started blogging about my lament that I'd never be a good enough scrapbooker. Then a few weeks ago her site turned up again -- it's a full-fledged business now -- in a note from a pal headlined, "Why the hell didn't I do this?"

How did she build her business, called Makearteveryday (that's a page of her scrapbook offerings, left)? Between last year and now, Marci says, she just kind of followed her bliss. A friend wanted a framed scrapbook page for his wife for their anniversary; Marci put one together. Another friend wanted a mini-scrapbook of the house he was selling; Marci made one. "I've kind of fallen into a lot of this."

Well, yes and no. ...