Posts Tagged ‘Life’

Sorry I haven’t blogged on here in a while. Life and work has been insainly busy these past few months. Without giving the whole world too much information – all I can say is that life has been different for me lately. My husband is away, and I couldn’t be more proud of him for doing what he has always wanted to do. I’m home holding up the fort until his return this September.

Work for me has been abundant, and I’m constantly getting new projects that keep me on my toes. A great graphic designer should always be challenged to do projects that are outside of their comfort zone. If we weren’t challenged, then I personally believe that a business like mine wouldn’t grow stronger. One of my challenges is Web design. I’ve been getting more and more jobs in this field, which is challenging me to learn more about integrating web design into my business. I mainly focus on print work, but I seriously can’t hide from web design any longer. That’s really where marketing and business is heading. Sure, people still want fliers, business cards and ads, but they need websites, email blasts and other products that can reach people on the web. Heck, that’s where I get most of my clients anyway. They find me on the web, and BAM, I made a client. So, within the next year or so, I’m planning on going back to school to freshen up my web skills, and learn how to do this web stuff on my own. Currently, I only design the “look” of my client’s websites, and then I have a colleague code them and make the websites live. I eventually want to do that myself. We’ll see how that goes.

Since my husband left in March, I’ve also been doing some traveling. Actually, it’s been quite nice! I finally visited Denver Colorado. What a nice city! The people there were extremely friendly and warm and the views of the mountains were to die for. Within the past few years I have visited a lot of cities on the east coast, but Denver is top on my list of the nicest places to visit. Savannah, Georgia is top on that list too. The people there are very nice as well, and that city has so much history and beauty, that you’d never get bored no matter how many times you have been there. In the next couple of months, I’ll also be visiting FL, and California. I’ve never been to California, but I’m sure I’ll love it!

I’ve also been focusing on becoming more “natural” with the way I eat and live life. I’ve finally planted a veggie garden in my back yard, which, if nothing goes wrong, will yield tomatoes, peppers, and cucumber pickles which I plan on canning. Below is a photo of my cat Max checking out the new plants.

I’ve also started eating less red meat, and more fruits and vegetables. I haven’t gone all veggie yet, which I don’t for see EVER happening since my husband is a meat and potatoes type of guy, but I have to give myself kudos for being healthier. I’ve even lost 6 lbs because of my new eating habits. You’d be surprised how much better your feel when you stop eating food with preservatives. I’m never depressed anymore, and I have more energy to work through the days without the need for caffeine. If only the whole world new what this felt like. I’m sure that vegetarians know, but for those who want to eat healthier, its so easy without breaking the bank. All you need is fresh fruits and vegetables, and you can make some pretty awesome, good for you meals. Maybe I’ll post a blog one of these days on some good recipes, who knows.

Do you ever look back on your life and wonder, “how did I ever get here”?

Every once and a while I think about it, if only for a slight second. Years ago, I use to live on a small 15 house block on the out skirts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I thought that that block was my world. All of my friends were on that street, and we had a lot of fun those days.
You didn’t have to worry about who was president, what wars were going on, when the rent was due and what you were going to wear to your next big business meeting. We normally just played catch and release with our friends till the street lights came on, or we caught frogs and lightening bugs and kept them as our pets. I wasn’t allowed off that block by myself until I was at least 13. I guess that would explain my sudden anxiety whenever my dad would get lost in the car when we would go on family vacations. I would cry almost immediately because I thought that we would be lost forever. My world was surrounded by certainty, and I swore that I would grow up and always live around my family and friends (hopefully on that same street). I just wanted to live in my little bubble and not have to worry about the world around me. Life was good, but so ignorant at the same time back then. Being a kid was AWESOME.

I had no idea in those days that I’d be here today, Just turned 28 years old, a designer, a military wife, an explorer and a best friend. Since my col-de-sac days I have fulfilled my dream in owning my own graphic design company. I also have become quite a traveler to my own surprise. (that was NOT on my list of things to accomplish by age 30 by the way) To this day my dad says that I was the last one he would have expected to marry a military man and travel the world, and I’m totally with him on that one.

Even though my life didn’t work out according to plan, I am sure loving every minute of it. I will forever embrace the person and wife I have become because of what I didn’t get to do. There’s always a reason for everything, and by god, this has turned out to be an awesome ride so far! I can’t possibly fathom what more there is to come for the next 28 years of my life!