2019 – The year of Action

2019 has gotten off to a rocky start but I'm determined not to let all these difficulties and insecurities crush me. Last year I didn't make traditional new year's resolutions, instead I choose to focus on gratitude. To have it be a guiding theme for the year. Practicing gratitude is not easy, especially in this fast paced world we live in and for a overthinking individual like myself. It's something I'm going to have to keep working on because I honestly believe it's the key to having a more positive outlook on life. In 2019 my guiding theme is going to be ACTION! Not as in watch a new action movies every week but as in get shit done! I had a bit of an aha moment last fall when I realised that the self discipline I've been telling myself I need in order to start certain projects is not going to fall from the sky. I either have to start having self discipline or keep writing long list of things that never get done. So I looked into this mysterious thing called self discipline and it turns out it all comes down to habits and being consistent with those…

2018 – The year of Gratitude

I was at first thinking about doing a regular recap of the past year and maybe even mention my new year's resolutions but I felt I wanted to do things a bit different this time. I need to embrace more change in my life so why not start with my blog posts? Instead I want to say what I'll be focusing on in 2018, gratitude. I know it might sound a little bit cheesy but I've noticed how much my perspective on things changes when I remind myself of all the things I'm grateful for. Looking at things differently is key to changing one's mindset. 2017 was an exciting and scary year full of changes. I maybe didn't get to travel as much as I would have wanted and some periods of the year were very stressful but looking back I'm reminded how incredibly fortunate I am. Cultivating gratitude is not always easy. There are so many injustices in the world that just make me so angry! I easily get lost in bad thought cycles when I'm stressed and fall deep in the rabbit hole of self doubt. But I think it's exactly in those moments I need to remember…

It’s time for something new (and happy anniversary!)

I started writing this post wanting to share what's been going on lately but then an invoice from my web hosting company reminded me of something. I've been so busy lately that I almost forgot that my fourth blogging anniversary was coming up. When I started this website I was struggling to find work in design and started the blog as a way to creatively keep me occupied. I had this irrational fear that I would forget most of what I had learned in design school while doing those other jobs we all have to do in order to get by. It's been a few years now and even though I've at times felt like my life is uneventful, looking back to those first posts I can see how much I've changed as a person but also as a creator. During these few years I've changed jobs, traveled and moved a couple of times. I'm glad I've kept creating and posting, even when I was feeling very insecure about my skills. It's now again time for another chapter, challenge and adventure. I'm going back to school to get my masters and I've moved again and I now have not one…

Another lovely midsummer