Happy Post from Decor8

I found this nice post on Decor8 and I have to share it!

I came across this wonderful image in the flickr pages of Matirose and had to share this message with you. It's a simple one that we can all to often forget as creative professionals trying to navigate the wild, wild west of freelance, the web, new careers, reinventing ourselves, launching a business, or anything else that was once "the greener grass" until you got on the other side and realized that you were on the grass alone with your big idea and now it's 100% up to you to do something with it. And there you sit, sometimes frozen. And your idea may not be taking off as quickly as you'd like. Or you feel like you made a really big mistake. Or maybe you aren't that talented. Let me remind you of this...

I'm not a shrink. But I am a human being sitting here writing these posts each day. And sometimes I think something is wrong with me. For every 10 supporting you, there's a few that want you to disappear. Let's face it, bad motives do exist. It's part of life. So often we feel like Ugly Betty on some level. It's our hips, if only they were more boyish. It's our career, we're not where we expected to be at this age. Maybe our family life sucks right now. When will he propose? Should we have kids, all our friends are having them? Or maybe it's time, we need more hours in a day. Our hair is falling out in clumps, we can't keep the plants alive, the dog likes our spouse more, the weather is depressing, oh the list can go on and on. We can be high on Friday and at the lowest point in our life on Saturday morning. But I assure you that you are not alone. We are all in this together. Nothing is wrong with you. Accept this simple truth with me today.

There is nothing wrong with you.

Keep putting one foot in front of the other because, what's that quote, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Yes that's it. So keep steppin'. You're fierce. You can do anything you have passion for as long as you take steps and make progress on some level. Remember that.

So if you're about to go into the month of December with any doubt in yourself or your dreams at all, remember There is Nothing Wrong With You. Back straight, chin up, eyes ahead, keep your dreams in front of you and don't stop until you can hold them in your hands.

Now it's Friday, go have some fun! See you on Monday. :)

(image from matirose)

http://www.decor8.blogspot.com

No Jewelry Class Last Night

So sad today... my class was canceled last night because the teacher is sick. I'm going to an open studio on Saturday (unless something else comes up), so I will be able to show an update of my project then!

Perfect Day

Since I don't want to be part of this:

I'm staying home and watching this:
Pride and Prejudice is still my favorite book, and today is the perfect day to watch the whole BBC miniseries and knit!

Happy Thanksgiving!

This video was posted on Cute Overload first. The first one they posted was just the cats meowing, and then somebody translated it!

Jewelry Class Progress: Part Un!

I had my jewelry class last night, and I cut out the shapes for my slot and tab bracelet. Right now the pieces are pretty jagged and ugly from sawing the shapes out of sheet metal. Next week I'll start to file the pieces so they look pretty and uniform.

Here is what the bracelet will (kind of) look like! I'm really excited, and I'll update next week!

See That? Over to the Right?

Yeah, that's my Coroflot.com badge! It links you to my Coroflot portfolio and resume. If you're interested in hiring a freelance designer (or are curious about what I do), please check it out.

Movie Quote Time: Breakfast at Tiffany's

You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and say, "Okay, life's a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness." You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing," and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.