success
what happens when we are allowed to open the door to success?
What is success to you? What does it mean to me? It’s never the same for anyone and we are most definitely allowed to change it over time.
Ten years ago, success for me was getting through a quarter of midterms and finals. Seven years ago, it was finding a job during a long hiatus of unemployment. Four years ago, it was quitting my job. Three years ago, it was opening my new business. And last year? Success was the beginning of another adventure and meeting some amazing women along the way.
But what is it now? What is my own success as the holidays draw near?
Well, with the economy the way it is, I think we are all just trying to save and advertise for some extra business as the future is entirely unknown. We can stare at the news headlines each morning and watch the numbers go up and down like a roller coaster. But should that define how we are successful?
Our confidence waning, our legs shaking. We could really be in for some trouble or we can just make the best of what we were dealt. We have no full control over what happens. If you own stocks or are a day-trader heavily invested in corporations who are bailing, you may want to seek some shelter. To the rest of us, especially the idea-makers, this is actually a time for us to be reborn. More →
where am I going?
The truth is, I don’t know for sure. But I am fine with that.
It’s been a crazy road with bumps and turns I did not expect, especially the last few months. They were more of a wake-up call of sorts. Between family, friends and business all commingling together. It doesn’t make much sense, but I can’t deny any of it. It’s all real and here to stay.
Because life happens in a blur, is that a good thing? Does that mean I am enjoying it and living it to the fullest?
Or does it mean I am not paying attention and working to hard? More →
thirty
my thirty ring
The ring above I purchased the day before my birthday. I was meeting with a client who had flown in from out-of-town and met her and her husband at a local coffee shop. I love meeting all my clients either for the first or tenth time-they are the nicest people!
Being in a good mood afterwards, I hopped into a little shop next to the cafe where we had met. I looked around at the handmade items from local artists and started going through their silver jewelry that looked like it had been reformed from flatware. I can’t say for sure that the ring I found had been flatware prior to this as it wasn’t directly labeled as such, but I suspect it was. I didn’t ask. It was so sweet and simple. Not perfect as part of the design was a little mashed in, but I knew it when I saw it that I wanted something I could wear to remind me every day that I was now going to be thirty. More →
to my sister
no matter what, no matter when, I am here for you.
Anna,
I am sorry. I was wrong.
It has taken me days to realize what really happened and to clear my head of all the complex emotions of dealing with Sabrina’s passing, her memorial and seeing everyone who attended, processing all of C’s emotional family issues, having you and mom stay at my house and an upcoming birthday that wasn’t going to be much of a celebration. It was very overwhelming and I can now see how muddied my thoughts were.
I wasn’t angry at you, but I took it out on you.
Sabrina
little Sabrina, Jenna, big Sabrina and Marley at Christmas
My sister-in-law, Sabrina, passed away last weekend. At 31 years old, she had already dealt with a harsh childhood, a heart transplant and had adopted her niece while running her own business. She even went on cross-country trips and initiated the Portland’s Final Cut Pro Users Group.
This girl brought light into the darkest corners of life. Was fearless is making things happen and accepting things as they were. Her passion was learning and absorbed every morsel of information she could about video editing, 3D modeling, web video and more. More →
