Thursday, January 25, 2007
Time to dream
Since my last entry, I've been thinking a lot about the one goal I didn't meet last year -- pursuing a freelance graphic design career. I chose not to "renew" this goal for 2007, because I didn't want to add it to my list simply because I didn't meet it last year. I want to be sure that it's the right time before I start heading in that direction, if you know what I mean.But still, it's been on my mind. I went to Barnes & Noble last weekend and flipped through design books while I sipped on some hot tea. I ordered more memory for my laptop to make room for my Adobe design programs, which I installed last week. And while helping plan my high school reunion, I was reunited, earlier in the week, with an old classmate who is a graphic junkie like me. It's been neat to email back and forth about our similar freelance goals and to realize that she has a lot of the same questions that I do about how to get started. We're going to meet up for coffee soon to discuss how we can learn together. How opportune, huh?
So I've decided to start putting my ideas about this freelance thing down on paper and to map it out. It seems like there's so much to do: write a business plan, design a logo, figure out how I'll market myself, and so on and so forth. God's timing is all so neat, though. In the midst of all this graphics stuff rolling around in my head, I have the perfect opportunity to get it all out, since next week is my vacation to England to visit my Dad and (other) Mom. Although we will spend the weekend in London (we're going to see "Wicked"!), the rest of the time will pretty much be "down time" for me. A perfect opportunity to focus on my dreams without distraction and the worries of everyday life knocking on my door saying, "Weslynn, there are more important things to worry about right now." Next week I get to indulge in my dreaming... a real treat for me! :)
Speaking of my trip, I hope to blog while I'm there (maybe more often than I do at home!) and maybe even post some pics from my trip. As the Brits say, it will be "lovely!"
From my heart,
Weslynn at 4:09 PM
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Score!
I finalized my goals for 2007 last week. I just love goals. Really, I do! They give you something to work towards, a target to aim for. Without goals, my brain gets fuzzy and I'm easily distracted. If I didn't set some for myself and my life, I'd probably end up sitting at home all day, watching Mama's Family reruns, eating nothing but chips and salsa, and letting my hair naturally turn into dreads. It wouldn't be a pretty picture.All jokes aside, I will say that I was uber-excited to review my goals for the year-now-gone and to find that I met all but one of five. It was a great feeling to see the progress I've made in these specific areas of my life! I exceeded my financial ones by leaps and bounds, made great progress on my physical and spiritual ones, and the career-related one that I didn't meet... well, I just don't believe it was God's timing. Basically, I wanted to work on pursuing a freelance graphic design career. No, I'm not planning on quitting my job. I love my job! But I'd love to do more graphic design on the side and potentially build a business over time. My dream is to own my own business one day, so that when I'm married and starting a family, I'll have the option of working from home and doing something I love at the same time. But again, I don't know if this is in God's plan for me, so it's something I'm praying about.
Either way, I'm very excited about having some fresh goals to work on in 2007! I put a lot of prayer and thought into them... and I believe that if (actually, I'd prefer to say when) I meet these goals, I'll be a brand new Weslynn!
From my heart,
Weslynn at 10:32 AM