I quit!

Remember when I told you I had gotten a part-time "real" job?

Well, I quit it last week.

Yes, I did.

My younger self would have not quit.  I would have not wanted to disappoint

those I worked for, my parents, my self {or so I thought}. 

 My younger self would have delayed her own contentment, 

ignored her gut feelings and miserably 

trudged to a job she disliked day after day, all while

feeling like the "good girl" she was expected to be.  

Yuck!

I am no longer that younger self, well still sort of young-ish, but certainly wiser.

I returned to work in the field I had been employed in before I had children -

a career where I enjoyed lots of success and have the resume to prove it.

But, all that happened over 14 years ago.

I am a very different person than I was 14 years ago, ahem, I 

quit a job just like that last week, for goodness sakes!

I have a passion for the creative; 

but unlike many creative types who work on canvas,

fabric, clay etc....my canvas is homes and spaces......it's my passion and 

I am following it wherever it takes me.  There, I said it out loud.

This blog is going to get a makeover.....it's about time.  After three years

of blogging, I plan to use this forum more efficiently, and purposeful, and 

creatively.  I may offer online design consults.  I am working locally with a 

couple families on design projects right now and I will look forward to 

sharing them with you here.  It's exciting and most of all fulfilling!

** On a "keeping in real" note: Will our family miss the income my 

part-time job provided? YES!  When we moved back to Portland

last year we made the decision to enroll our girls in private school,

an expense that adds a significant amount to our budget.  That

extra income helped us retain the "extras" of life - like vacations, dinners

out etc.... BUT, I am lucky that my income was not necessary and 

I am very aware that not everyone who would like can just up and quit

a paying job to pursue their creative whims!  

So what scary/unlike you things have you done

now that you are older and wiser?