Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes....

I want to be a writer. I want to design jewelry and decorate homes. I decided this back in January of 2009 when my world as I knew it was suddenly compromised. I decided back then that I needed a way to showcase what I can do, what is in my heart. So I set out on a journey, a journey to change my life.

I didn't know what it would entail. And I was ok with that. I wanted to shake up my world and learn new things. And I did. I took classes, I started a blog, I joined a networking group of my peers and I sought out professionals to help me along the way...

Six months ago I had an idea for a new blog, and now, it's finally finished.

My first blog took me as far as it could, it gave me a place to start, it was an outlet for practice and it held me accountable. I'm hoping this new blog will take me to the next step--getting published, a new job, a patent on my designs perhaps. The blog design is beautiful, the navigation is pretty cool and I'm really excited about the possibilities. I loved my blog designer. She was a very helpful gal who really got the essence of who I am and what I wanted to portray. Check out her blog and see what she can do.

There are still a few things I would like to tweak of course. But I need to seek some tech help for that. So there will be future updates, additional programming, a Featured Content Gallery, email and followers options and more linking and navigation to come, but I figure for now I've got a pretty good start.

I'm really excited to launch and get things going.

Since I have many facets to my personality I think my blog should have just as many facets. And it does, it's all encompassing. I have to admit, it's probably more geared to gals then to guys for some things, but This is LIFE after all, we all have challenges and hopes and aspirations and I think each of you as individuals in this crazy human race will relate to it on one level or another.

Fate has a funny way of coming to fruition. Maybe I was always supposed to be a writer and a designer and I just took a detour for the first part of my career. Maybe I just needed to live life for a while and experience people, face struggles, and learn about design and marketing to get me to the next step...

This is a big step in my journey and I'm hoping you will visit often, leave comments and join me along the way.

Please visit me at www.ThisIsLifeBlog.com

THANK YOU FOR READING ME

Never too old...

A few years ago I had a semi-argument with a friend. She had suggested I go back to school to get additional training. I'd been bitching about my job for awhile, wanting to make a change - but mostly not knowing what I wanted to do.

At that point in my life practically every single thing that was going on felt negative. My health was tanking. My relationship with my girls was stressed. I was always strapped for cash, paying my bills fine but never any left over. I couldn't seem to get motivated for anything.

I shut down.

I shut myself down from trying anything new. I shut out any ideas or suggestions for change. I quit going to parties - I didn't want to see anyone - I had nothing good to say.

I knew I needed to do something drastic. But I felt I had neither the money, the time nor the ambition to give it a go. I felt like a failure.

The more suggestions people had for improvement, the more excuses I found not to change.

What a difference a few years can make.

Since starting my blog about 8 months ago, I have had a renaissance. Some how purging my frustrations in life in ink so to speak has brought me to solutions. I'm sure there is psychological answer for the phenomenon of which I don't know.

Since January I have signed up for 5 classes. And I'm very excited for each and every one. No, I'm not going back to college to finish my degree, I'm just enriching my life and learning new things. It's got me so electrified I feel buzzed.

The first of which is a writing class. I love writing classes. In school all of my electives were writing classes. There just is no better way for me to get to the core of my emotions then with pen and ink. Then there's a photoshop class, a digital photography class, a marketing class, a blog class, a book-making class....I want to take more.

It seems like the one thing I had been denying myself is the one thing that has set me free....what is yours?