Just when I thought I was getting my bearings, in my job, in my routine, in my life - everything changed.
I should have seen it coming. I KNOW me. I know I’m involved in many things and so therefore many opportunities present themselves. Some are fun ideas, but not practical, others are definitely not a fit. I can count on both hands the times in my life I was told I’d be good a something - or could pick it up really fast, but it wasn’t interesting to me. If you know creative-neurospicy folks, you know many of us like novelty, and if it gets boring, it can be almost impossible to get my brain to do it.
However, sometimes things I never see coming land squarely in my lap. This past ten days or so have been one of those instances.
So here’s the story - My partner mentioned that he was working on a project that might evolve into a larger project about a month ago, it sounded cool, and I offered to help with a very small portion of it, since I was working full time.
I was minding my own business (not literally) last week <actually last week-ish, versus when I say that when telling a story, which can mean yesterday or ten years ago.> and he mentioned that actually now he’s going to be taking on a significant amount of work, and so can I work with him full time? We discussed the details, and I’ll spare you all the sausage making - boring tactics stuff, and skip to the fun part.
I have a new job!
As of November, I will be stepping into Miwa Studio, LLC as a Director of Digital Strategy. It’s a very exciting opportunity, and I’m still getting my bearings. This is also a sad moment for me with the nonprofit I work for, as I dearly love their mission, and I have amazing colleagues. I am looking forward to still volunteering with them, as they are awesome.
Transitions, season changes, all of it is hard. Fall in my family is full of contradictions, some really hard and sad things have happened, and it’s my favorite season, and feels most rhythmic for me. Until daylight savings time stopping, which is always just an unnecessary chaos gremlin to throw me off my routine. And it does. Every year.
All this to say, it’s an exciting time for me in a very micro-level. I’ve been staying pretty micro, for my sanity. I did however have a delightful time posting on threads about how Portland, OR, the ‘warzone’ is in fact…not. If you have time to kill and want to see the reality of Portland. Here are recent posts from not only Downtown but the surrounding areas.
I guess some folks think reality is subjective, it’s interesting and terrifying all at once. Stay kind out there friends.
