Over the weekend two friends and fellow creatives said they needed to work on making time for personal projects again, art especially. Both are fantastic artists, but they have day jobs, other responsibilities, and commitments that take up time and energy that could otherwise be spent on personal art. Balancing what we need to do to live, what we want to do to live comfortably, [...]

When I first joined Pinterest I thought, “Look! Another social site I will probably sign up for, use frequently for about a week, and then forget about altogether in one month’s time. Cool!” I probably would stuck to that initial plan if I hadn’t thought of a great use for the site. Bookmarking design and art inspiration. I’ve noticed trends and specific tastes in the [...]

In the last week I’ve been trying to get all my ducks in a row, so to speak. My career goals, my aspirations, my financial situation. After looking each of these things over on their own, and then together as one big picture, the realization I had was, “I have to look for a full-time job again.” Is this a bad thing? I don’t think [...]