lots has been going on in 2016 - not just for celebrities joining one another in the great mod club in the sky, but also for me. i promise - to you, my friends - that a committment i've made to myself involves more words, in more posts, and more photography. so turns out, those 4 lovely followers i have are totally going to get some eye (photo AND word) candy!
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and then we begin again
so this really interesting thing happened.
i moved home. ended a relationship. moved back in with my parents. started a crazy (and wonderful) new job.... and all of a sudden it was a year later. most literally. something brought me back here. some force in the universe knew i needed to be back where i could write. whether it was a spiritual force, or my own internal workings, knowing truly what is best.
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i've been doing a little of this....
hanging at got craft? with some super awesome and friendly vancouver crafty folks.
moving into my new apartment - new and improved with corner apartment, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a view of the mountains.
FINALLY getting my beading and jewelry making supplies back within reach - and trying to get my head to slow down with all the design ideas.
lots more, of course. and now that i'm in our new space, i can get a bit more of a routine going on... (thank goodness). which means.... more and better blogging. thank goodness.
hiking. strapping on my boots, and spending hours alone in the forest. along with this, determining that i am, in fact, in far worse shape than i originally thought.
blogging. hanging out. designing. all those things.
lots more, of course. and now that i'm in our new space, i can get a bit more of a routine going on... (thank goodness). which means.... more and better blogging. thank goodness.
reflections
a friend of mine posted on my facebook wall today.
she posted a quote, and when i began reading it, i thought that she was posting it in motivation - i have been (in all honesty) struggling with the big move, finding an apartment, and finding a job. not so muh the strugle itself - the tangible things. i'm sure an apartment will come (we've only been looking a week), and i'm sure a job will come soon enough as well.
it was a quote i had written myself. according to her, i had written it 5 years ago, and i had referred to visiting vancouver. i needed to know. i needed to see for myself.
sure enough.... one of my first entries was in regards to starting my full time job. my full time office job, right after school.
"we start to question our every actions: am i making the right decision? am i selling out? am i forgetting where i came from? where will i be in 5 years? how will i know when to move on?
that questioning takes a toll on a persons confidence - not only in themselves, but in everything they think they knew.... life throws things at you. you duck, dodge, etc. i think i've managed to be hit square in the jaw."and my worries, about not being able to have time to visit vancouver.
i guess, sometimes, we all just need a bit of reassurance. even if that comes from ourselves.
she posted a quote, and when i began reading it, i thought that she was posting it in motivation - i have been (in all honesty) struggling with the big move, finding an apartment, and finding a job. not so muh the strugle itself - the tangible things. i'm sure an apartment will come (we've only been looking a week), and i'm sure a job will come soon enough as well.
it's the other things. the distance, the uncertainty, the self doubt (the enemy).
so i started reading this quote. and then she wrote: "you wrote that (ironically) 5 years ago. two weeks before this, you were worried you were always going to have to ask for time off so you could visit... vancouver. living the dream! :) xo"it was a quote i had written myself. according to her, i had written it 5 years ago, and i had referred to visiting vancouver. i needed to know. i needed to see for myself.
arriving in vancouver (photo by me)
sure enough.... one of my first entries was in regards to starting my full time job. my full time office job, right after school.
"we start to question our every actions: am i making the right decision? am i selling out? am i forgetting where i came from? where will i be in 5 years? how will i know when to move on?
that questioning takes a toll on a persons confidence - not only in themselves, but in everything they think they knew.... life throws things at you. you duck, dodge, etc. i think i've managed to be hit square in the jaw."and my worries, about not being able to have time to visit vancouver.
i guess, sometimes, we all just need a bit of reassurance. even if that comes from ourselves.
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re:claim on urbanebloc? dope!
abby came and visited allie and nicci and i at our pop up shop in March, and hung out for a bit... scoped out the incredible clothing selection that rigorous mess has every month, and took a look at the re:claim jewelry i had for sale. so nice to visit with abby, and such a wonderful testament to allie and nicci's diverse collection of clothes.
if you happen to be in toronto, and want more of rigorous mess, check out their facebook page, where they keep followers updated on upcoming happenings. they just had their april pop-up shop at creatures creating on dundas street, with photographers (erin leydon, nicole dee simmen, and shane fester) and some additional craft folks (national by Elizabeth MacManus, suture by Wes Spencer, and florence and lovelle by Tara Leydon).
keep up with re:claim as well, for info on shop updates, sales, and the rest of the fun going on!
if you happen to be in toronto, and want more of rigorous mess, check out their facebook page, where they keep followers updated on upcoming happenings. they just had their april pop-up shop at creatures creating on dundas street, with photographers (erin leydon, nicole dee simmen, and shane fester) and some additional craft folks (national by Elizabeth MacManus, suture by Wes Spencer, and florence and lovelle by Tara Leydon).
keep up with re:claim as well, for info on shop updates, sales, and the rest of the fun going on!
thanks for visiting abby!