Baby, come back (Picture that singing mop)

Hello faithful readers! Hello, hello, are you still there (tumbleweed passing and the sounds of chirping.) Okay, I deserve that. It, again, has been a long time since I have written last. I get it if you have decided to abandon ship. But, my lack of writing has not been about being too busy to write. (Finally!) Rather, I have been trying to decide what to do about the direction of this blog. I promise I am not abandoning ship--instead I have decided to steer things in a different direction.

As much as I love design, I am engrossed in it all day long every day and have decided that I am not as inspired as I used to be by writing about it.

And, there it is again! That word again--inspired! I took the afternoon and have read through my blog in it's entirety and I would say the word "inspiration" or some derivitive of it appears in almost every post that I write. I have decided to take this as a sign that maybe inspiration should be the focus of my blog--roominations about life, what's important, and what it means to truly live. Of course, art and design is still inspiring to me and will be a main topic here, but my life has been inspired by so many things that have nothing to do with design and everything to do with having that overwhelming I'M ALIVE feeling.

The first two years I was back in Chicago, I lead a very singular life revolving around developing my art and design. Through these intense years, I realized that I am more of a generalist--not a specialist! It drove me nuts to put such a strong emphasis on one interest that it took all my time from all the other eight million things that interest me.

I have savored the past eight months and my ability to be able to water my other interests and watch them grow. So, as my blog may become a bit scattered, I am going to focus more on my writing and the inspiration I find in my unending joy of just living. Oh, and I'm sure I will throw in my inane ramblings about the quirks of life. I am not promising fluffy bunnies here.

I would be remiss if I took all the credit for this change in the direction in my blog. I was recently instant messaging with an old friend and co-worker who I did Americorps with back in my ghetto Baltimore days. She told me she had read my blog and that I should write a book about what is important in life--I believe that's how she put it. First of all, this may be ranked in the top three compliments I have gotten in my entire life. Secondly, I may not have time to write a book, but I sure as heck can blog the crap out of my observations on life, love, inspiration, and living a life less ordinary. Thanks, Jackie!

So, I hope all of you enjoy this new focus and the fact that I will be posting more regularly now. I'm excited for this change!