The time has come to say goodbye to being employed. Yep, I'm going it alone and venturing into the world of freelance design. I always dreamt of being my own boss and had hoped to do so when I graduated Uni in 2005. But it's 2018 I hear you say! What have you been doing for all of this time? Erm, life, travelling, life, shit jobs, a great job, moving, moving some more and then settling and creating a family. So now is finally the perfect time. Well I hope so.
Until today I had a stable job and income and worked with a bunch of awesome people. Will I live to regret it? Possibly. It could be the wrong decision but I'm far more likely to regret it if I never took the chance and would always wonder what if?!
So initially you'll be seeing more of the same with wrap and cards etc and possibly for some of the same customers. But I'm also hoping to branch into designs for soft furnishings and most importantly, children's book illustration. This is the biggie. I've been wanting to do it for years but I'm my own worst/best critic and suffer from horrendous self doubt. To be fair though it's not an easy one to crack and there are so may people doing a much better job of it than I could ever hope to. That being said, I've put it off for long enough and it's time to start making an impression! My biggest motivation ever is a loving husband supporting me mentally and financially (no pressure there then- yikes) and a gorgeous boy who I hope will be proud of me.
I've had an absolutely awesome send off from my colleagues today and they said some incredibly lovely things. They seem to think "I've got this" so I'd better prove them right! :) xx
I've had an absolutely awesome send off from my colleagues today and they said some incredibly lovely things. They seem to think "I've got this" so I'd better prove them right! :) xx
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