It’s so nice to be back home. I was gone for 9 days—Haven’t been gone that long since Vietnam in February. It was great to spend extended time in Pasadena with friends and family, though. And I think I found an apartment! The universe sent it my way in an interesting fashion. It sounds like everything I want in a new place and I certainly hope it works out.

So, what to do with my time off until the move? Purge, purge, purge. I plan to go through everything in my apartment and ask, “Is this worth moving to Pasadena?” Am excited to free myself of some of this junk that’s built up in the past few years. Purging is so liberating! Today Jen came over for breakfast and helped me get rid of worn out and unused items from my wardrobe. I’d attached a story to every single item and needed someone else’s dispassionate perspective to help me let go. Thank you, Jen!

I also want to (finally) put up an online portfolio. While I’ve been doing business through word of mouth I’m getting no new clients and really need to have something to show people. The roadblock has always been wading through my work and picking out the pieces that really shine. But no more excuses! I have a PDF portfolio that I’ll base the online version on and I’ll add in more details on what the obstacles were in each project. That should work out just fine.