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This website and doing illustration is a dream come
true for me. As a matter of fact, I looked up an
email I sent out about a year and a half ago and
this dream was a part of it. I feel so good to turn
something I dreamt into a reality.
See for yourself.
In five years I see myself:
Still working in advertising, trying to push it to be more
artful and forever disappointed that it’s not. But also realizing
what my priorities are and therefore pouring my soul into
my work when I am at work and pouring
into my life when I am at life…
But I also see myself doing freelance illustration.
And painting at home in a little studio…and making
my own jewelry and taking pottery classes and
maybe even a glass blowing class or two.
I would also like to write a children’s book or two
(influenced by my dear C) and maybe they are published…
or maybe they just become little books that
only my child knows about. (child when I am 30-35…
not in the next 5 years.)
I also see myself having my own little art show that
is not really heavily attended…except for the friends
and family that I love (who are the most important
to impress anyway.)
I also see myself as finally mastering cooking and
having dinner parties for my friends and we all sit
around talking and eating the food that I’ve made.
Yeah: and it’s all low-fat too. And there will be extra
cheese there for you and Grace, Evan.
And while i’m at it: i see myself living in a house
that I’ve put a lot of work into. And it has a garden
of flowers and one of vegetables. And i can sit in
the garden and read my books and enjoy the sounds
and scents of outside.
But most of all: I see myself still with C
and still loving that the best.
That’s all. for now.
Hi!
I had just been reading some of your current posts (April 2007) and then decided to look in your archives to see how far you’ve come and look at what I found. A five year plan.
How wonderful to see that the dreams that you had (which are similar to my own except for working in advertising) are in the process of being realised.
I am so happy for you and despite your trepidation, I think that you are right: A boat was not made for the harbour.
Thank you for inspiring others. Your five year plan is working.
I need to make mine more concrete too, but I wanted to thank you for showing me that positive thinking really does work.