Now!

In a funny twist of fate, no sooner than...immediately...like, right after I got my A+ certification, a bunch of stuff in my creative life started happening! Like, my band had a release show for our 2nd album (and the show was SO MUCH FUN !) and ever since then we've been getting more cool opportunities to play more shows - even some out of town stuff!

And then, as I was looking to get into some kind of IT work, I got offered a job from my bosses at my part-time work that would be flexible and work-from-home, meaning, I could ACTUALLY take care of my bills and have plenty of time for music + art + other stuff like my zine!!!! If I do a good job, maybe I can get more into that kinda work. I don't wanna say exactly what it is bc I wanna see how I feel for a while first but at least it is computer-related in a way lol! (Sounds cryptic but it's nothin outlandish haha)

So, it's getting warmer and the daylight lasts a little longer. Now that the CompTIA stuff + classes are over, I thought I'd have more free time but I'm just as busy, just w/ different things. It's cool tho! As I said in the last "Now" page, diligence is important to me. (I am a Capricorn, afterall ^_~)

I have a goal to make my website over in some way this year but I need to brush up on CSS...add that to the never ending list of things I want to do! Feeling rly grateful lately.

Love, Lauren

Then!

(older pages from my "Now")

Almost done with the CompTIA stuff for now - studying for the 1202 A+ exam...as much as I'm enjoying learning IT stuff, I find myself desperately wanting to work on art and music. And my site. And the zine...

Also!! We opened Citywide zine submissions! This time the theme is "lore" - hoping we get rolling on it soon, for now we wait and see what we get. I'm trying to decide if I wanna do a comic, a collage, or make a playlist.

Right now I think my big puzzle to solve is how to balance my obligations and projects and hobbies...there's been almose 0 time for my social life. I do feel a bit bad about that but also, it's the dead of winter. Outside is ice, wind and miserable cold. I think it's the perfect time to lock in and work on the things you care about.

Been thinking a lot about DILIGENCE, about how things don't get done if you don't make consistent effort. To me, the worst feeling in the world is to have a deep need to create and to ignore it. I spent so much of my 20's just partying and getting wrapped up in relationships, then feeling depressed because I felt I wasn't "doing anything"...my 30's have been much happier because I made connections with other artists/musicians/creative people and I feel we all understand each other on that level.

Like, you need a balance right? It's no good to be a total hermit all the time, but to truly connect with my creativity I really NEED a lot of alone time. I hope to "emerge" again in spring.

Love, Lauren