A little pissy

I've been a little confrontational and pissy lately. I don't know what it is. It could be my back has been bothering me a bit lately. I hadn't gone to my Shiatsu massuese on something like 5 or 6 months so when I visited her yesterday she definitely said my whole back was in knots. It could have been a combination of my workouts, stress, and air travel that made it so bad. I've had some trouble falling asleep every so often because of this.

Mom still says it's my chair. I'll grant that it could be a contributing factor as well. I'll just have to go easy on it a while and let my back recuperate a little. Do a few extra stretches before my afternoon jog.

I've held myself in check not to outright say anything stupid to people. But there's a smaller filter between my mouth and my brain lately. How many times have I resisted saying, "You're an idiot"? More times then you can imagine.

This 15th markes my 1 year anniversay for Lowe Studio LLC. How fast!!! I'm proud of this accomplishment really even though it's not like I'm suddenly a millionaire or anything. Well, I'm sure to remember to celebrate this for myself at least even if I don't have to shout it to the world. I'm wondering if I should take that day easy? Or maybe I should hit the beach I haven't done that yet all Summer.

I did this little mailer that I'll be sending out to everyone. It certainly took me a while on that. It's a simple postcard but I must have tried 4 or 5 concepts on that. Only my fiancee's had the privelege of seeing them... I'm sure she's been sick of seeing me keep changing my mind on it. Certainly the most frustrating a work that a designer can do is the stuff we do for ourselves. We're never satisfied with our own work. That's why you'll find if you talk to a designer, they're never happy with their business cards, portfolios, or websites. It's a rule of nature.

Anyway, after the 15th I'll put up the different ideas here just so that I document the progression of thought.

My 2nd year will be just as challenging I'm sure. Maybe even MORE challenging because the hype that I generated my first few months with everyone has past. So now perhaps friends, family, and old clients are less inclined to randomly help. I suppose that's natural.

Now I'm on my own this year. The new phone book arrived at my door the other day. I had my own little dance after seeing my ad in there. It's right at the top of the page for some lucky reason. That's good. It's still a tiny ad compared to all the big half pagers that are there....but it's a start. Celebrate the little things Raph!

I got to thinking what this is all for. Will I struggle with Lowe Studio as a job for the rest of my life? What about retirement? Do I just work on this design till I lose interest or I'm too old to think? Will Lowe Studio end with that?

Hmmm....I think it would be a neat thing to have Lowe Studio grow and keep on without me. Just like my Aunt in Australia built her therapy center over the years and recently sold it for a healthy retirement. I'd like to have my business fashioned for that end-goal as well.

So I guess in the following years I'll have to try fashioning that vision. Maybe hire a designer or two to work with me, maybe one of them might eventually take over my business one day? Get a nice little studio somewhere...

Happy Thoughts.....