In my previous post, Two Leos On A Date: Botanical Gardens Night Lights, I started writing about some of the mishaps I have encountered over the past 6 months. It started with Esteban and I applying for a dream apartment locally. When we were declined, I felt myself spiraling. I had been planning to move out of our current place and banking on that to make me feel successful or important instead of stagnant. A couple days later, I came into work and someone I have been working with for three years mentioned she was being let go. I felt her emotions, as well as the others in my department. I've noticed lately that the other employees in the office have been unhappy that she is leaving and I began to think to myself, is this what I am relying my happiness on? Who I work with? Of course having a career is important and enjoying the people you see everyday seems important, but I should still love the work I do regardless of who is in the same office. So I started pondering what career would make me ecstatic to accomplish everyday? I contemplated many ideas, but I couldn't see myself on any of the paths I drew up. I continued to wonder around my fantasies and I had an epiphany. I was enjoying the process of writing down all of my thoughts. Writing them down helped me organize my ideas and by seeing them on paper gifted me clarity.
So as a confused 23 year old lady/miss/woman?, I decided that if writing down my thoughts and ideas helped me decide which career I didn't want, then why can't expressing myself be my career?
I come from a family that loves to work with their hands. My great grandma loves to quilt, my grandma enjoys crocheting/knitting, my aunt makes beautiful jewelry and my mom taught me how to scrapbook. I have dipped into a couple of the other arts but I find that scrapbooking is my favorite. I actually created my wix website as a digital scrapbook, but as I added more pages to it, I saw that blogging here would add that special touch. I don't think I could ever give up physically creating (or sprinkling glitter on everything), but I do believe that telling my stories through a digital medium can reach others and hopefully create a community where we can all benefit from each other.
Another huge part of wanting to start a blog for me is the idea that maybe one day I will be able to work less hours at work and spend more time with my family. Look at Gypsy's face in the picture below. Who can leave that face everyday? I know some people don't think of pets as their kids, but if you think about it, children grow up and gain independence throughout the years, but pets will always depend on their "parents". I can see the difference in her moods when we are home more often than not. Plus I love that she reduces my anxiety and makes me feel like I am her everything. Gypsy is a 85 pound mountain cur. We know she is mixed with another breed, but haven't had the chance to get her DNA test yet to see what is the other half. I am constantly seeing tips and diy projects for small to medium sized dogs, but it is less common to see the same for large dogs. Hopefully this blog will give insight on what to do with your large dog as well.
The name"Two Leos And A Gypsy" has been on my mind for awhile now. I always found it interesting that Esteban and I are leos. I also always imagined that my first dog would be named Gypsy. Once I started thinking about what are family is now, the name just popped into my head. I didn't know if we would make youtube videos or sell products, or now, start a blog. But I knew that this name meant a lot to me and that one day it would become something. I am so excited to share my inner thoughts and ideas with this audience so please comment on what you would be interested to hear about.
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