Catching Up
Today I'm just trying to get on top of my 'to do' list. Trying to contact some companies for contract work, booking a cat/heli trip for a bachelor party, tons of emails, looking for riders for a ski and snowboard team, finishing up my gallery on the website, etc.
Going to take the rest of this week for some office time. With the record precipitation in the Northwest, it's been hard to do much but go skiing. Went back up to Crystal yesterday and met up with an old friend from college. He drove up and back in one day from Portland. Damn, that's some serious driving for one day. Been fun catching up with people.
Still in the process of figuring out what I want to do with my career. Declined a couple employment opportunities on Monday. It was tough. I also called a couple companies down in Portland that wanted me to come down for interviews and declined. One thing I do know is that I want to stay in Seattle. They were all good potential places to work but I just wasn't excited enough. I should feel pumped and passionate for the place I want donate my next set of blood, sweat and tears.
I was starting to think I needed to work because I've been unemployed for awhile and the $$ is starting to get a little low. I actually caught myself thinking, "well, I can get a job now and keep looking in the meantime". What I really need to do is give myself a swift kick in the ass, focus my energy, and get after what I want. I can't wait to just get lucky. It seems like some people have all the luck in the world, but they are the ones who never depend on it.
So here we go... December is the time to set myself up for success, beginning of January will be when I get it. Since December is filled with so many holiday parties, events, and is just plain busy, it will be more about teeing things up.
One thing is for sure, I'm getting itchy to work again. I love working and am starting to miss the pressure and rhythm of the creative process.
Check out this park bench and billboard campaign. I think it's extremely clever. It just sort of hit me today as I'm reading Al Gores book, "An Inconvenient Truth". We can all do better and consume less. Our future depends on it.
