Update!
Hello friends!
(And as I say that, I realize, had I not lived in Israel, no one would read this...)
Happy 2009!
This year is starting off rather well for me!
At the end of last year, I was working 80 or so hour weeks, not sleeping, and pretty much burning the candle at all ends. I gave a few of my clients to friends, cleared my schedule - and committed to spending more time away from work.
I have been spending more time reading, sewing (....not sewing well......), snowboarding, skiing - and rock climbing. Idle time has been fantastic. I actually have been able to clean up my house, play scrabble.....and have time to think - instead of quickly moving from one project to the next deadline!
And!! On April 30th Gregg and I fly out to Australia - stopping for 6 days in Fiji - 11 days in New Zealand - and then finally landing in Melbourne, Australia. We have purchased one way tickets, and intend on spending about 5 or 6 months there. I have a great friend from college, Megan who is living there with her husband Zack. We will be living with them for the duration of our stay.
I really cant wait! The are intelligent, artsy, interesting ....After a 2008 of staring at a computer screen - I am ready to surround myself with an immersion of intellect and culture!!!
Work is also going well. I am slowly learning the art of raising my rates to get clients of a better caliber. The ones that pay more seem to respect their designers far more. They are more familiar with spending more to get more. Slowly I am building a great client base - which will hopefully follow me as I flit about the globe!
And finally - I have been reaching out and trying to communicate better to people whom I think I can better my relationships with. It may not work, but at least I am trying, communicating and putting the effort out there.
So, that's 2009 thus far in a nutshell! I hope everyone is well! Pics from the holidays coming soon!
(And as I say that, I realize, had I not lived in Israel, no one would read this...)
Happy 2009!
This year is starting off rather well for me!
At the end of last year, I was working 80 or so hour weeks, not sleeping, and pretty much burning the candle at all ends. I gave a few of my clients to friends, cleared my schedule - and committed to spending more time away from work.
I have been spending more time reading, sewing (....not sewing well......), snowboarding, skiing - and rock climbing. Idle time has been fantastic. I actually have been able to clean up my house, play scrabble.....and have time to think - instead of quickly moving from one project to the next deadline!
And!! On April 30th Gregg and I fly out to Australia - stopping for 6 days in Fiji - 11 days in New Zealand - and then finally landing in Melbourne, Australia. We have purchased one way tickets, and intend on spending about 5 or 6 months there. I have a great friend from college, Megan who is living there with her husband Zack. We will be living with them for the duration of our stay.
I really cant wait! The are intelligent, artsy, interesting ....After a 2008 of staring at a computer screen - I am ready to surround myself with an immersion of intellect and culture!!!
Work is also going well. I am slowly learning the art of raising my rates to get clients of a better caliber. The ones that pay more seem to respect their designers far more. They are more familiar with spending more to get more. Slowly I am building a great client base - which will hopefully follow me as I flit about the globe!
And finally - I have been reaching out and trying to communicate better to people whom I think I can better my relationships with. It may not work, but at least I am trying, communicating and putting the effort out there.
So, that's 2009 thus far in a nutshell! I hope everyone is well! Pics from the holidays coming soon!
posted by Samantha Farbman at 4:10 PM
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