Welcome to my blog!
I'm not yet sure what I will be doing with this, but I figured it's damn well time I started it.
For those who know me, this next part will come as no surprise.
15 days after I turned 27 I woke up and realized that I needed to change my lifestyle, and by change my lifestyle I mean quit my job. I needed to find a way to make a living creatively, and not be at the mercy of a corporate job with strict corporate rules.
Yes, having a 401K, health insurance, and a steady paycheck is nice, but I haven't written anything other than corporate-voiced emails in about a year. Virginia Woolf said that in order to write, a woman must have a room of her own. The part she didn't mention, however, was time. In order to write, a woman (or man, but we're talking about me here) must have time to write. This is a concept I have been working over for some time now.
In order to be creative, one must have time to create.
I've realized that it's time to start creating a life for myself that suits me. That is never going to happen if I am plugging 40 hours a week into a job that I hate. I'm not getting any younger, and conventional life doesn't make me happy.
What am I going to do instead? I'm going to write. And paint. And maybe some other things.
How am I going to make a living? I have no idea. I'll figure that part out as I go.
I am intending this blog to be a creative outlet. I am curious to see what it turns out to be.
Feedback is always welcome.
Thanks for stopping by!http://poetrycowgirl.blogspot.com/p/updates_19.html
I'm not yet sure what I will be doing with this, but I figured it's damn well time I started it.
For those who know me, this next part will come as no surprise.
15 days after I turned 27 I woke up and realized that I needed to change my lifestyle, and by change my lifestyle I mean quit my job. I needed to find a way to make a living creatively, and not be at the mercy of a corporate job with strict corporate rules.
Yes, having a 401K, health insurance, and a steady paycheck is nice, but I haven't written anything other than corporate-voiced emails in about a year. Virginia Woolf said that in order to write, a woman must have a room of her own. The part she didn't mention, however, was time. In order to write, a woman (or man, but we're talking about me here) must have time to write. This is a concept I have been working over for some time now.
In order to be creative, one must have time to create.
I've realized that it's time to start creating a life for myself that suits me. That is never going to happen if I am plugging 40 hours a week into a job that I hate. I'm not getting any younger, and conventional life doesn't make me happy.
What am I going to do instead? I'm going to write. And paint. And maybe some other things.
How am I going to make a living? I have no idea. I'll figure that part out as I go.
I am intending this blog to be a creative outlet. I am curious to see what it turns out to be.
Feedback is always welcome.
Thanks for stopping by!http://poetrycowgirl.blogspot.com/p/updates_19.html
