"Weird" is an understatement when I think about how time works and how fast it goes. My little blog is two years old today. As I've said previously -- progress with blogging comes along during the process. I wholeheartedly believe in organic art from a sincere place instead of manufactured garbage out of pure greed. I also believe in growing this blog out of honesty, and I'll admit -- my consistency hasn't gone as I had hoped or planned within the recent months. My daily grind has gotten a bit more hectic and other things are forced onto the front burners of my mind now, as opposed to maybe two years ago when this whole blog idea came to life.

Still, I'm a perfectionist when it comes to what I put out. I'm either proud or it won't make any part of this blog. That's always been a rule of thumb for any creative project I've worked on. Sometimes it really is a matter of stopping and reevaluating your personal standards. A true artist should never be satisfied and the sacrifice that comes along with it is definitely a big part of that discussion as well. If you aren't scared of what you've created... you aren't near being done yet.

A year older (and hopefully a little wiser), I can only hope this blog will grow into something of use/motivation/inspiration for whoever decides to give it a read. Ultimately, that's why this whole thing exists. Giving is the main point - in almost any circumstance. My little baby of a blog has just learned to use its legs to walk and has only began to use its voice; gibberish turns into talking, talking turns into screaming, and screaming is just a form of wanting to be heard. Here's to all the late night drafting, all the times I've tripped on my tripod using self timer, and all the phone storage I've lost to editing photos for this blog. I can only hope this whole thing will show to be worth it one day.

Thank you for the continuous love!

x lj

(And yes, that is a party hat on my head.)