A recent turn of events has lead me to realize I let something and someone rob be of five months of happiness. Behind my smiling face, I was terrified someone very important to me was going to have a negative life altering decision made for them.

Because I don’t feel the need to share adversity, and rarely ask for help, in recent months, I found myself in some very uncomfortable and awkward situations. Somewhere deep inside I found an inner strength, I swallowed my pride, asked for help and focused on one of the most important people in my life.

Yesterday, it all paid off. It was hard not to let circumstances and difficulties that life threw at me get in the way of my happiness. The valuable lessons I have learned from this experience will long outweigh the negative impact this had on my life for a few short months.

Never in my life had I had a problem of this magnitude. There was very little chance for me to get the results I achieved yesterday by myself. Those selfless people who went above and beyond have my never ending gratitude.

Today, not only am I thankful, smiling on the outside, I’m smiling on the inside too.

I love sarcasm. Now just to be clear, I don’t mean the nasty, antagonistic flavor. I am talking about the witty, playful, clever version.

I appreciate people that can take the situational irony in anything stressful, and turn it into something we can all chuckle about. You know the people, I’m talking about. So often their comments are not to be taken seriously or you would make a hundred grand if you put it on a t-shirt.

I love peeps like that!

I especially enjoy the ones that can dish it out and they can take it with a grain of salt.

“I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you don’t like?”~Jean Cocteau

When I think back to my memorable people in my life, you know the interesting, “unforgettable” types? They all have one thing in common, they were all cleverly sarcastic and colorful.

I adore sarcastic references in normal conversation. When done tastefully with the right person conversions can be so much FUN! It’s like playing tag with words.

But then again, I don’t mind being the butt of someone’s joke. It’ gives me something to smile at!

I love it when an opportunity (you weren’t expecting) presents itself to you.  . . . and this opportunity is perfect for you in every way.  It couldn’t be more perfect if you had been hand picked. I LOVE it when stuff like that happens!

“Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.” ~Ovid

Great things are happening, life is good! All that’s left for me to do is . . . put my best foot forward, smile (you know I will) and T A K E I T!

My mother was probably the most creative person I know. There was no doubt, she had a gift. When she was alive, she was diligent and dedicated to her craft. It didn’t matter if she was being paid by the job or the hour, she had an eye for perfection, and a job wasn’t ever finished unless she achieved perfection. I catch myself spending way to much time on the smallest details.

I know deep in my heart, this has been inherited from my mother.

There is something about summer that makes my heart sing! It’s so nice to a only a little over an hour from the ocean. We had a picnic in Seaside on Saturday. The tranquility of the ocean gave me such peace. The cool breezes danced in the warm sunshine on the sand, I couldn’t get enough!

Basking in the sunshine on the beach in Seaside got me to thinking, about perfection and how it is perceived. Imperfections are beautiful when it comes to nature. Inconsistencies make it interesting, broken sand-dollars, the different height of the waves in the ocean, the large patches of long grass in the landscape, natures imperfections kinda make it perfect.

I had the perfect weekend!

When it comes to my work, I am  a bit of a perfectionist.  In some ways I have found the perfect career for myself. First off, you can bet I pay attention to details. I go the extra mile and I have high standards, the designs I create for you are refined and often flawless. I often use extra special elements that set your stuff apart from the crowd giving you an advantage.

My results? Why, ‘pixel perfect’ of course!