I’m Doing It Mom!
Well if the last post’s title was any indication for what the last week has been like… whew!
Site Visit Leslie Tyler Design February 2022
So first… I’m alive, I’m here, and everything is good… actually more than good, it is life - changing - astounding in fact. When we left off I was bustling about putting the finishing touches on a proposal I submitted to the city of Peoria’s land bank. Combined with its deadline, the onset of a terrible cold (luckily no COVID but nasty none the less), and an unexpected five day weekend for Ms. Seven due to another snow day… we’ll just say that I was forced to take a few personal days.
The thing about my job is that there aren’t any concrete lines drawn between personal and business time. I love the flexibility that it brings, and honestly have no idea how I would manage juggling parenting without it my 9-5 parents, you are literally Superheros but I usually find myself forced into ‘personal time’ when my body and the rest of the universe is seems is belting “SIT DOWN ALREADY!”
But, no matter the catalyst I have had some time of rest and am back to business. Business that, come to find out, still kept chugging along even without me… so wild!
Over my hiatus I got word about a very significant project and I cannot wait to spill the beans in the next couple of weeks. But in the meantime I will share the bustling design work that I can. This week I am working on three separate presentations including 5 different rooms; a kitchen & bath, half bath, and living & dining room, preparing for one install, and keeping a watchful eye over one very active job site… and I am over the moon about each and every one of them.
Even as I write down what my client work looks like for the week, I am in awe of it. I’m not sure if its me or if all artist or I suppose any entrepreneur at all feels like I do. The feeling like we’re not getting anywhere at all, perhaps we’re just pretending to work. No? Just me? If I could share any one thing this morning it would be that you are doing it. You really are!
When you learn to ride a bike the person teaching usually holds onto the back of the seat, keeping you steady as you wobble from side to side. Over time, your balance grows strength and, unbeknownst to you the spotter’s hand become lighter and lighter. Eventually my mom, without telling me, would let go. Me, still thinking she was right there beside me, had the confidence and would keep riding enjoying it for the first time without a worry in the world... I was free.
Now whether you were the kid that kept riding down the block even after the I’m doing it shock set in, or you immediately fell to the side... you would forever know that YOU CAN DO IT! And once you know that you never look back. I’m here to remind you that you probably won’t feel that spotter’s hand getting lighter, or let go entirely but one day you’ll look down and realize that you are doing it, and no matter what happens after that… you’ll never go back!