Career path

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

You know, when I started designing, I never foresaw myself doing anything else.

At my current employer, I have been given a senior role that requires much more planning, organizing, and project management. I have been doing a lot less designing. At first, I was nervous that I would be not as happy with my role. I’m not sure if it’s because I do art every day, or if organizing and planning is more of a passion than designing, but I am honestly loving what I’m doing. Making lists, coming up with creative briefs, managing files and folders, writing reports… they’re not all as tedious as I thought they would be. Of course, being a person with ADHD is beneficial when it comes to this kind of organizing because this is where I thrive.

I’ve also learned that I’ve calmed down with age. Times where I would have lashed out, reacted before I thought and been more aggressive, have significantly lessened in the last 10 years or so. Part of it I attribute to being able to detach myself from the opinions of others. It’s like I said yesterday, another person‘s opinion is a “them” problem, not a “me” problem. I consider that growth.

On another note, it’s about to be triple digits here and I am not ready to live on the surface of the sun. It started late this year, which means that it’s going to last until October… again. I foresee myself trying to manifest fall, once again. This climate change nonsense, sucks. I have also gained way too much weight to walk around in shorts and a tank top.

Looks like I’m starting to my diet. Dammit.