Life is Good, a simple concept and a brand I've always loved and admired, but never knew the entire story behind the creation of the business. I have looked dreamily on the companies employment page, and yes, daydreamed about working there as a designer. For me it would be the ultimate gig.  I believe in their culture, try to live it myself, it was founded on optimism and the belief that no matter what is happening in your life, there is good and there are reasons to be happy. Spreading optimism is their mission, and their tagline is simply brilliant:: "Life is not perfect. Life is not easy. Life is good."  I love that the co-founder's (brothers, Bert and John Jacobs) mother was their inspiration and that they carry on the tradition to "tell me something good" to their employees. If more people followed their example and more businesses followed their model, I truly believe life would be even better.

Read more about Life is good,  a nice story about it's creation. 

Blank pages have always intimidated me. I buy journals and let them sit blank for a really long time as I decide the perfect way to start.  It's the same with paint canvas. What if I don't like what I write, what I paint and the page is ruined forever, and what if it's a masterpiece that never exists because fear killed it before it was created. 

Eventually I always take the plunge. I start. I write something. I paint something. Sometimes it's awesome, sometimes it's not, but the only way to get to where you want to go is to start somewhere. So, I start. I don't really know yet what this space will be about, a little bit of everything I suppose. Maybe about the creative process, maybe about my life, maybe about my fears or maybe about the topic I'm passionate about at the moment. I'm sure I'll share artwork and photographs, maybe even some creative writing. 

I'll go with what feels right, and with this, I have started, somewhere.