Hello! I'm Rachel from Cary, NC. I turned 40 last November and right now I'm in the midst of shifting my work focus both in a new direction and with an even lighter attachment to 'productivity and hustle'.
I also moved in with my partner, Matt, last month and so have been navigating that shift too.
I'm rebuilding the my solo business after 10 years mainly focused on a few services that I've felt done with and so have needed to close down.
Last week, I demolished my business website down to the studs and am in the process of rebuilding it now. It's something I've been thinking about doing for a while and finally started deleting whole sections and now most pages are just blank containers waiting to hold the new next version of my business. It's been both a challenge and a relief to give myself a long runway to pivot and do the work to rebuild in a slow, strategic way. I still slightly - and subtly probably - panic sometimes though because capitalism and the necessity of rent, etc.
Right now I'm loving reading, playing rec sports, standing on the edges of exploring pattern-making and illustration and graphic design skills as an art and creative practice, and writing more and more publicly. I'm also learning Spanish, taking piano lessons, and training to run a slow 10k.
Hello! I'm Rachel from Cary, NC. I turned 40 last November and right now I'm in the midst of shifting my work focus both in a new direction and with an even lighter attachment to 'productivity and hustle'.
I also moved in with my partner, Matt, last month and so have been navigating that shift too.
I'm rebuilding the my solo business after 10 years mainly focused on a few services that I've felt done with and so have needed to close down.
Last week, I demolished my business website down to the studs and am in the process of rebuilding it now. It's something I've been thinking about doing for a while and finally started deleting whole sections and now most pages are just blank containers waiting to hold the new next version of my business. It's been both a challenge and a relief to give myself a long runway to pivot and do the work to rebuild in a slow, strategic way. I still slightly - and subtly probably - panic sometimes though because capitalism and the necessity of rent, etc.
Right now I'm loving reading, playing rec sports, standing on the edges of exploring pattern-making and illustration and graphic design skills as an art and creative practice, and writing more and more publicly. I'm also learning Spanish, taking piano lessons, and training to run a slow 10k.