Challenge.
Something that really made you grow this year. That made you go to your edge and then some. What made it the best challenge of the year for you?

I think that the past three years have been filled with challenges. Financial and career challenges seem to have been the most major ones. I think a lack of relationship challenges and a strong base in that area have helped me grow and face my fears in the other areas, but there have definitely been challenges. In this past year specifically, job challenges have been in the forefront. Balancing creativity and bosses. Balancing freelance and full-time work. Wishing I had time to fit in the hands dirty, painting, gluing, ripping, tearing, destroying and putting back together again art. In the midst of all of this, I think I’ve become a stronger designer (though other areas of art have been tossed out the window for a while) and have more of an understanding of designer’s wants vs client’s wants and fitting it all together in a way that makes everyone involved happy. But I want to get my hands dirty. The latest challenge has been pregnancy and creativity. Or should I say, pregnancy vs. creativity. It seems as though pregnancy has sucked the creative juice from me. I know it’s all for a good reason, though sometimes it’s frustrating. I have barely picked up my camera. Partially b/c it’s been having problems, but also because I’m just not feeling it for some reason. I’m hoping (fingers crossed) that all of this comes back to me once the baby is here. I mean, there will be this new inspiration in our life. I guess we’ll find out when it comes. For now, trying to find the creativity and inspiration wherever I can and work through the blocks.

This has been a Best of 2009 Blog Challenge moment.

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