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10 Things: Life Lately

posted on February 16, 2014

1. Intro: I was reading Steph‘s guest post about blog organization on Sarah’s blog this week and it occurred to me that posting more about my life and keeping a semblance of professionalism/organization on this blog weren’t actually mutually exclusive. Then it occurred to me that I could easily do another weekly post like Weekly Wishes — something that’s simultaneously easy to write and based largely on what I’m doing and what’s happening in my life — and that I could also do it as a bullet point list!

Once again the line between “proper blogging” and “what I used to do on LiveJournal” is a very blurry one. And that’s bullet point #1.

2. Thought: You also have Steph to thank for the fact that I’m now seriously considering doing a 101 things in 1001 days challenge. This is partly because I want to keep myself accountable re: the London move (I feel like there should be scare quotes in there somewhere, or capital letters, or both. Maybe an underline. A blinking marquee. Okay, I’ll stop) without committing it to a date, since I can’t exactly do that right now, and partly because I want to write down somewhere that I also want to get my mom and sister out and back on their feet and away from my father. We’ll see.

3. Thing I Did: I finished a scarf. A square cotton silk scarf, approx. 36″ x 42″, printed with my Adrift photograph. I hand-rolled the hems while listening to Pop Culture Happy Hour for the first time in ages. I’m going to need more podcasts if I’m going to be sewing like I want to be. Anyone got recs?

4. Thing I Did: Shot a black crochet shrug for Isabelle Knits…

5. Thing I Did: …and a memory locket by Emma Swailes…

…and a pair of umbrella earrings also by Emma.

6. Life: This is what my desk looked like after that:

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7. Blog: There may be a series of posts entitled Lessons Learned From Sewing [Insert Thing Here] coming to this here blog soon. Brief and casual and anecdotal, nothing particularly helpful — but I’m also preparing a series of tips-and-tricks posts as well, which I may well use Patreon to fund. If you could support my writing of tutorials (photography- and design- related with the occasional coding trick thrown in) and were offered the chance to vote on (or even suggest!) the topics covered, would you consider pledging a bit of money per thing completed to a campaign like that?

8. Thought: I really just want to sew a lot and make more media kits. Why is that not doable? Oh yeah, because I need money. I’m also still behind on replying to people. It’s this weird damned if you do, damned if you don’t thing — when things are going well, I’m super motivated but also overwhelmed and behind. When I’m going through “slow times,” I have the chance to catch up, sure — but I’m too busy worrying about paying the bills. I prefer overwhelmed and motivated, not going to lie.

9. Thing I Did: Banners for The Two Wicked Magpies on Etsy — four, one for each season.

10. Outro: I finally made my vision board for 2014, the one I had to make for the CREATE.2014 course. It’s not awful for my first collage… I don’t think. I’ll show it off next week. Meanwhile, have an Oxford:

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Don’t get him wrong, though. He is ridiculous. (And there’s more where that came from.)

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12 Comments

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  • Stephanie

    Aww kitty face! So cute!
    I’m so glad you found the post helpful, I find it much easier to blog now that I have a schedule and some focus. And I love that you want to do a 101 list! Mine is so motivating because it keeps me from procrastinating things like visiting my out of state friends – things I always say I’ll do ‘someday.’

    • Lix Hewett

      I really did – I love looking into other people’s organization/writing process. I get a lot more inspiration out of super specific this-is-how-I-do-it breakdowns than I do from general posts that try to appeal to everyone. Seeing your list was like whoa, that would be heaven. :D

  • Natasha Hoover

    Love the product shots! Is that sea salt? Really cool idea!

    • Lix Hewett

      Thank you! I have no idea what it is – it came with the black box and the rocks. Miniature zen garden from Avon. :)

  • Sara Strauss

    You create wonderful product shots!! It seems like you accomplished a lot this week! Pretty kitty!
    ~Sara

    • Lix Hewett

      Thank you! I really feel like I’m getting somewhere with this to-do list/getting a grip on my life and work, finally! And isn’t he? #proudmama

  • Susan Link

    I enjoyed the post. Like to see the different work other photographers are doing and looks like you are keeping busy. Great idea with the product shot, creative and inspiring!

    • Lix Hewett

      Thank you! It was my first shoot using proper props I picked and everything – really fun experience. :D

  • Brooke

    Love this type of post…these photographs are lovely!

    • Lix Hewett

      Thank you!

  • Lix Hewett

    I have no idea who got this one (maybe it was a gift?) but it mostly languishes in its box because there’s no room to display it that the cat won’t get at, ha.

  • Lix Hewett

    Ohh, thank you! I’d never heard of 99designs before – I’m on Elance and Nubelo, happy to add another site to the pile! As for Shutterstock, I’ve actually been thinking about trying that route with my photos, the licensing thing, but I only got as far as signing up for Alamy and realizing my camera doesn’t take large enough photos for them (and got rejected by… Trevillion, I think. Yes, that one). /o Should look into more stock sites!

    As for where to share things with me, anywhere is good but there is also always email. :D

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Welcome to my blog! I'm Lix: full-time graphic designer for bloggers and freelancers, and part-time photographer. I'm an unapologetic cat lady and perpetually angry feminist nightmare. I like attention and pretty things, and that's why I run a lifestyle blog. Learn more.
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