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Putting the last pieces together

After spending hours on my last template for the website and getting all of that in order, I’ve decided to scrap it and go with something with a more ‘fresher’ look. Most of the pieces were already in place because of the previous work, but just needed to be organized and pieced together in a new puzzle. It’s getting there though and I’m quite happy with how it looks so far. Now, I just need to start adding some artwork. LOL That will come soon enough though.

My current job drains me and sucks every ounce of creative energy from me, even though it’s not a ‘creative’ job (IT). It does require a lot of ‘out of the box’ thinking, but that’s about it. Oh, and stress too. Lots of that…

I’ll be announcing some exciting news within the next week or two. I’m in the process of putting those pieces together also and finalizing a few things. The creativity is all in my head right now, and in lots of notes that I’m taking so that I don’t forget a single thing. I have so many ideas, most of them I’ve never seen done before. I’m so excited to get this whole thing going.

I don’t know if you’ve ever watched the movie American Beauty. At the end of the movie, the character Lester says this:

“Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst. And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain. And I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday.”

That’s what I feel like right now. I won’t go into a lot of detail about the ups and downs, and more downs, and more ups and downs that my mind has fought and still fighting, but right now I feel awesome, excited, and ready to take on anything.

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