Saying goodbye (and hello).

The past year has contained a few business-y goodbyes for me:  first my workspace:  goodbye basement, hello studio; then my business name:  goodbye Dreamland, hello Gina Sekelsky Studio LLC; now my blog:  goodbye Typepad, hello Wordpress.  (If you go to that link, there's not much there yet.  I'm still working on my first post...it's a bit daunting.)

All of these goodbyes have been moving me in a positive direction, but they're still bittersweet.  I worked in the basement for TEN years, and even though I started feeling really claustrophobic down there by the end, it was still the site of many (many) creative moments.  It's where I painted my first handstitched garment, where I made hundreds of holiday cards and wrote thousands of stamps.

And I'm still second-guessing the name switch, to some extent.  I am glad I did it, I feel more settled somehow.  But a few long-time clients have mentioned that they miss it...and that makes me miss it too.

But the move to my new blog site?  I can get behind that 100%.  A clean slate, a fresh start, a chance to be more intentional when I'm posting.  Remember the comments from January's giveaway?  I really took your words to heart.  Now the question is, how can I maintain that drive -- when I'm busy, when I'm tired, when I can't think of what to write, when it's two years from now?

There are only a handful of blogs I read with any regularity, and it's easy to pinpoint what keeps me coming back.  (In fact, after I wrote that, I went and looked at all three of them, got a little distracted and now it's ten minutes later.)  I want my blog to be one that you read.  I want to inspire you and encourage you and show you neat stuff I've made.  And have a written/visual history of my creative life. I want to let you in to my world a bit more, since I am constantly juggling my work life/family life/personal life.  And you are too, right?  So why not write about that the next time I'm sharing a recipe or a quotation that matters to me?

I'll post the forwarding address again when it's all official.  Thank you for spending the last five years with me, and here's to continuing our conversation!

Comments

[CJ]

So happy for you and this new start. You have done so well, you should be very proud of what you have achieved. I'm looking forward to reading your new blog. I shall definitely be following!

[Destiny]

Where you go, I will follow... Destiny

P.S. You've been a success - follow your own example. It's worked for five years. With that said, I love the idea of learning more about your life.

[MelissaPete]

I read this blog because I like to see what you're up to, and because you are an active blogger. I have whittled down the blogs on my address list to those who post regularly, and who post things I'm interested in. After all this time, I am still interested in your blog which is a good sign right? We don't know each other, but I really love the things about your blog that keep me inspired creatively. You're doing great. I can't wait to see where you're going next. :D