02/19/2026
Took myself to Japan for a week last month to celebrate 3 years of being a full time freelancer.
I spent so much of my adult life dreaming to live the life I do now. I couldn’t have done it without having a full time job that ultimately pushed me to take the steps to do this full time.
Though most days I tolerated my 40hr work week, I was always longing to be creating. I’d spend weekends taking on gigs & shifting my schedule at IKEA、desperately trying to make both work. I found myself adding another 36 hours of work on top of my 40hr work week at the Big Blue Box.
But every thing was worth it. All those years dreaming truly led me to where I am now. I believed in myself long before others did & that power is a different kind of magic I can’t quite explain.
I spent that week silently celebrating to myself over all I’ve accomplished in the last 3 years. I took photos for fun of everything I love & allowed myself to truly enjoy photographing for myself again. They don’t tell you to be wary of making your passion your job or effects it’ll have on your mental but each & every time I’ll choose this over my previous reality.
Because now I get to actively participate & live the life I always knew was meant for me💖
