Long Hiatus

So, my last post was last year March! hahaha

#fail.

So much has changed and I am so much more tired and ready to BE MY OWN BOSS!

As much as I appreciate structure and making a difference in a company, I truly deeply want to be in control of my life. As I get older, my happiness mostly stems from the ability to be myself. The self-conscious, approval-seeking little me still lives. But, honestly, I think I've kinda ignored her for the most part. Partly from being exhausted from commuting to LA from OC and just working and not sleeping well. Partly from just growing older and gaining somewhat of maturity.

I will unashamedly admit that a big part of my desperate wish to gain control of my life is to set my own work schedule. I am relatively lucky right now to have somewhat of a flexible work schedule. But, I want that 4 hour work week thing. I want to be able to travel whenever wherever (which also means financial freedom).

Another reason is to really taste the fruit of my labor. Working for a boss or a company just doesn't quite give me the same satisfaction. I selfishly wish for the day when I can support myself (paying rent, buying yummy food, traveling) through my projects.

Besides Spirit Ink, I'm starting another Education Tech project with friends, while I work part-time doing Marketing for a Startup, part-time tutoring, commuting 2-3 hours a day. And I will be collaborating with my best friend on a Advice blog for early twenties professionals. BF carefully suggests that I am spreading myself too thin, to which I obviously scream "DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!" unreasonably. I do agree silently, but YOLO AMIRITE?

k GOTTA GO BE BUSY AND MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF MYSELF (SO I TELL MYSELF).

Done: Start a business

Ever since my senior year, I've been looking into starting my own business.

Right now I have two on going projects, but the one that's started is called Spirit Ink. I think i've talked about it before; but I just wanted to further explain what i've learned because for the last few weeks, it's taken over my life.


It's a (con)temporary tattoo company with cute designs fit for the more fashionista group of girls!

I learned so many things ever since I started it with my friend.
It's only been going since April, but the amount of work and stress that I've endured seems unbelievable.
I mean I figured that it would be a lot of work, but really.. wow.

I had to basically teach myself (with the help of the interweb!) how to build a website, which let me tell you is SO FUCKIN HARD without the knowledge of this foreign language called HTML.
many many nervous breakdowns over this one.
Also, even though starting a business with a friend or friends could be really great since there's that underlying trust to begin with, but it may or may not end up being that fairy tale "best friends starting a business together and on a road to crazy success and live happily ever after."

This project has taught me more about responsibility and relationships than school could have ever taught me.
I'm so damn proud of it, and I still have faith that this will work.
And IF it doesn't pan out the way I am hoping and believing, then I will pick myself up and move onto my next project.

I won't give up.

Hayon