How was your weekend? Me? Oh, I completed a 23-year long project. No, make that I realized a 23+-year-old dream. The Ultimate DIY may you be inspired.
The Ultimate DIY may you be inspired
Happiness
Keep Going
I wanted to lasso the moon for that darling girl. I knew deep down that I would need a college education to do that. Like many before me, I worked full time, raised my child and took one class at a time. I was exhausted, but determined. A few years later Prince Charming unexpectedly arrived. But there was a hitch. He was moving to Crete, a small island in the Mediterranean Sea. It meant my education would have to be put on hold…sort of.
Still Learning
Perseverance
Interior Design
Surviving
(It took a little while for me to cross the podium. If you look closely I was hugged by many who knew my journey.)
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So what are my future plans? I might begin studying for my LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. Yes, more school. As many of my regular readers know, I am a strong advocate for green living. I also need to find an A.S.I.D. mentor I can work for so that I can complete the 5,280 hours of required work experience needed before I can begin studying for the NCIDQ, which on a small scale is kind of like a bar exam for designers.
Then I will somehow have to figure out how to talk to the director of ASU’s design program into allowing me to study historical design and renovation. Because the dream still flickers within me to save the architectural gems of design that are being torn down at a rapidly disheartening rate.
Pay It Forward
While some might think the picture below isn’t very good, to me it tells a very precious story. My sweet boy is looking out at me on the center of the field, I am dressed in my cap, gown, red High Distinction tassel and Phi Theta Kappa (3.9 GPA/honors) scarf, signing “I LOVE YOU”.
The vain person inside of me didn’t want to post this picture because exhaustion and grief is literally written all over my face. But this is a post about getting real.
Live your dream,
Laura