This past weekend, we drove across the state to Holland, MI to watch our granddaughter compete in a swim meet. As soon as she was done on the first day, we drove to Holland State Park. The kids played at the playground with their dad and aunt. Meanwhile, Larry and I took off our shoes, rolled up our pant legs and walked along the beach. This is not typical of me if it's not 80 degrees but it was sunny, mid 60's and no wind so I didn't hesitate to follow Larry's lead and walk in the water for a few minutes. The sky was brilliant blue with some wispy clouds, the sun was reflecting off the water, a boater was heading out into the lake and a seaplane flew right over us. Bliss.

WHOA! I feel so liberated! I made the decision to remove all references of interior design associated with Jody Pear Designs, including the history and portfolio of my projects. It just doesn't fit me at this point in my life. I have a full time job again, working for someone else, and it suits me perfectly!

Over the past few months, I developed a new hobby. I started dabbling in the print-on-demand industry and I'm IN LOVE with the process! I can take white/blank, ordinary, every-day items and design them with something that is meaningful to me. I'm completely addicted and ended up designing many products. Yesterday, I deleted almost everything! WHAT?! :-) Madness or liberation? I'm leaning more towards liberation and clarity because everything I chose to keep is related to boating, my strongest passion, and this  choice feels AMAZING!