I am excited beyond anything when I was accepted as a digital scrapbook designer. The last time I wrote designer under occupation was years ago when I was an Interior Designer. I told husband I have come a full circle in my career choices… (maybe for now as one never know when things might change) because when I studied Interior Designing, my real interest was actually Graphics! Since then I have worked in many fields and experienced so many things.
Working online making digital graphics allows me the freedom to be with my family yet still able to earn some money hopefully 😛 It’s yet to been seen as this is going to be my first time but I am confident. I guess it is more important that I am doing something I really enjoy and with the freedom to design in my own style. Travelling with my husband to various countries in the world doesn’t allow me to have a permanent job; it’s always something here and a bit there though I am not complaining on the travel part. Okay… maybe some.
So with great trepidation, I await Sunni’s approval of my first batch of designs. I went on panic overdrive when I saw the documentation I had to do. I proudly told husband I can do this alone but after spending the night on last minute designs and amendments, reading and reading till the letters are blurred yet wondering if I am doing the right thing, trying to figure out some foreign words in the computer internet world, it was 6:00am and I was stuck. I could have asked husband for help hours ago but now I had to wait till he wakes up and have his morning caffeine intake. So I went to sleep thinking I will wake up when husband does.
Actually not! LOL I woke up panicked at 9:30am and immediately asked him for help. How can he easily solved what I was cracking my head for hours earlier?! Arrgghh!!! My independence day just have to wait another day! As soon as he managed to get my files uploaded, the internet connection went bust! This is mostly a typical day in Northern Malaysia – poor internet connection although we had subscribed the best. Husband had to struggle with them in their call centre but eventually gave up and called the head department. It stressed me up this daily struggle with incompetency. I had a deadline to meet but no way of getting anywhere close to it. Finally with snail pace I managed to get all the files uploaded – all in more than 7 hours.
When I went out for dinner I could barely stay awake but it was a relief that I can put a check on my to-do list. Send a recipe with photos to my sister-in-law and then I shut off my computer. Had one evening drink with husband which ended up until 3:00am! I slept like a baby afterwards.
Sunni and John at Scrapbook-Elements are so patience and helpful with my constant questioning. I made a stupid file saving mistake which baffled her and because of our time difference there was no way I could get it solved immediately. Husband was away on business and after going through my Photoshop Training CDs I still can’t figure out where I went wrong! I pounced on him the moment he came back :::hee… hee… ::: and although he knows nothing of Photoshop and what goes on in digital scrapbooking, he figured out the problem immediately! What I will have to do to pay for this favor! LOL
I’ve been so occupied with getting my designs in the store, I made hamburgers tonight without lettuce, onion, eggs… only cucumber salad because it was easy to do. Daughter helped me but I guess we both were absent – she was chatting about her day. When we sat down to dinner, husband had his burger on the toast and he went … “Where are the rest?” OMIGOD!!! I had really forgotten about that! Daughter cheekily said she sees more of my computer and my head these days. Sigh… I should be more organized now since I had got everything right. I think!
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