Happy Holidays from Catena Creations! We wish you the best as you celebrate safely.
Our offices will be closed from Friday, Dec. 22 through Monday, Jan. 1. We will reopen at 8 a.m. Jan. 2. We will not be checking emails or voice mails during this time.
Happy New Year!
I’ve been a member of Freelancers Union for about a year. They’re asking freelancers who have pets to post photos on social media with “a caption that tells everyone how your pet helps your freelance business.”
Well, I’ll post my photos with a caption about my #FreelancersFriend. But there’s so much more to say about Juno, the 7-year-old beagle I adopted June 14 from the Nebraska Humane Society.
Today, on Aug. 21, 2017, I’m watching the eclipse. I’m also celebrating the ninth anniversary of starting Catena Creations. Here’s how I got started. My thanks and appreciation to everyone to has supported me and my business during the past nine years.
At the end of June 2017, I celebrated the 20th anniversary of my decision to add website design to my portfolio of skills. This life-changing decision had made such a huge impact on my career and my creativity.
I had the pleasure this summer of creating a logo for MH Hooking, a crocheting business started by Melissa Heiser of Bellevue.
During our meeting to discuss ideas and budget, I showed her a graphic I’d made for another client, Tonkadale Greenhouse, to celebrate their Edibles Expo this year, and a similar one created for their Pollinator Day. She loved the idea.
It’s a good thing to be busy. Sometimes it’s even better to be overwhelmed with work. You get to do a lot of new, fun things and you make more money.
But, as they say, there can be too much of a good thing. And this is one of those times.
About a year ago, I started an informal policy of closing my office down at noon on Fridays. I use Friday afternoons to take care of business for myself and my company.
The last six months, however, have been so overwhelmingly busy that I have not had time to do this. This extended busy spell has made me realize just how important those Friday afternoons were — both to me personally, and to my business. Many things have been put on hold while I’ve been taking care of clients.