A taste of things to come!

Hmm. That sounds vaguely pervy now that I think of it; but I can’t think of a better title so oh well!

I don’t usually do much life posting here, but I thought you might want a little update. As most of you know, Matt and I moved to Buda (just south of Austin) from southwestern Missouri, about a month ago. I like it MUCH better here and am already finding lots of confirmation that it’s a much better place for creatives, full of opportunity! As you might also know, I decided to become self-employed after the move. I’m not sure if I mentioned it on the blog, but I know I mentioned it on Twitter. That’s going really well, I’m finishing up a very hectic job right now – sewing 250 6′x6′ tarps, which is mind-numbing work indeed, but it pays the bills. I have been SO busy with it that I’ve even been neglecting my writing a little bit and I apologize! After it’s done, I get to start on the fun stuff! I’m designing and sewing production samples for a clothing line/store that will be debuting soon and I am SO excited about this project! I unfortunately can’t say a lot more right now but believe you me, I’ll keep you updated. I also might be doing some collaborations with a local artist. And, I don’t want to say a whole lot about it because it’s not 100% concrete yet, but the owner of the store I was working for in Missouri is looking into opening a store here and I might end up being in a sort of co-owner managerial position. This is all, obviously, fabulous, and it might mean some changes here.

Which brings me to the point of this post! I want to know how YOU – yes you! – feel about Decline Designs and the types of posts here, now and in the future. As I venture out into the freelancing/self-employed/business world, do you want to hear chronicles of it so that you can learn from my (hopefully small and not many!) mistakes or adventures? I don’t want to alienate any readers; but as it becomes a bigger part of my life it’s a good chance there will be posts on it. There might also be some posts on personal development, although fear not! this will not turn into a New Agey crystals and incense blog, I promise. So! I created a reader survey, for you to let me know how you feel about how things are now and what you would change, and so I can learn some more about you. I would greatly appreciate any input you have, so much more than I can express! It’s pretty short (technically six questions, although one question is a rating system for the different kinds of posts here), so it should only take five minutes or so. Thank you! for your input and have a fabbbbulous weekend!!