the blog world

I am a very new newcomer in this vast world of blogging. And I have been feeling really intimidated lately by the amount of creative and absolutely lovely people out there. But, I figure that I have little to lose by starting one of my own (again...hehe:)).

I felt a little funny about starting this blog with my own name in it [samara] . But after years of questioning my odd name, in the recent years I have developed an appreciation for its uniqueness. It's kind of a one way track sort of thing, people either never forget it, or forget it instantly. Either way, I am embracing it and using the uniqueness of it for a business name sort of thing.

Those that know me, know that I am a creative-aholic of sorts. I have always loved making things. For some reason, I fought the idea of making a career out of it. But I will never forget the moment when that all went out the window. It was recently, when I was making mini scrapbooks for friends [you can check them out here], when I had an epiphany. I was sitting at my kitchen table, with my entire supply of supplies spread out before me [sorry to my roommates for taking over the table....ooops....!], listening to the glee soundtrack, making these books. I stopped suddenly and laughed at myself. I was literally bouncing up and down to my music in utter, pure enjoyment. It was that moment when I thought to myself, why, WHY would I ever not do something that makes me this happy, for the rest of my life. Pure accepting that one day, I could be creative ALL DAY.

So, with that dream in mind, much of the day in fact. I still have part of my brain that is realistic. I recently received a loan statement in the mail, and had another realization. I still need to try something else. Considering the thousands of dollars I have spent on my Biology/Psychology degree (oh yeah, so related to the creative field huh?), I am first going to try and get a job in these fields come graduation in december. Yay for being an adult! BUT I still will prioritize my creative mind on the side, that's a promise.

Because, no matter how many to-do lists i make, and in what order I put the events on there...the projects are always what is crossed off first:) I just can't stay away.

So here I am, living a life as a student, a roommate, a rebate-enterer (love those college jobs!), and dog-lover, annnnnnd a creator.



yay!