Truly A Starving Artist

I was washing dishes tonight and it humbled me....

With all the life decisions my fiance and I are making, it seems that the light at the end of that tunnel is about to burn out...

we are both college graduates,

the smart, witty, creative types

dancing to life's beat,

listening to good music while

living, working, struggling,

both working really hard to

stay immersed in our industry,

challenging ourselves every day as professionals,

constantly searching for our next months rent

paying bills

walking the dog

spending time with family & friends,

going to the gym,

laundry

making dinner

WASHING DISHES

channeling my thoughts

maximizing our efforts,

making decisions,

taking action,

movers & shakers,

in need of our dream jobs

building our foundation

making a house a home

&

freedom from Sallie...

er...debts

Life is moving forward and I know that I am tired of living life in fear that I will not be able to provide for a family one day because I am hardly making ends meet. It has been 2 1/2 years since graduating college; alough, it feels like a lot longer than that! I was student speaker @ graduation and I have enough student debt that would probably buy God a new set of pearly, white gates. Well, maybe not that much, but it sure feels like it when you get harassing phone calls from people that sound like an overly-excited car salesmen. "Hello Ms. Galen, you have just won a boat load of debt." LOVELY!

All because neither myself, nor Ean, make enough money to get ahead - we barely stay afloat. But we are rich in other things - family, friends, and each other. Our passion, creative spools, and challenging mentalities, are what keep us driven. And there is nothing that I enjoy more than washing up the dishes of a nice, home-cooked meal...watching ABDC and wishing for times past....when things were not so difficult and souls were not so far...life seemed simpler....

I love what I do! I just feel that the right place for me in the industry has not been revealed to me yet. I feel I can do anything - that is the power from within. I have been through too much in my life to simply "settle" for anything less. God gave me a talent, a gift, something that makes me who I am and keeps me working to be the person I am meant to be.

I am blessed to even have things to think about....and for that, I am humbled when I wash the dishes :)