About Jess (Feb 2023-Sep 2023)
From February 2023, this was my About.
Stories evolve. Perspectives shift. I like to keep things fresh, but I also find growth shows up in the written history. So here I’ll be keeping my previous “Abouts”.
i am creative. i am brave. i am persistent.
I left my tech job in June 2022 with the determination to find a way to spend less time in front of a computer. I craved health. I craved making things with my hands. I craved being in my garden and outside more. All these things were impossible for me to balance with a full-time gig.
When I left my tech job, I knew enough things to give me the confidence I could get started, but in hindsight, now ~8 months later (Feb 2023), I realize I knew not much at all. I have worked with new businesses in such a way that I knew about Social. I knew about website design, insurance, taxes, the fact I need accounting software, processes, things like this. But I didn’t know how to make anything. Sure I had knitted a scarf or 10. But beyond that, I hadn’t much tapped into my creative side since I was a kid.
After spending most of my summer outside, recalibrating, filing all the necessary paperwork with the government, and getting used to not having a paycheck, it started to become more and more apparent I had no idea what to make. You can see it in my wanderings on Social. You can see it in my listings. My colors and font are mostly there, but really, I don’t have 1 product.
And that’s it. That’s my brand.
not all who wander are lost.
When I list, I’m listing my soul as it wanders through making things, learning things, and hoping others will enjoy. When I list, it’s things I can’t find online for myself or loved ones. When I list it’s from a place of encouraging others to tap into their creativity because we’re made to make. When I list it’s from a place of snark, fun, humor, and joy.
When I write, it’s to get incessant thoughts out of my head.
And when I make, it’s to try something new. Simple as that. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t. If I don’t try, we’ll never know.
Read more about my mission and values below.
