Gosh… it’s been over 2 months. I ‘ve taken a pretty long hiatus from social networking, and blogging for 2 months now …

and I’m sorry. Sorry to leave you guys hanging like that. Well, close friends whom are on MSN would probably know that I’ve been ok.

Things have been going really good actually… projects are coming in regularly, and for the past few months, I’ve basically been managing the business of running a design studio. That included :

1. Handling requests and pushing out proposals/quotations
2. Going for meetings to pitch about new projects or discuss existing projects with clients
3. Working on the creative side, designing websites, print and screen media.
4. Working on the logical side, programming/developing content-rich websites, coming up with new ways to do things more efficiently and effectively, as well as constantly learning how to do new stuff.
5. keeping a track of finances and putting together some sort of a plan for at least, the near future.

And that’s all only the work part. Aside from that, I gotta cook meals regularly, often for me and the wifey, as well as our lazy, actress house-mate. Then I’ve gotta make sure I spend some quality time with the wifey, otherwise she’d think that I’m being self-centered, and that I do not love her.

I do however take out a little time now and then, play a video game, watch an episode of one of my favourite tv series/movie.

So, as a matter of fact, I’m actually doing pretty well. In fact, I’m doing so well that I turned down 2 concrete job offers. By ‘concrete’, I mean, offers whose position I was pretty much guaranteed.

I’m still pondering over whether it was a mistake, though I feel better going with my gut feeling.

Job A was relevant to what I do/am doing, however, it is a small start up, that cannot afford to offer a decent salary that is comparable to what I’m making at the moment. The work-load and scope proposed to me upfront is already overwhelming, and I can foresee an unhappy and overworked me in the coming weeks. Sorry, pass.

Job B has a better offer, a mid-management job leading a php development team. Thing is, I’m a designer/musician upfront, and a coder/developer on the sidelines. I could bluff my way through the job, but seriously, I don’t see how that would help me or my prospects in any way. I won’t be good at what I do, so that would partly contribute to how happy I would be. Once again, pass.

I think it would be a better idea for me to hang on to what I’m doing now, and be patient for the right opportunity, rather than just jumping onto the bandwagon.

Funny thing is, half a year back, I’d probably jump on any of these opportunities. Now, I’m actually considering alot more things, instead of just a stable employment.

Perhaps this is growth ?