It's February...Really?

It's February if you haven't heard. The Holiday Season came and went with such speed I am still recoiling from the utter chaos of it all. On December 17th I Cathy Maureen Downing-Rotsart graduated from design school, but in typical Cathy Downing-Rotsart fashion I still have 2 GE classes to complete this semester. I am forever a procrastinator. I am actually quite thankful for my 2 classes, after 9 years of college the idea of not having a class is even more terrifying than growing up and actually having a "big girl job." As I am sure most graduates often feel, though I am sure this recession is heightening these emotions, I feel like a lost floating soul hovering over two maybe even three paths of life. While I have a deep love for design and the benefits it can have on society, the idea of sitting in front of a computer doing someone else's design on CAD sounds utterly terrible. I am not a 9-5 person, how would I fit in my daily yoga and dog walk? I have been utterly spoiled by my husband who has let me be me for the past few years. He has supported me not only financially, but emotionally (anyone who has a friend or spouse who has gone to design school understands how utterly exhausting it is to live with someone who is CONSTANTLY working on projects to the point of tears), and creatively. Without his unconditional support I know I would have given up a long time ago. I love him so much for ALWAYS letting me be myself, even when that self annoys the poop out of him. I tend to be the type of person that finds a new passion in life every other day. I always fall in love with an idea or a dream and pursue it with all my passion until, alas, I discover a new love. For awhile, it was Pilates. I got certified to teach and then fell in love with design again. There was even a time I was bound and determined that Nick and I were destined to be organic blueberry farmers. I know, don't ask. Through all my crazy thoughts and dreams Nick not only loves me, but supports me and actually encourages me to follow my new idea with passion, even if only for a week.There is absolutely no point to this blog whatsoever, except to say I guess, that I LOVE my husband and feel so blessed everyday to have him as my companion in life.
With all that said, as I come to a sort of crossroads in my life I have decided to continue my Yoga and dog walks, strengthen my Prayer, and let life take me on its own organic journey.

photo by Ryan Jones