I’m finally getting around to writing a long overdue blog post about what’s been going on in my life lately.  Why my life has been so hectic is that I took a new full time position as a web designer for a local Cambridge company.  I choose not to divulge where here, but if you really need to know IM me or ask me in person. I was hired on a couple weeks ago and started last Tuesday.

So you might think to yourself, well if James took a new job, where does that leave my company SlideawayMedia?  And if you’re that on the ball with your questions, I commend you.  Basically what is happening with Slideaway is it is being moved to the back burner.  I have a few projects still in the air that I am attempting to finish off at the moment.  I intend on continuing doing freelance work, but at a decidedly scaled back level.  I have a a few personal projects that I’d love to spend some more time on as well that will factor into things.  But more then anything I’d like to find some time to enjoy my summer.

For roughly the last year freelancing I’ve learned a lot about myself and the world as a whole.  Taking this new job was definitely a difficult choice for me.  It essentially meant giving up the freedom and flexibility of the freelance world for the more structured life of being back in the corporate world.  Tipping the scales to the other side in many ways was the convenience of a steady paycheque versus hustling to bring in new clients and worrying about whether the job I invoiced for will be paid in time to pay my bills.  After almost a year of it I decided I wanted stability.  All along I had said if the right opportunity came along that I would jump at it.  During that year I sent out 3 resumés to companies that interested me, got 2 interviews and 1 job out of it.

So at this point my life has taken a turn in a new direction.  I’m looking forward to the new challenges that this job will offer.  I’ve worked at my new company for a week and a half and I’m already feeling like I made the right decision.  Lots of good talented people excited about the company and what they do.  Having co-workers again and not having my own office has taken some getting used to, but it definitely brings a positive energy to the work day for sure.