Hi everyone! I’m Traci Reed and today I’d like to give you a little insight into the things that make me tick…the good and the bad, because let’s be honest..sometimes the bad shapes us more adeptly than the good ever can.
First, a little about me! I’m a 27 year old wife and mother of 3 {insane} little boys ages 7, 6 and 1! I was born and raised in Northern California and am somewhere in between a suburban housewife and crunchy hippie. I graduated high school in 2002 and by 2004 was cradling my first son. I had to find something to do to contribute to the household financially while staying home with my newborn. In October 2004, I found digital scrapbooking and was instantly hooked. The problem was, I was on a very strict ($0) budget so I started dabbling in design so I could make myself some of the pretty things I saw others using! It was a long hard road with a huge learning curve but I finally settled into SweetShoppeDesigns in 2007 and never looked back! In 2011, I released a little paper line with My Mind’s Eye (a collaboration between myself and Kristin Cronin Barrow) but I realized quickly that my heart was in Digi and I’m not actively pursuing anymore paper lines at this time. You can also find me at my website TraciReed.com, on Facebook and Pinterest!
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I am a HUGE perfectionist. To even admit I have any flaws goes completely against the grain of my perfectionism so even writing this article is hard for me, but here goes nothing. My motto is “go big or go home” so I put my all into anything I tackle (and refuse things I don’t think I can do perfectly). When I’m designing a new kit, I get so single-minded that it’s literally all I can think about and I will sit at the computer for 12 hours a day while the “mojo is flowing”. It makes for fantastic commitment and (most of the time) a wonderful end product. I love my job and love that I get to be artsy for a living. LOVE.
But what about that other percentage of the time when things don’t go as planned? Like maybe the kit I made isn’t what I’d envisioned or, for whatever reason, doesn’t sell as well as I’d hoped. What then? Let me tell you, scenarios like this absolutely ruin me for a good day or two. I’m mopey, I think I’m a failure, not good enough, etc. I tell me these stories about myself that reinforce the imperfection and make me sink lower and lower. I scour the store I sell in and look at all the other products and see what it is that they have that I’m missing. “Why are they better than me?”
Sounds pretty defeatist doesn’t it? How do I ever get back up and move on?
Thankfully, I was blessed with a pretty rapid rebound rate. I can’t stay depressed, angry or low for very long. I often find that these low points in my career help spur me on to the next level. Even though I may not like to admit that something wasn’t perfect, there obviously WAS a reason why something wasn’t received as well as I thought it would be, right? Recently, I found that I had reached a lull in my creativity. After 8 years of doing the same job, these things happen. Only the problem was, that I didn’t know I had hit that lull. I kept on going, settled into the “groove” I had reached not knowing that my designs had become formulaic and predictable. They were still GOOD, quality designs, but they didn’t have any luster to them. My sales began to flag a little and I went into a sort of depression and contemplated retiring because I felt like I had “lost my touch”.
Well, obviously, I eventually sucked it up and looked at my recent work with a more critical eye. I saw that they had become formulaic and predictable and challenged myself to try something new. I scoured the internet and countless inspiration source after inspiration source and most importantly, I stopped telling myself that it had to be “perfect” or it wasn’t worth doing. I tried new styles that I’d never done before (Shabby Chic, Clean and Simple) and allowed myself to just PLAY. Novel concept, eh? The artist allows herself to be creative. And guess what? My sales picked up, I started getting rave reviews again on my products and people actually emailed me to tell me how refreshing my kits were!
To make a change, I had to release the Obsession With Perfection and just let go. What about you? Are there places in your life where you’re holding on too tightly? Is your grip on perfection (or something else) keeping you from bettering yourself?
UPDATED *GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED*
Our winner is comment #144, Balinda!! Please email me at traci@tracireed.com for your prize!!
Love this article! You did an amazing job, thank you for opening up here and tackling this subject! YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION!
xoxo
Thanks girlie!! 😀
Traci, you are awesomesauce!!! ❤
<3<3 Kim
Traci, I LOVE your kits SO much! Thanks for the chance!
Thanks Emily!
Wow, great article! And bravo to you for being able to put that out there. I am a photography by hobby hoping to someday be a pro and I think there is a LOT of this out there. We’re all trying to make ourselves stand out, and when the community of creatives gets larger and larger, we are harder and harder on ourselves and others. It’s good when it pushes your boundaries and helps mold you into the artist you want to be, but it can go too far also. I’m glad you didn’t give in and retire.
I really love that creatie.jpg file you made with the quote! Are we allowed to download that and print it for personal use?!
Oh yes, the pressure in the photography world is insane! I didn’t make that image, and as far as I know, you can print it! 🙂
I loved your open and honest post, what an inspiration!
Thanks for the chance.
<3, so glad you didn't retire!!! This was totally what I needed to hear today!!!
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I identified a lot with you
I feel exactly the same …
I really want to change!
Love your work is perfect!
kisses
Thank you!
Loved reading a bit more about you! Awesome article, I have learnd a long time ago that I am not perfect and I love the fact that I know kwim?!! Thanks for sharing this 🙂 and thanks for a chance 🙂
I’m glad you’ve figured it out!!!
Love your perspective, Traci! I can definitely appreciate your honesty. You are an amazing artist, and it shows! 🙂
ooh thank you Brook!
Dearest DIL,
What an inspiration to see these word’s of your’s on paper! You are a terrific force and yes, much like myself at your age a perfectionist. I am happy to see you spread your wings and “let go”. After years of working to be the best, over a decade of hard pressure, life and stiving to be #1 really took it’s toll on me. I so don’t want this to ever happen to you nor anyone else I love. Your work is a natural gift just like you. Let it flow. There is no way you will ever lose what talent you have.
Great job on all aspects of your life and work.
Love you MIL
Thank you for your words <3<3 love!
Now I’m not normally a perfectionist, but I’d ‘shop that first quote and take the extra o out of “loose”. LOL
OMGoodness…that extra ‘o’ bugs me too! LOL!
Haha I think about that quote two ways. One: By leaving it there, it’s wrong therefore the point of the graphic. Two: That we literally must LOOSE the fears, as in let them go…
But yeah, it bugs me too 🙂
I too struggle with the all or nothing affliction. If I can’t do something the way I envision it “perfectly” I just don’t do it. I explain to my friends and family that I’m a Perfectionist-Procrastinator. Slowly learning that I DON’T have to do this to myself. It’s really rough… and with two kiddos 7 and turning 4, I don’t have the luxury of a perfectly clean house or completely from scratch meals all of the time. Learning to relax my often unrealistic standards and expectations and realizing that “good enough” is what I should be looking towards. Perfect is out of reach for now, but I know I need to enjoy these days with my Holden and family to their fullest.
Ahhh a sister in crazy! Thank you for sharing ❤
Love your designs Traci! Thanks for a little insight into your journey! There’s a good lesson here for everyone.
Thank you for the kind words!! ❤
Fantastic article! It’s inspiring to read that everyone, even a great designer such as yourself, go through this. Your kits are fabulous and you are an amazing designer!
Aww thank you so much!
For me, I need to let go of the “am I a good enough mom?” “Am I raising my children the right way?” I tend to look at what other parents are doing and and judge myself. I need to realize that I’m not a perfect parent. I’m going to make mistakes…my children are going to make mistakes. We are going to learn from those and move forward. I can’t let myself think that I’m not doing a good job when it comes to them. I will not question my parenting. They are both happy and healthy and great little beings. I AM doing a good job. 🙂
This was a great post! Thanks for the chance at the coupon to your shop. I love your amazing designs!!
Oh totally, I think everyone questions their parenting ability, especially when the kids are making mistakes 🙂
I too struggle with perfectionism and as my best friend always tells me. Toni, no one has ever been meaner to you than you are to yourself. No I’m not a designer. But, I am a photographer and digi-scrapper and I’m learning very slowly that creativity flows best when you allow yourself to simply let go and loose the fear of messing up. I read a great quote not to long ago that I keep on my desktop at all times. It says ” Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep” I found that one day on Pinterest and promptly scrapped it into a desktop message because I need to see it often.. I told you on facebook that I love love love your designs! I hope you keep em’ coming! Thanks for sharing…
Oh that’s a beautiful quote too!! Thank you for sharing!
Traci – Bravo to you! You have discovered at the age of 27 what took me much longer (into my late 30s/early 40s) to learn 🙂
Thank you Marie! I’m glad you figured it out too!
Great article, Traci! I love how you pointed out the fact that there is always something to learn from your failures. As they say, you have a choice how you react to any given situation. You can either give up or get back on your feet and keep moving on. Thank you for inspiring words.
Exactly Ripal! I’m glad I could help! 🙂
I thought I was the only perfectionist, anyway my family thinks so. Hahaha, thanks so much for a wonderful article about you. We all need reminding that nothing is perfect in this life but to enjoy it to the fullest without any regrets only great memories.
Inspiring words Kathy! Thanks for sharing!
There are so many times that I worry about things being just right. At work, I want everything perfect. When one tiny things does go perfectly, I obsess. It’s hard to bring yourself down once the cycle starts.
It totally is! Hugs Mary!
Your courage is as amazing as your designs.
Since I discovered the Shoppe, you have been one of my role models- in scrap, in design, in parenting, etc. It is a big revelation to me that you sometimes feel like you aren’t doing it right! It’s really refreshing to me- and gives me a little hope that it’s okay to not be perfect all the time!
This is an amazing article. I think we all have that little perfectionist bug in us. I love your work, so I am so grateful you didn’t retire 🙂
Thank you so much Jaime! I’m glad I could inspire a little!
Love reading more about you!! (I think I lost a big chunk of my ‘perfectionism’ when I had kids, lol) I’m so glad you didn’t retire!!
Thanks Brie! I have selective perfectionism! Anything my kids touch doesn’t have to be perfect (aka my house! LOL)
For me, the problem is that I try to be all things to all people… so where do I fit ME in? At work people think I know everything about everything, so not an hour goes by without somebody coming up and asking me something. And because I am who I am, if I don’t know I look it up instead of telling them I don’t know and suggesting [i]they[/i] look it up. At home, it’s all about making sure it’s done right, not that it’s done at all. I have to work at NOT going behind my spouse and redoing whatever it is he just did. (Not that he does all that much… he’s decided he’s helpless.) Some days I’m so resentful that I start taking it out on others, even though I know it’s something in me that needs fixing. Maybe this post is a start…
Oh so inspiring Jan! I can be the SAME WAY. Do it my way or it’s not right! My husband thinks exactly opposite than I do and does everything the exact way I wouldn’t do it! It was almost the undoing of our marriage but when I learned to let it go and know that it might not get done my way but at least it gets done, it got better!
Love your article and love your designs! I have found my biggest *oh, no!” moments as a mom have come when my children show perfectionist tendencies. I beat myself up for not being smart enough to know that they shouldn’t be burdened with that. Nothing has been more powerful in making me remember not to sweat the small stuff. We are all good enough without ever being perfect!
I think perfectionism is genetic, don’t beat yourself up!!
Awesome blog post Traci! It is so easy to get down on ourselves when creativity just stops flowing or if we get in a slump. Thank you for reminding us that creativity has no limitations and no rules…. just let yourself play and it will come back. I think we all need to hear it isn’t just us who goes through slumps, but other great artists as well. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feeling s with us!
I’m so glad I could help a little! We ALL go through it!!
I HEAR YA! Definitely glad you didn’t retire! You’ve got such a fun style! I have a perfectionist problem… and it’s pretty bad. In photography, I’ve been in this major slump and hate everything I’m producing. I need to snap out of it!
Yes, you do! 🙂 Just realize that you are who you are. I heard the best quote the other day from my kids’ Karate instructor: When you compare yourself to others, you either feel superior or not good enough, neither of which are healthy emotions. The only thing you should be comparing yourself to is your own potential. Am I living up to the best that I can do?
Okay, first, wow are you adorable! I don’t know that I’ve seen a pic of you before! Anyway, I’ve always wondered what goes on in the minds of you uber talented designers. It’s nice to know that you are not, after all, super human, that you are human like the rest of us! I admire your candid honesty, it is quite refreshing! I am still new to your designs, but oh boy oh boy do I LOVE them! Don’t sell yourself short, sometimes you need to just “walk away from the computer” and refresh and refocus! Keep doing what you’re doing!!
Awww thanks Jamie!! We’re all human!
I tried dabbling in design for a while but I didn’t have the dedication to it. I am so thankful the great designers out there like you who don’t give up because then I get to create with your beautiful kits! ❤
Aww thanks Andrea!
Thanks for sharing, and thanks for not giving up. Your designs are awesome, and it really is great to love what you do. I am blessed that way too. 🙂
Thank you Melissa!
Great article and very encouraging. I have struggled some with perfectionism as it relates to scrapping. There is so much incredible talent out there that is hard not to compare myself and always feel I’m coming up short. But, then I started thinking about why I scrap in the first place and it is all about how much my kids LOVE looking at our family albums and hearing stories about themselves. So, hopefully I can let go of feeling not good enough and focus on the important stuff!!
Aww Ashley! I’m glad that you can focus on what’s important about scrapping! It’s hard to remember that we’re scrapping for our kids, not the galleries sometimes! ❤
Well now I’m totally curious to figure out what kits were formulamatic {sp??} and which one was experimental. ; ) My perfectionist issues only come out in crafting; I want to do cool stuff with my kids, but I’m totally certain it will suck, so I never do it. My poor kids.
It’s so hard having a creative community of online “friends” isn’t it? I’m always comparing all the crafty things I do with my boys to the things others are doing! Find something you ARE good at and do it with them it doesn’t matter WHAT you do with them, just that you’re doing something with them, no? I think a lot of my designs from the end of my pregnancy and a lot of last year were on autopilot (understandably).
Loved the article. I can relate so much. I once sat at a scrapbook crop and for about two hours (between chatting it up) I rearranged these two silly stickers. Finally a gal came by and told me “If you don’t stick those stickers down right now I’m going to super glue them to your head. Nothing has to be perfect”. It was an eye opener. An embarrassing one. I now think of that when I get obsessed over something. Thanks for sharing. I love that notebook pic. Hello screensaver!! =)
LOL that’s HILARIOUS! Thanks for sharing ❤
Thank you Kathy for inviting Traci; what a great read! I wouldn’t know you’re a perfectionist, Traci. All I can think about is where on earth she got all the energy and inspirations to produce great kits every week?! I thought of all the projects I abandoned because the voice in my head keeps on arguing. I always thought I’m not a perfectionist but I guess in some ways I really am. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I have SO MANY unfinished crafty projects around the house so I feel ya!
Amazing that you are touching on this… I was just talking to my husband yesterday explaining about how I have let go of my need for our “personal” scrapbook pages to be “perfect” and how liberating it has been the past few days! I have now put a serious dent in getting 2009 done (something that I had planned to do LAST YEAR). So, I have let my own perfectionism go and am just getting those pages scrapped so my kids, husband, and I will have our memories to hold in our hands and not stuck on the computer forever.
Amen! I’m glad that I could help! <3<3
I’ve noticed the best designers in Digiland are also the most persistent-they may take breaks, but they keep searching and expanding their own horizons, taking risks that their clientele may not like the direction they’re going. It’s kinda obvious to me when a designer is getting into a rut. I can’t imagine turning out a creative commercial product out week after week like y’all do at SSD or [take you pick of online shops]. The pressure must be tremendous. I’m glad Robyn is adding designers to her roster, so you and the others don’t feel the pressure cooker all the time.
And you’ve discovered Art. It’s no fun with the Grind. It’s play. And your designs are becoming playful again. Thank you for your article, it’s a worthwhile topic.
(and argh to that extra “o” in “lose”…oh well…my perfectionism aims at spelling and grammar)
I think the pressure comes from the fact that I’m the sole income earner for my family at the moment! I put out product week after week to pay the bills 😉 Thank you!!!
Thanks so much for your candid article. I love your clip of the little girl drawing on the wall with a ruler!
Isn’t that a cute little image?! Thanks!
Thank you so much for this!! I love everything you do!! Also thank you for the opportunity to win!
Thank you very much!
I can totally relate to your perfectionism because I am much the same way. Anything I write, must be perfect with correct punctuation, grammar, and spelling. Some of that comes from being in the business college and having it drilled into m that business communication needed to be professional. My husband runs a company and every email he sends out is written entirely in lowercase and most of the time has no punctuation. Arghhhh! That makes me crazy, and it doesn’t bother him in the least that it’s “unprofessional”. I also want my house to be perfect, my appearance to be perfect, etc. I’m learning that in order to live though, you have to let go of some of that and just be.
I’m also very glad that you didn’t retire because I enjoy your kits and your embellishments very much and am very impressed that you were able to learn all of this on your own.
Oh that would drive me insane too! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your story…like a lot of other persons that have posted, I can also be a little obsessed with perfection. I’m trying to learn to let go especially with two little ones aged 3 and 9 months. Thanks for the chance to win as I absolutely adore your kits!
Yes, you have to let it go with little one for sure!
Great post Traci – and very brave!! I’d say I need to work on the fact that I am often TOO laid back. I’m the opposite of a perfectionist – I’m very much a “good enough” person. As in – Oh, that’s good enough, I’m done. 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win goodies from your store!
Haha my husband is like that…you can imagine OUR household dynamic 🙂
In the last 2 weeks I have bought your latest releases on release day. I have to be very strict on what I buy due to budgeting. However these kits called out to me more than any others so what ever you are doing carry on doing it because its working on me! lol
I find it hard to not compare myself with all the great scrappers out there and Im sure all the designers find it hard to think up, and design kits that are different week in week out. You do an incredible job with your kits 🙂
Aww thanks so much Helen! 😀 My kit this week is the last in that series so I hope I can snag ya again 😉
GREAT article! You are so brave for admitting these things about yourself and I think you’ll find that you are so not alone in having those feelings.
Thanks Erin! Admitting it is the hardest part, no?
I’ve always been a bit of a perfectionist too and it really can hold you back if you let it. I always feel a lot of guilt when everything isn’t as perfect as I would like it to be – which is almost always (guilty that is – not perfect). LOL! I love that you shared that information with us – it only makes you seem “more human”. Your kits are always beautiful – keep up the great work!
Thank you Cindy – you’re right, nothing will ever be perfect will it?
I really enjoyed this post. I can totally relate to it and feel that, on a certain level, most scrappers can as well. I think having fun and not trying to be like someone else is definitely a key. For a long time, I was trying to create layouts in a certain style because that was popular in the gallery I was posting in, but when I went and started posting at a different gallery, and just let myself do the layouts I felt like doing, I felt so much better about things.
Thanks for sharing.
I’m glad you found your niche Kimberlee!
Ahhhh Traci, so nice to see your absolutely adorable, talented and NORMAL! I have these same similar feelings about creating a layout – always scared to post the end result for fear they are not ‘good enough’ or ‘not beautiful like the other gals layouts are’, etc. I do post sometimes on a board, and it’s always a very uneasy feeling for me. But something that my teenage daughter always reminds me of is – ART is not perfect, ever, except in our hearts. So long as WE love it, who cares what the rest of the community thinks about your layout mom! – And so, I always try to remember that scrapbooking is ART… ART is FUN… ART is in our hearts! I enjoy it immensely and I just have to remember that I’m doing it for ME.. for my FAMILY… and so long as the ‘story’ is being told (with journaling and photos) than really, in the end, nothing else really matters as much 🙂
Much love to you Traci, keep designing, your doing a TERRIFIC job at it! Your very talented, continue to share your talents with us!
Thanks so much Laura! Your daughter is wise!!
I used to question every aspect of my life for a long time – I would second guess myself constantly. I’d blame it on perfectionism…but maybe it’s just self esteem (or lack of) hiding behind the need to feel perfect… OH — Especially being a mom. I hated second guessing my parenting (I never really thought I was bad – but certain people, who shall remain nameless questioned it, and it made me second guess myself a LOT)…. But – with some hard work, I was able to finally start believing in me. I let go of all the negative (especially those nameless, toxic, cruel people!) and it really REALLY helped me focus on me and start loving me. It’s an amazing and empowering feeling to finally take control 🙂 Anyhoo, lol – Just wanted to say thank you for sharing this! It’s nice when you remember that we’re not alone, feeling the way we do, sometimes 🙂 I’m SO glad you are still designing – I’m such a stalker of your work!! You are amazing ❤ Thanks again for sharing – and thank you for the chance to win!! XOXO!! ~Jen
Oh yes, I couldn’t do what I do if those around me weren’t supportive, I’m so glad you let those toxic relationships go! {{Hugs to you!!}}
I think we all are our own worst critics! So glad you didn’t retire — love your designs and creativity!
Thanks Heather, that is true!
Love your kits Traci and love your new pic too!
Thanks Amy!
Well, as you know, I’ve always thought you were awesome. I’m even more convinced of that now that I’ve read this article. Look at how much you’ve accomplished in such a short amount of time! You are seriously an inspiration, and I’m blessed to know you, T! ❤ youuuuu!! 🙂
Aww thanks so much Kendall!! I ❤ you too!
I can sooooo identify with the perfectionism thing. I often don’t start a project (mainly things around the house) because I know I won’t be able to do it the way I think they need to be done (perfectly, of course). I have to break it down into steps and then somehow feel I accomplished them perfectly. LOL! 😉 It’s hard to trick myself though. Keep up the great work!!!!!!
Good to know I’m not alone Keela! Hehe!
Nice to read a little more about you, Miss Traci! Something we all struggle with, I am sure, but are sometimes (too often) afraid to admit out loud!
LOVE your kits!!
Thank you Mary!!
Awww… I’m SO glad you didn’t retire Traci. You’d leave a hole in my little SSD lovin’ heart. A big hole. BIG HOLE. No retiring. ❤ ❤ ❤
HEHE thanks girlie ❤
wow… love your pictures and this article. I know we all go through that I want to make it RIGHT and make sure its PRETTY, etc. etc. in digiscrap!
Thanks for the chance with the goodies!
Demetria
Thank you Demetria!
Great read Traci; I can so relate. You are an awesome designer. When I use one of your kits, my scrap pages just flow together so easily. I love the process and the end results equally. Thanks for sharing your talent. 🙂
Aww thanks so much Lorie!!
You scared the crap out of me saying you considered retiring! No, no, no. Thanks for the chance! 🙂
LOL!! Thanks Mari 🙂
Sometimes I need to let go of stressing about my house being clean all the time. I LOVE a clean house and it really makes me feel great… but I have 4 little kids! There are toys on the ground often! And that’s okay. But sometimes I get uptight about them being everywhere instead of just letting them “be.” Thanks for sharing and thanks for the chance to win some goodies!
I hear ya Sarah!
No one is perfect, and you only get better with practice…even the best of the best have things they could improve on…I am so thrilled you did not retire, I have always admired your work and been in awe with your designs. Thank you for being real with us I admire you even more for putting yourself out there. And thank you for confining to share your talent with us.
Thank you Kari!! So True 🙂
Thanks for sharing. I know how paralyzing and rewarding the perfectionist syndrome can be: great rewards with a few (or more) difficult moments thrown in
For sure Diane!
Great article. Shared on FB. Thanks for sharing your heart. :o)
Thank you Cheryl!
Wow, such an amazing article and you are truly awesome for writing such an honest piece. I feel like I know you a lot better now. I think that for me my perfectionism comes in the fact that I worry if I am a good enough mother. I get told all the time I am, but sometimes I worry that I could have done this better or maybe have done that better. I know we all struggle with different things in life, but it is really good to know there are others out there that struggle with things as well.
Thank Erika! I think we all worry about our parenting skills and the fact of the matter is there will be ways in which we’re EXCELLENT parents and ways in which we’ve failed when all is said and done! ❤
Your honesty is so refreshing – thank you for this post. I have lots of your kits and stitching sets and I love them – thanks!
Thank you Dani!
oh dear! There’s a lot of “me” in your article! And to top it off, i’m a “first born”! i resonate with your article! Thanks so much – i’ve learned after 6+ decades that i don’t have to be perfect – in Christ, i AM! i never was a perfectionist when it came to my kids, though…it’s just a “me-thing” – i don’t demand it of others. But, your article was insightful, and very well written. Thanks, Traci. ps – loved the picture of the little girl scribbling on the wall, but making sure everything was perfectly aligned! It’s tooooooooo true!
Thank you Jayleigh! I’m so glad I could touch you with the article!
Thanks so much for your great article.
And thanks so much for the chance to win.
Thank you Martina!
Loved reading it Traci! Love your kits … have never bought one that I was disappointed in … kudos!
<3<3 Thank you Sharon!
Oh Traci…. that’s so true. I think my perfectionism is stifling me. I really need to just let it go and enjoy the little things more and let my creativity flow. Thanks for the advice.
I’m glad I could help!!
So easy to identify with much you said as a designer. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
I’m glad I could help Tracey!!
The perfectionist in me truly appreciates your perfectionism =) Thanks for a wonderfully insightful article~!
Haha Jackie! Thank you!
Sounds like we have a lot in common! lol I’ve thought about designing for a long time, but I start and since I can’t get it perfect the first time I give up. This was an inspiration to read – thanks so much for sharing Traci! And for that little gift too 😀
Thank You Melanie! I SHOULD have given up when I started, you should’ve seen that crap! haha
Traci, you are just perfect to me! I bet that family of yours thinks you are pretty special, too.
Aww thanks so much Betsy! I’m far from perfect! 🙂
Thanks Traci,
It’s so refreshing to know that someone awesome like you still has doubts! I really appreciated your post
Wow Traci! I’m 26 and I hope that by the time I’m 27 (not much longer to go…) that I have the outlook and insight into life that you have expressed here! I found your article an amazing look on how to handle the ups and downs of life and the digital scrapbooking business (of which I am also a part!). Thanks for your words of advice and sharing your story!
Thank you for being so vulnerable and opening up about your strengths/weaknesses. Finding a place of balance in life is so difficult.
Wow! That took courage to open up like that! I am so glad you found your creative muse again and did not retire. I think as scrapbookers that buy the products we get into the same predictable rut~thanks for nudge to step a bit more out of the box.
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