{"id":2056,"date":"2013-01-02T21:44:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T02:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2013-01-02T21:44:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T02:44:51","slug":"where-ive-been-where-im-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/?p=2056","title":{"rendered":"Where I\\’ve been & where i\\’m going…"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\\’s been a really long time since I blogged.<\/p>\n

Mostly because I\u00a0associated\u00a0my blog (and anything computer related for that matter) with smoking. \u00a0I can proudly say that I have NOT had a cigarette since about 10:30 pm on Sunday July 15th 2012. \u00a0The day before my grandfather\\’s birthday, a man who\u00a0coincidentally\u00a0enough died of lung cancer. \u00a0I had to make some major lifestyle changes due to my hours being cut back at work, which resulted in an obvious loss of income and that was one of them.<\/p>\n

Quitting smoking was one of the hardest things I have ever done for myself but I couldn\\’t be happier that I did! \u00a0They say that everything happens for a reason and something good came out of having my hours scaled back. \u00a0That was\u00a0probably\u00a0the only thing but it\\’s better than nothing. \u00a0Which is funny because everyone kept telling me \\”think of the money you\\’ll save\\” when in reality my hours had been literally cut in half and I had to choose between smoking or eating and paying my rent.<\/p>\n

I\\’ve also partaken a greater interest in photography. \u00a0It affords me a different artistic outlet and I have found all kinds of helpful and lovely people on google + \u00a0<\/a>\u00a0it\\’s where all the cool kids hang out. \u00a0I haven\\’t really utilized it in any other way except for some light social interaction, but mostly photography. \u00a0I also decided to embark on the Google+ 365 self\u00a0portrait\u00a0project. \u00a0<\/a>\u00a0it\\’s an interesting challenge and you can follow my own personal journey (that started yesterday) here<\/a><\/p>\n

I started making jewelry and stuff and opened a store on Etsy, which you can find here\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0eventually I need to investigate sharing my Etsy store with Kristina who makes these AWESOME sock monsters and monkeys. \u00a0You should check her out on facebook\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0and tell her Steph sent you. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I\\’m starting to get tired and going to wrap this up, but this is what\\’s noteworthy in 2012 for me at least:<\/p>\n