How long has it been since my last post? It’s been so long, I’ve moved from a city of under 1000 to over 200,000. It’s been so long, I had to use the “Forgot Password” link to get back on. The last time I logged in, I didn’t have a 401K. The last time I logged in, I wasn’t making my own hours. The last time I logged in, I was a independent business owner. Yup folks, I sold out.

Three months ago I co-owned my own website company, working on small and middle class business websites. I was living the dream of running my own business, making my own hours, calling all (well, at least half) of the shots. When people asked me how the business was going, I would say it’s going great, and I loved it, and it was the honest to god truth. Not every person can say they ran there own business, especially someone at my age. But alongside living the dream, came harsh facts of reality. The reality was bills don’t pay themselves, the economy doesn’t have a double standard, and Uncle Sam is always HUNGRY.

I now am the eCommerce Content Coordinator for the largest printer parts seller in Midwest and California. We have five buildings in the U.S. and one in Canada. We just opened up another distribution center in Toronto and granted the recession may hurt everyone, we’re still standing tall. I moved into a marketing team department, working mainly with the online shopping area, SEO, SEM, copyright, and general web updates. I’ll be honest, as much as I love and now miss designing… I love online marketing. If running my own web design business wasn’t my first choice, this would be it.

I am also using this move as my scapegoat as to why I haven’t been on here in so long. Trust me. I’ve wanted to. And at first it was due to how busy my life became with the new move and new job, but after that wore off, it was pure sloth. But, I will try to be on more and more. In fact, I’m looking into getting writers….hmmm….