I felt really, really lost post-college. After graduating, I’d moved back in with my mom, living in a city that I didn’t love, working at a job that I hoped and prayed would lead me to where I wanted to go. During that period of time, I listened to @msrachelhollis podcast A LOT. And I was struggling to figure out how I was ever going to 

a) freelance full time

and

b) actually afford life as a freelancer

Rachel gave a fun tip that stuck with me. She explained that instead of just writing goals down, write them on champagne bottles so that once you accomplished that specific goal, you’d celebrate by popping the champagne. I remember stealing three bottles of Lamarca Prosecco from my mom (thank you, Jules) and on each one wrote a different goal that I was working towards. On one, I wrote ‘buy a new car’; on another, ‘buy a house’; and finally, ‘go full-time freelance.’

The three bottles sat in my closet. They all moved to Charleston with me. And then, I was able to buy my first car. I unwrapped the foil, twisted off the metal enclosure, popped the cork and celebrate alongside some of my closest friends.

And just like that three bottles became two. 

The joy of opening one of the bottles was invigorating (and maybe intoxicating… pun intended?). After opening one, I desperately wanted to be able to open another. More specifically, the freelance bottle. With a little bit of hard work and a lot of patience and prayer, another Lamarca bottle was opened.

Saturday marked a year of probably one of my biggest accomplishments to date. 

And last year I was too scared to post about it. I was SO nervous to share that I had quit my 9-to-5 job. It felt so exposing and vulnerable. I remember thinking I have enough in my savings to dip into if I needed to get by on slower months. Worst case I’ll just have to find another job.

It’s been a year and I’ve steadily had work pour in, I’ve never had to dip into savings, and on top of it all I’ve gained so much confidence in myself and my work.

SO,

Thank you to all of you who’ve booked with me (and continue to do so). You’ve given me so much joy and confidence. A big thanks to my friends and fam who never told me to shut up when I talked on and on about how I was going to one day “just quit and bet on myself”.

Most importantly, thankful for a patient Father who always provides and always eases my anxious heart. 

SO, cheers to betting on yourself, to posting the damn photo, going high, and to YEAR #2 of Emily B Creative! (And don’t forget to book w me :)))

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