I’ve mentioned on this blog that I’ve quit my day job, but I haven’t really gone into specifics. Since everyone loves a good ‘Quit Your Day Job’ story, and I've been meaning to make this blog a little more personal, I thought I’d share mine.

As this bizarre, difficult year comes to a close, I’m thinking about what it’s taught me. Last week I did my annual review, and was actually pleasantly surprised by just how much I managed to get done. So here are my biggest take aways…

A million years ago in the 90s when I was in design school the way to get inspired was to buy (expensive) design magazines or even more expensive design books.

I treasured these magazines and books. The designs in them that sparked my imagination were precious, not easy to come by and there was a substantial amount of variance between designers and their work.

I would love to take credit for this recipe, but I can’t. I got it from my friend Paula. It is the easiest thing in the world to make, and generates nothing but praise and glory.

It’s almost a no-recipe recipe. Here it is: