So Close Yet So Far…Update

I know, the thumbnail picture isn’t me or resemble me in any way. I just happened to browse upon it while looking at AllKpop (usually my source for any new music, performance, or funny clips of celebrities) and I thought to myself, I wish I can sleep peacefully like that.

I’m not sure when was the last time I can say I had an actual “break“. Sure I rested, sure I go to sleep, and sure there are moments where I do nothing, but regardless of those free time, I can never stop thinking about what I have to do, what needs to be done next, and whether or not I should eat or skip it.

I don’t know if it’s bad to be a “work-a-holic” yet don’t even show it. I always think about work, my future sites, my future direction with my blog, and my projects, but it just doesn’t seem like I do anything. Like, initially I was supposed to have a portfolio on this site since I deleted it by accident. And now I just have a new blog design, and still haven’t made a portfolio section….yeah, such irony. Well, at least I’m using the blog and not leaving it behind on posts here and there.

Current State of Mind

It’s like you’re so close to something, and then looking at it again, you’re not? I’m having that feeling at the moment. I just released my Ares WordPress Theme, and after that I need to upgrade the admin and get a page template, and I’ll be done with my frameworks. From there I can hopefully find/make some good templates to code and then it’s on my way to Theme Forest to try to sell these. However, as the saying goes, (well, I’m not sure if it’s an actual saying) “The more you look at it, the less things get done”.

On another note, I’m working on turning wordpress to a site like iStockPhoto and other similar sites with my teacher. It’s getting there, but still a lot of functionality behind it to do. However, I’m greatly appreciating the use of plugins, so that decreases the production time by a lot. Although the key thing to running a site is to not think about money…I just really hope it’s successful to that point so I can rake some residual income. (However, Murphy’s Law is going to tell me that it’s not going to work well in the future)

Hating what you do, but like it too?

It seems like the more and more I code for clients, the less I like to do it. However, I have lots of fun if I’m coding for my own projects and self learning. Is that weird? To hate something if you do it for others, but like it if you do it for yourself. Hmm…weird thought.

And so, this is just an update for myself. Everything is slowly coming together. I’m hoping to get this new theme framework out by next month, and from there, I’ll be ready to make some great looking wordpress themes with changeable options. Any designers/coders that want to help out, just contact me. (Looking for people that like to do this for fun. Obviously money may be potentially there, but dedicated people that like to code/design for the sake of it is more than welcomed.)