Reconnecting

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Honesty time. I've struggled for four years to get employment in my field. I finished my 4 year bachelor's program for photography and painting back in 2012. Since then I've busted my butt to get into advertising and have a consistent income. I knew it was going to be competitive, but I definitely was not expecting to still be counting my pennies come time for rent after 4+ years post graduation. It's rough. And it gets me down. I've bounced from serving jobs to internships that lead nowhere to scraping by on freelance mixed with savings. This summer the only job I was able to find that would hire me was a landscaping crew position. Pay isn't great and it's back breaking work, but it's exactly what I need in my life right now.

I've been glued to a computer screen for too many years feeling stressed and frustrated and I began to lose my love of art, the whole reason why I decided to study photography to begin with. So this summer I'm reconnecting with nature, breathing fresh air and being outside everyday, and kicking my body back into shape. It's hard, hot, dirty, sweaty, exhausting and certainly not glamorous. It's truthfully very humbling.

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