tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706805438199743258.post3951454539528922591..comments2023-10-20T08:31:51.266-07:00Comments on Di Hickman: Design Teams 505Di Hickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371703320256085745noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706805438199743258.post-79325893636058925652009-03-03T20:17:00.000-08:002009-03-03T20:17:00.000-08:00THanks for the advice. I enjoyed reading about you...THanks for the advice. I enjoyed reading about your experiences with DT's. So sorry that you did have one bad experience. Not too bad though 1-out of 15 is a good record.:) <BR/><BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103572563333198645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706805438199743258.post-78671647944290893992009-03-03T15:01:00.000-08:002009-03-03T15:01:00.000-08:00awww thanks Fabtrust me I've been there! It's hard...awww thanks Fab<BR/>trust me I've been there! It's hard to dust yourself off, but for the love of creating I did it. The issue for me was the lady in question said "you'll never amount to anything and you'll be nothing without me!" so naturally for me that was motive enough just to prove her wrong :) And I like to think I did as I took a writing/designing gig a few months later with scrapstreet ezine and got my own monthly column.<BR/>I am one of those people that truly believes that everything happens for a reason. It may not be blatantly obvious at the time but later you come to see the reason and the penny drops. Like I said in the article that bad experience taught me a LOT about DTs, and for that I am grateful. It made me re-evaluate why I do this, and where I wanted to go in the future.<BR/><BR/>hehehe I have so much happening right now I feel like my head is spinning! Lots I can talk about, some I can't, some that will happen in the future no doubt. I sometimes feel like my fingers are in too many pies but I never get bored *wink*<BR/><BR/>Good luck on the new team!<BR/>hugs<BR/>DiSpot-Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798035189811731749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3706805438199743258.post-88393225233202031002009-03-03T14:51:00.000-08:002009-03-03T14:51:00.000-08:00Thanks Di for your article as I felt bad for somet...Thanks Di for your article as I felt bad for something that happened to me a few months back. The people were not nasty or anything and were very understanding but I found myself stuck because of a misunderstanding and felt not up to the task, like I was a fraud. I also found them a bit too much enamored of their modus operandi and thought I couldn't abide by the many rules that were thrown at me. I felt basically like crap. I apologised and left. I'm pleased to say I've been accepted on another team and the situation is more relaxed, I can't wait to get up and running with them and the lady running is a sweetie. At the beginning I thought I would give up because someone like me couldn't possibly find a gig. Then I realised it has nothing to do with my disability and just the artistic whim in as much as we're not robots that can churn out our creations in a steady output (well most of us, I admire the others). I find myself having 'waves' of creativity followed by dry runs (my blog is a testament of that). At the moment I'm running this weekly Christmas challenge and since I've created a few cards in advance (Vince too bless him) I trust I can keep this thing going. Di I really admire your doing so many things and keep it all going. Anyway too much me rambling on ! Thanks again for this 'pick me up' article ! Hugz XXXX FabFabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06100883343109477491noreply@blogger.com