We walked through a wide open field together and plucked dandelions, daisies and wild flowers by their stems. She wildly chased after the yellow ones, mostly because I think she enjoys saying “lellow”. But the red ones were fun too! I felt like a kid again! It was actually kind of great. Sometimes we’re just...
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Every once in a while, it’s good to pause. It’s good to pause, take a look around and remember how lucky you are. Because no matter how stressed, overwhelmed, busy, crazy you are… you probably have your good health, a home and people who love you. It’s a bit sappy, but it’s true. On Monday...
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It’s been months of a rising crescendo. Dozens of designs, templates, proofs, mockups, sketches, scans, faxes, emails and more. But we’re getting close to what will be the debut of a new and improved BINITA PATEL. I’m excited and overwhelmed. Proud and nervous. But all in all, as I think about the process as...
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I look at the photo below, and find it hard to believe that it was taken in the middle of June. June folks!!! June. It was drizzling rain, 50-degrees and all I could think was, “Is it seriously June?”. I was freezing! I guess that’s one of the joys of living here in New England....
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Last week I spent a few days down in Florida visiting my best friend. I took Anya along with me for the ride. I made the decision to head down to Florida just about 2 weeks prior to the trip itself. I looked at my calendar, noticed an unusual stretch of 4 days that were...
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I’ve known her since I was 8 years old; and we make just as much fun of each other today as we did back then. Our friendship has survived the foolish ups and downs that all gal-pals share, and now we’re destined live nearly 1000 miles apart. Bit of a bummer, except that she lives...
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It’s not easy, but you can do it! It’s not easy to take the plunge, and start something on your own. It’s not easy to leave a world of security and boundaries, and step into the unknown. And it’s certainly not easy to have faith in yourself. Faith that YOU are capable of achieving that...
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Tags: animation, Brandt Botes, business advice, design, going solo, graphic design, illustration, starting your own business, stop frame animation, Studio Botes, Toffie Festival 2011
Like most creatures like to do, I too like to hibernate during the winter months. It’s a time to take a step away from the everyday run-around, a time to look back at the year past, and a time to build for the year ahead. And that’s exactly what I did this past winter. I...
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It’s hard to believe that it’s already been over 2 weeks since we returned from Barbados!! Honestly, it was such a beautiful island – one of the most beautiful I’ve seen in the Caribbean. And while it can certainly be tempting to sit at the resort all day, sip on piña coladas and bask in the...
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It’s never easy coming back from vacation. Especially this one! I’ve been lucky enough to spend a very special birthday with a group of very special people in Barbardos. It’s funny, this always seems to happen to me when I go away on vacation. I get there on the first day, and think to...
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