It feels good. It's something you can't describe to other people, even though they most likely experience it in some or other form in their own lives. It's something you think about when you're in the shower, when you go to sleep, when you drive your car. Damn, it's good!
Which is why I think it's sad that more people don't experience it, and why they don't go out and get it.
I love what I do. Really, I do. Every once in a while, I think about how cool what I have actually is. I get to live in a world of colour, a world in which I have the reins, in which I get to experience the satisfaction of knowing that somewhere, someone is smiling at what I've done.
People don't realise how much I like designing websites. Maybe it's because I don't tell them. Maybe they haven't noticed the little details I love to spend time on, knowing that people won't notice them until they look for them. Maybe it's because people think that designing websites is my job. Jobs are for making money. Not for me.
When most people go out to party on a Saturday night, I sit in front of my PC creating buttons or icons. After I've finished, it takes me a while to fall asleep, because I'm thinking of how I can improve what I've already done. When I'm riding my mountain bike, I think of colour schemes, and how to apply them to draw attention to something specific. I think of how people are affected emotionally by line spacing, italics and margins. I think of how the world is made a better place every single day by individuals who consider what they do with the utmost of care.
Everyone should have the opportunity to love what they do. It's a wonderful thing, something I wouldn't trade for all the money in the world.
I'll show you what I've been loving in the new year, until then, Merry Christmas!