Summer of surprises
Lots of machines that go beep
The Blue Mouse Monkey blog has been quiet of late, due to two things. 1. We’ve been busy wrapping up several projects back-to back, and 2. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in July. Luckily it was caught at stage 1, and there’s a very high chance of long-term survival. I had surgery (lumpectomy and sentinal node biopsy) in August, and will start radiation this month.
Dealing with breast cancer has been hard, of course. Lots of medical appointments accompanied by a steep learning curve of information acquisition, and getting acquainted with the machines that go beep, roar, and squeeze. And until the post-operative pathology report came back we didn’t know whether the cancer had metastasized, so we lived with that fear for several weeks. But the hardest thing has been figuring out how to fit being a “patient” into my creative-small-business-owner life. There are no paid vacation days or sick days for the small business owner. Time off means time not working on client projects or building my business or expanding my knowledge and skills. And while Jimmy and Shelise did a great job of carrying the load the week I was off for surgery, any more time than that would not have been good for Blue Mouse Monkey (or probably for them).
It’s given me a push towards something I’ve been wanting to do for a while, and that’s hire an experienced website/interactive project manager. Someone who can keep all the balls in the air while I’m away. And now that big projects are wrapping up, it’s the perfect time to stary looking.
I’m proud to say that despite the upheaval, we’re still popping out all of this current batch of websites on time. The next few posts will showcase our recent work.