Ash Tree Well, I’ve done it… I’ve taken the plunge, and started my own web design business: AshTree Web Design! After 7 years of being out of the work force I feel I’m ready to jump back in, and with Morgan in school until almost 3 pm I now have the time to commit to such an endeavor. It is especially sweet that I am able to work from my own home, and I won’t have to deal with anymore do-nothing coworkers.

One of my biggest pet peeves while working outside of the home was coworkers who were lazy and/or neglectful of how they performed their job. IMHO… If you’re not going to even try to do something right the first time, then don’t do it at all, and don’t expect someone else to do the work you’re supposed to be doing in the first place! How you do your job, whether you’re a mere sanitation worker, or the President of the United States, speaks volumes about your character. Working for (and I guess with) myself I no longer have to worry about dealing with coworkers who are slackers anymore. Yaaaay!!! :)

I got my very first paying client (a contemporary artist) last week, and I already have a second, and possibly a third, one lined up. After 10+ years of experience designing and creating websites for personal, or charitable, purposes it’s so nice to finally get paid for it.

I have Pookey & Carolyn (who I met through KittiCo) to thank for giving me the confidence to start my own web design business. Pookey was always pointing out that I can design web pages better than half the web design people out there today, and that it would be a good direction for me to go career-wise. Carolyn was truly instrumental in giving me that last final push to get me to venture into starting my own business, and a new chapter in my life.

So, if you’re looking for someone to design a website for you, or redesign an existing one, give me a call. :)