Well, like I said, I've been working on something new for the past few weeks, and I'm ready to share it with you. I've moved my blogging over to cindyscovel.com, where I intend to house all of my professional endeavors: Retreat Austin and financial consulting services for now, who knows what comes next. It's not a finished product by any means (a website never is, I suppose, but this one is really not finished). Still, for those of you who are following this work, I wanted to keep you in the loop. I'd love to hear your feedback!
Why a new website? Well, there were a few things that led me to this decision, and as I get further into it, it feels more and more right. First, I wasn't happy with the out-of-the-box feel I had with my web hosting package for retreat-austin.com, and I wanted to try my hand at building something from scratch - without "screwing up" the Retreat Austin website. cindyscovel.com gave me a place to play, and I worked through it with the help of a great online class. I also knew that I would be doing work outside of Retreat Austin and wanted to create a unified space for all of my work. That's tricky, but there's more and more support out there for letting the world see your various pursuits and admitting that we're all multi-faceted people, not just job titles. What I do in the world is tied together by my values, and I'd like the people I work with to see all of that.
Finally - and I wouldn't say this was a conscious motivation, but it's certainly something that's become obvious as I work through it - there's a certain amount of permanence that comes with cindyscovel.com. It's not exactly something I can walk away from, and people know that it's me. That's helpful from an accountability standpoint, and scary... from an accountability standpoint.
I'm glad you're along with me for the ride. Please feel free to spread the word - I need all of the support I can get to get Retreat off the ground, and contacts for consulting gigs are what keeps that dream alive. Thanks again for all your help!
(PS: I just committed to 40 days of blogging, so there's plenty of content to look forward to!)
