Hello!

Oh dear, the dreaded first blog post. I've been tossing the idea of starting a blog around for years. And the usually block of, "what the hell would I write?" ALWAYS stopped me. Truthfully, I don't know how much use I'll be getting out of this but I'm aiming to put in full effort. I want this to be a collection of things; a safe place for me to get thoughts out, a place to showcase small pieces I'm working on (that is, if they're not under lock and key for clients), art, my life, make up and recipes! My mind is full of so much I just need an outlet. :)

Never have I been good at introducing myself in detail, so please bare with me and here we go! Well first off, my names Danielle from a little town in Pittsburgh. Self admitting cat lady and all around animal lover. My house hold has two cats, though my little Star is only mine. The other seems to hate everyone beside my mom. Shameless picture insert below!

Star 5 (top) Lucky 13 (bottom) 

The two trouble makers!

I'm an only child, and yes I've heard it all before. You're spoiled. You're this or that. I hate the stereotypes and I have always worked hard to make sure I never came across as that. From a young age, I was also interested in art and makeup but when asked as a child what I wanted to be. I really never knew. I juggled around from the obvious that almost every little girl says, a vet! A teacher! I didn't know careers in art existed and I hide my drawings from many. Thinking back, I was self conscious about what other would say. I would look at others work and think that what they did was so much better than my own. I did enter small contests, but because my self esteem was so low, when my pieces weren't picked it crushed me. It took years for me to realize I didn't need the approval of other to love my work. If one person liked it or felt moved by it, even if that person was me, that was enough for me. I think it was tenth grade for me when I realized art was something I could do for a career. Photography was the first thing I dabbled in. I enjoy photography but soon realized it was a hobby for me. Not something I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Through teachers and talks with counselors at my school introduced to Graphic Design. That sort of brings us full circle to now...

At the moment I'm a full time student in my final year to becoming a Graphic Designer. It's such a scary thought to think in a years time, I will be free from school completely and have to get an actual grown up job. That thought alone scares me to no end. But there's no other way to go besides up. The extra years I decided to continue schooling to get my Bachelor Degree instead of settling for my Associates Degree I think have numbed some of the fear, but anxiety is a never ending battle it seems that I will win. Just say yes as Zoella says. (Cheeky little add in there haha!)

Slowly, I'm running out of what else I should place here to introduce myself, but if I do get followers, please please please, let me know if there's anything you would like to hear about! 

Much love, Danielle!

Photo credit: My own. Copy write to Danielle Delaney 2013. Please do not use without permission.