in my off time
I’ve been scrapbooking and experimenting with mixed media, block prints, photographs, and bright paints. I think it's fun to create compositions, and discover what materials you can surprisingly make use out of. And When I get an idea, I just go with it, and feels great to chase it.
I've never been one for literary efforts but recently, I’ve embraced writing — nothing profound, but it has been amazingly rewarding to organize my thoughts and communicate them more eloquently. An outlet if you will.
What else as of lately? Capturing dear moments on film. Dancing freely with friends. Reading about manifesting and self-love. Binging white lotus and abbott. Getting really into skincare.
what keeps you
inspired outside of
work?
Learning keeps me inspired.
That's the best way to sweet talk me: tell me something I don't know. And there is so much to learn and experience. And what's great is that we currently live in a century where answers and explanations can be found in seconds.
Recent youtube history: how central park was created entirely by design, funk vinyl dj sets, how to hem jeans, why it's hard for americans nowadaus to retire, how did pangea split apart, how to do preloader screen in framer
what's one skill you're
excited to develop?
Storytelling. Or, in a broader sense, communication—something I’ve been thinking about a lot. Ideas come and go like little gifts from the universe, but actually getting them across? That’s the real challenge. Writing, drawing, or just talking things out helps me make sense of them—turning a fleeting thought into something real.
Lately, I’ve realized how much storytelling shapes everything. In design, it’s how you help people see the bigger picture behind what makes your solution work. In life, it’s what makes people feel understood and seen by others. The more I work on it, the easier it gets—not just in creative work but in everyday conversations, in building self-confidence, in saying how I really feel.
contact me at catalxsm@gmail.com
