A summer sunset

A tanning session

My wife and I, we have this yearly ritual where we go vacay in a sea side resort at the end of each summer. It signify our gratefulness for a wonderful summer, and as a gap between seasons to sit down and reflect what we has been and what will be.

The recent summer was bright for me, it guided me through the grief of my past career, and made me face the decision that I have been contemplating for a long time.

Since I’ve published my last essay, I’ve been waking up every day with a relief, with a brighter mood, and excitement toward the future. It is a tough decision, and it is hard to switch career, specially when you get used to something you kept doing for 15 years. Your mind and hands are so used to the set of tools you used to think, and your mind is also used to the daily logic of the profession.

But again, I’m relieved that I don’t have to do this anymore, and I’m grateful for having the luxury of choice to not keep doing this any longer.

People around me still insists that I’m a designer, I get messages and phone calls asking if I could do this or that. As much as I’m grateful for their trust in my set of skill, I’m also grateful that I can say no and not feeling the slightest remorse about it.

Today, tomorrow, and beyond

Marco sneaking up on a rook.

Nowadays I’m spending most of my time practicing hobbies, playing with the cats, and spending lovely times with the wife. Also looking forward for the upcoming season to practice astrophotography, to spend lengthy times in the desert gazing toward the sparkling night sky.

But still, I can’t be parted from my computers. I still spend quite sometime on my computer(s).

The Winter Desert

My wife during last winter’s stargazing trip.

Now I shift my focus to what’s ahead. Since I’ve become more of a physical person rather than a digitally oriented one, I now enjoy working my hands with physical tools and spend my time outdoors as much as possible. This fall/winter season will be aimed toward enhancing my astrophotography skills, sharing fire pits with my wife, and having long-distance trips in the gcc deserts with my mates.