Say yes to the chıhuahua

This is my first blog post, on my first blog. Like…..ever. Why did I never have a blog before? Probably because I kept waiting for the “right time,” and, as per my usual, I was overthinking it. I had things to say, but I didn’t give myself a place to say them. Launching my design firm, Highfive, naturally makes this feel like the “right time,” since building a business and putting yourself out there go hand in hand.

This is my spot to talk about things I like, things I wish I’d thought of, and to give kudos where kudos are due. You might find me wandering into life’s big design (and non-design) questions, but I’ll be sure not to take myself too seriously along the way.

I already have a few topics in mind and will try to keep it short, sweet, and to the point. I’ll do my best to avoid wandering into TL;DR land. And you can always count on one thing: these are my words, not generated by your friendly neighborhood AI buddy. In fact, I plan to make one of my first posts about that very thing.

Looking forward to seeing you back in these parts!

side trip

So, like, what’s up with the chihuahua?

If you’re like me, you like things to make sense. And when they don’t, you want an explanation, please and thank you.

Maybe it’s enough that the chihuahua is giving us a high five? (With, I might add, that totally ripped specimen of a paw.). Sure, I guess that’s kind of a reason. But I needed more, so here goes.

I was looking for an image for my first post, and nothing was really doing it for me. I was spending a ridiculous amount of time searching, and was about to call it quits, when I stumbled on this guy. At first, in my above-mentioned overthinking style, I was like, “Why?” But I needed to move on. And, how much does this even matter? It’s likely the only one who would give it a second thought is me. So my “Why?” gave way to “Why not?”. To enable myself to move on to bigger things, I said yes to the chihuahua.

My rationale? He’s cute and welcoming, and sometimes you just have to say yes to something because:
a) not everything needs a strategy,
b) overthinking is exhausting, and we all need more cute in our lives,
c) it’s just fun to say “chihuahua”. Chee-wah-wah.

So, the take away here is, sometimes you say yes to the chihuahua. It doesn’t mean settling or giving in, per se. It means making a decision for good enough because the thing isn’t so important, and that decision will allow you to put your focus on what is. A minimum viable product for your brain, if you will.

So here’s to you, and I, being okay with imperfection from time to time.

Here’s to saying yes to the chihuahua.

P.S., if, after seeing him, you suddenly find yourself craving Taco Bell… you’re welcome.