Erika's 5 year timeline

Hi Erika,

Here is a breakdown of what you've achieved in the last 5 years;

In 2013, you set your mind to blogging consistently that by the end of the year you did project collaborations with 2 other graphic designers. As a Christmas gift to yourself you upgraded your 2009 Macbook to a 2012 MacBook Pro 15" and invested in a Thunderbolt display. With the part time merchandising job discount you purchased a Canon T5i for under $750. In October you started training for the Disney Princess 5K held in February 2014.

In 2014 you graduated with your AS in New Media Design and your freelance business became an LLC. You finally launched your digital shop. You became a member of AIGA and Graphic Designers Guild. You published two e-books on hair accessory design. You ran that Disney Princess 5K and you vowed to return the next year to run the Half! Since you stuck with the Total Money Money Makeover that you started in July 2013 you paid off the Honda at the end of the year.

By 2015 you have over 6 months of living expenses saved and you've started saving for Maddy's college fund and your retirement. In January you finally attended Altitude Summit and the Sundance film festival. While you were in Utah you visited Greg and Randi. Upon your return from out west you ran the Disney Princess half marathon, Februrary 2015. In the fall you made the leap and you moved the family to the Netherlands to live abroad since that was always your goal. You started focusing your blog posts on how an American family lives abroad. You took weekend excursions to different countries and you blogged about your experiences.

Then in 2016 you moved to the UK so Maddy could attend the TASIS International school in London/Surrey. You landed your dream job as a graphic designer with goop!! Joe finished his first manuscript and you published his first novel through Amazon Publisher's network like you both had planned back in 2012.

By 2017 you continued to work at goop while your freelance business continued to flourish. You wrote 3 more ebooks these focused on blog design and blog management. You're blog now shifted to focus more on your lifestyle with a focus on travel and you've devoted more time to your YouTube channel.

Lastly, in 2018 your contract ended at goop so you decided to move back to the states so Maddy could attend high school in America. You moved out to Colorado to be closer to the boys and the grandkids. You decided to go back to school and earn your Masters in textile design from Colorado State University. You paid off all your debt so you and Joe bought your first house together it only took 15 years.

It's incredible what you can do when you set your mind to something.

Way to go on all your accomplishments.

me.