About Me

Web and graphic design as Beardy Guy Creative. I’m also on Mastodon.

I am a crazy cat lady though I only have one cat. And I’m not really a lady. The beard usually gives it away. Also, I live with a very handsome dog with amazing eyebrows.

I’ve rejected what is considered “normal” life and live a quiet life in a tiny house in the woods a stones throw from a small lake – it’s important to me to feel connected to the life around me. I’m surrounded by wildlife (song birds, geese, deer, squirrels, raccoons, the occasional duck… ) and find great joy watching their antics.

I’ve never had a corporate job and would never want one. I much prefer my work (web and graphic design) to be with non-profits or small businesses. This kind of work (for pay) isn’t the focus of my life. It’s what I do to buy food and the things I need/want. I’ve only had one full time job in my life. But I’ve worked my whole life, it’s just that much of the “work” I do I’ve done as a volunteer. Money is a necessary evil in our current society and I’ll never have it at the center of my life. Which leads me to…

I live in a small cabin/tiny house and prefer not to own much stuff. That’s not to say that I live in an empty room. While I live simply I also enjoy the benefits of technology. But I try to keep it balanced. As much as I enjoy a good movie or time reading through RSS feeds, I also enjoy a walk in the woods or a swim in a lake or creek. I love the sounds of the spring peepers on the first warm days of February and I can name most of the birds around me. In a pinch I could harvest a bowl of edible plants and nuts from the woods for lunch.

I don’t feel the need to prove anything to anyone, don’t have a crazy drive to accomplish or achieve some societally defined notion of “success”. Much of what’s gone wrong in our world involves people being busy with success and acquisition of stuff without much thought to the future. My goal is to live a quiet, slow life, doing good when I'm able and minimizing the harm as much as possible.