What a ride 🚀

These milestones still catch me off guard every time - $5k, $10k, $25k - or now $250k - no matter the badge, there's always this moment of "wow, did I actually get here?"

A few years ago, building an independent design practice felt like a distant, uncertain mirage. Now it's my full-time career. That's still a little surreal.

I'm incredibly grateful to all the founders, startups, and teams who've trusted me with their brands, websites, products, pitch decks, and everything in between. One of my favorite parts of this work is getting a front-row seat to so many ambitious ideas being brought into the world - and playing a small part in helping shape them.

And of course, none of this would've happened without Contra. It's where I first stopped treating freelancing as an occasional side gig and started treating it as a real business. Huge thanks to the team for building a platform that made that leap possible!

Here's to the next milestone 🤍