Anika Aggarwal

And there it is, the end of August. I turned 34 this month and it was a very special month in terms of growth, friends, travel and life-lessons.

I spent hours exploring The Met and saw a Broadway show that was genuinely life-changing. Now I’m watching a Broadway show every time I visit. 😬

August was also a big month creatively. I was a guest on a few Adobe Live Community streams with the wonderful Jacob Paris as my host as well as my constant favorite producer Flyn. The ambassador community built by our very own Kate Olmstead has been so supportive and I found out Fergie ✨ Brand Identity & Web Design and Andrea Marquez are going to hangout soon in Miami?!? ✨👀 a lot happened, but more than anything, this month reminded me that it’s okay to take breaks.

Now, I’m ready for the rest of the year, as changes happen all around me, trying to have a positive outlook and welcome the change rather than being opposed to it. How was your month and what’s something that inspired you?

Here to make cool things and occasionally tell you the truth you didn’t ask for.

Oh, and also participating in trends once in a while (before it annoys everyone around me)

Taking a much needed break and touching grass this weekend. I’m hoping to come back inspired, with a little time set aside for art, history, and wandering around, I couldn’t ask for more.

Be nice to each other on the interwebs while I take a mini vacation in the concrete jungle 😬🪩

Kthxbai

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Running a small business is one of the hardest and most quietly rewarding things you can do.

Nobody really prepares you for it, not for the slow months, the solo decisions, the way you have to be your own hype person on the days when nothing feels like it’s working.

But building something that’s truly yours? that feeling never goes away for me.
What keeps you going on the hard days? 👇