Roman Numerals Was a Bad Choice

I can’t say I ever expected my interior design career to lead me to writing a blog. There’s a special kind of vulnerability that comes with exposing my inner monologue to the internet, my peers and the friends and family who I’ve forced to support my work (and now this blog) over the past 4 years.

Starting my own business has taught me a lot about vulnerability, and in turn how to find the courage to work through it and embrace the fear of failure. Block LII was born out of a very vulnerable time in my life. I found myself laid off from the first job I ever really liked during the pandemic. I was working for a start-up developer in a role that reunited me with my creative side. A couple weeks after that job ended, I was approached with the opportunity to freelance design an office project in South Jersey. It was the first time in my career that I was given the change to design on my own terms. I was instantly hooked. The satisfaction I get from seeing people enjoy a space I designed is unparalleled. 

So what can you expect from this blog? Great question. The common theme of my blogging research has instructed me to “speak in my own voice”. I promised myself from the beginning I would be the type of business owner who didn’t let their professional projection outweigh their personality. This feels like a good place to put that to the test.

In my posts you can expect to read not only about my work, but also about the sources of my inspiration (this usually comes with a little help from Google Flights), my thoughts on new trends in interior design, the highs and lows of being a small business owner and hopefully a couple laughs.

As always, thank you for being a part of the ride!

PS – LII in Roman numerals means 52. If one more person pronounces it “Block Lee” I will be forced to dedicate an entire post to my obsession with Super Bowl LII. No one wants that.