Selina S. Lee

I think it’s only appropriate that my first photo post is about coffee. I have a feeling that I will be talking about coffee a lot on my blog. Some people drink coffee for the caffeine, some people drink coffee for the taste and the experience. I’m definitely the latter group. I used to drink so much coffee I think I survived on coffee and bagels. No joke. But now, I drink about twice a day or even just once in the morning (due to stomach issue), so it’s important that I make that one or two times as perfect as it can be.

I recently discovered these two cafés near my neighborhood and I am in love with them. Haddon Hill Café is actually so hidden away that I don’t even think people know it even exists. I found them on my way back home after dropping the kids off at school. I run into other school moms and dads there on their way to work and it’s always so nice to catch up with them even though it’s so brief. As soon as you walk into their cute red door, you will immediately smell the fresh empanadas heating up in the oven. Goes perfectly with a cup of Americano (my morning choice).

My sister told me about Highwire Coffee so I had to check it out. It’s conveniently located on college ave inside Rockridge Market Hall and they have the best cup of cappuccino (my afternoon choice). I like my cappuccino light but with heavy froth. They make it quite exquisitely. Something about drinking hot cappuccino next to open windows under the roof umbrellas on a chilly rainy day has a lot to do with it. I plan to go back couple more times to make sure I’m not overrating them but it was pretty darn good coffee!

Oh Wow. So it begins… It took me long enough to figure out the whole domain and DNS transfer settings, reworked my logo banner in Photoshop enough times until I was able to get it just right. Got lost in the whole settings and custom layout for a while and now barely able to write my first post (whew). Where should I start? I should probably start with my blog name. SKYCreatives. This is actually my business name. I came up with this name on my last year of college (eons ago) along with my graphic design colleagues. We took our initials and came up with the name SKY. Although we never really worked on a real projects in the professional world, all of us had our own unque sense for design. We parted our ways and didn’t keep in touch for years but I have decided to keep the name because I like the image and feel that the word SKY gives. The creative process seems to have an infinite possibility, there is no end to ideas and creative thoughts, so hence the phrase, ‘SKY is the limit’. Cheesy, huh? Well, we were all cheesy back then. ;D I’ve always had great passion for design and tried really hard to retain my creative talent by working on small projects on my own. So this is the place where I’ll be sharing my design thinking process, a little glimpse of my daily life with my family. You may see a lot of photos of just good food, great cafés and shops that I go to visit in my neighborhood. I also love to cook and I love to shoot, it’s simple as that. It’s no secret, I’m not a good writer, I’m not social either (actually the opposite). But I do love to meet people with similar interest and sharing ideas. Who knows?! maybe my old roommates (yeah, that’s you, K & Y) will stumble upon my blog one day and will call me up and we will be working on some creative projects together. That would be a dream. So here is to happy blogging. ; )