Happy Anniversary!

We are very excited to say that this week marks the six-month anniversary of the founding of Crazy Savvy. Of course, we had been dreaming and scheming, planning and hoping for a long time beforehand. But it was this week in May, six months ago, that we finally made the jump — and we haven't looked back since. (Today's photos come from our celebratory excursion to Blackbird .... yum-a-licious.)

It's hard to believe that it's been six months. On the one hand, it feels like no time at all. I can blink my eyes and recall the very first days, when we were so busy getting things up and running — talking to our accountant, determining our legal structure, filing all the requisite papers, developing our business plan. I remember how giddily we turned to the task of creating our website, our brand, and our promotional materials, and the many Saturday and Sunday morning design and concepting meetings that accompanied these endeavors. I recall (with great fondness) the day we signed our first new client, and how validating it felt to be able to take it (quite literally) to the bank. It seems hard to believe, in light of these vivid memories, that we've already been running full steam ahead for a whole half-year.

On the other hand, though, it feels like we've been doing this forever (maybe because, in one capacity or another, we have been!) It was a dream for both of us for so long that finally being able to live it feels right, feels natural, feels ... well, feels great! When we look at our base of clients — spanning industries, corporate & not-for-profit sectors, geographic locations, project types, and more — and the identity materials, operations procedures, and routines that have come out of running C/S, both Erin and I feel like they've been there practically forever. Our lives have changed in so many ways over this past half year, and yet it feels incomprehensible that we were ever — or could ever — be doing anything but this.

We want to thank you, Loyal Readers, for accompanying us on this adventure! We've been truly blessed by the support, encouragement, expertise, and connections that our C/S faithful have shared with us. We hope to return the spirit of the favor by taking on some interesting pro bono work around the holidays — more on that later, too! As we look ahead to the next six months, we're excited to continue growing our business, honing our skills, exploring new partnerships, and creating great (we hope!) work.

The timeworn axiom goes: The more things change, the more they stay the same. In many ways, we've witnessed the very inverse of this statement, as our lives have been marked forever by the C/S experience, in ways we are only starting to understand. But in some fundamental fashions, the axiom also proves true .... for all the change and upheaval and newness we've experienced, we still love working together, still experience the thrill of getting paid to (essentially) be creative, think, and have fun. We still drink too much coffee, duel at Scrabble, giggle a little too loudly (in the privacy of our own office!) We're still, at heart, crazy and savvy ... and that, folks, is what it's all about.