Welcome
Hello, my name is Shelly Cole, and I’m a web designer.
I run a small web design and development company in the Hartford suburb of Simsbury, CT.
My goal is to create beautiful and usable websites that connect with people.
My passion is finding solutions to challenges that are presented to me.
My inspiration is from life, the world, and from you.
sab•bat•i•cal
[suh-bat-i-kuh l]
-adjective
bringing a period of rest.
-noun
any extended period of leave from one’s customary work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc.
-origin
from Greek sabbatikos “of the Sabbath”. Meaning “a year’s absence granted to researchers” (originally one year in seven, to university professors) first recorded in 1866 (the thing itself attested from 1880, at Harvard), related to the sabbatical year (1599) in Mosaic law, the seventh year, in which land was to remain untilled and debtors and slaves released.
Yes, I am currently on sabbatical. I’m a little late, too – since this is actually my 8th year in business (as of October 27, 2001) – but it’s been a long time coming. If you are a prospective client, I apologize for not being able to take on your project at this time. If it helps, I can recommend two companies for you to visit to assist you in your project: WPCoder and TCWebsite. However, I invite you (as well as anyone else who might be interested) to follow me through this next year as I document my progress in improving my skillset, and sending my business into a new (and better) direction.
During this time away from “the daily grind,” I will be discussing the ups and downs that I have encountered since the time I’ve opened my doors. I will be looking over what has worked for me in the past (and what hasn’t) as far as my business movements have been, and search for what will work best for me, my family and my future prospects.
I will also be “playing” – documenting experiments in platforms and technologies that I’ve been dying to try (but never had the time) such as jQuery. I have some knowledge of WordPress, so I will be completing a few back-burner projects (themes, plugins, code snippets) that have been delayed, but I’ll also be delving into new and different things, namely ModX and Magento.
So welcome, and I hope you enjoy what you find here. May it help you as much as I hope it will help me.