About Me
I'm Marcy, a freelance Designer/Developer, and side project addict based in Salt Lake City, UT. I have been creating graphics and writing code for over 15 years. I am currently available for freelance work and subcontracting.
Random facts about me...
My Background
…was originally in accounting, which started as an afterschool job in 1994. Although I’ve held other types of positions along the way, I always ended up going back to accounting.
Not for any love, I just simply had a knack for it early and it paid the bills.
I began tinkering with graphic design and coding in 2002 when a cousin encouraged me to blog for some much-needed release and introduced me to LiveJournal.
Customizing my layout quickly became just as therapeutic as writing posts. Over the years, the more I learned the more time I wanted to spend creating than I was.
I graduated from customizing layouts for LiveJournal and Myspace, to building my own WordPress themes from scratch. All self-taught.
But the demands of my job were already cutting into my family time, so it was near impossible to allocate any extra time to anything else.
I became so creatively stifled and so unhappy, I could hardly bear getting out of bed in the morning.
When the realization hit in 2014, that increasing daycare costs were negating my salary (bringing me WELL under minimum wage), the decision to leave was pretty easy.
The harder part was getting over the imposter syndrome that initially kept me from freelancing right away.
But get over it, I did, and I cannot imagine myself doing anything else for a living.
At Present
…when I’m not immersed in digital projects, I’m your typical suburban house wife and mother of four with more hobbies than time.
During the school year, I volunteer as a table leader for my local MOPS group. It’s a wonderful group for mothers to have a hot breakfast, relax, and relate with others on the challenges and struggles of motherhood.
My kids range from teen to toddler and are the most eclectic mix of personalities you could possibly imagine. Precious as they are, they definitely keep me on my toes 24/7.
I am married to my absolute soulmate. I love and adore him more than I have words to express.
An Airforce veteran, his sacrifice didn’t stop in Saudi. As a single man, he took on step-fatherhood and helped support us all through the worst of times.
Now a father himself, he still sacrifices daily so that I can pursue my dreams and our children never go without.
He is the most generous, creative soul I’ve ever known, and he treats me like a queen. <end husband-brag>
I dream of traveling with family, finding a balance between minimal living without giving up my hobby hoards, and of course creating ALL the cool things I possibly can