So, I’ve been keeping an amazing secret and I can finally tell you! It’s so good I even vlogged it because the written word can’t communicate my excitement….only using the word “excited” 15 times in a vlog can!
I vlog when big things happen, it’s a fact :)
ps – I filmed this when I was running on very little sleep, we had a crazy thunderstorm the night before and I was up all night! But that’s probably for the best, sleepy Kyla = more subdued Kyla and I would have been off the richter scale otherwise!
For those of you who can’t watch right away, my news is that one of my favourite people – Leigh-Ann has asked me to join her incredible company, Freckled Nest! She’s an amazing independent artist and was looking to expand her team, and through this crazy blogging world she found me, liked what I’m doing here and asked me to join her. :)
I’m doing Blogger, Typepad and WordPress blog makeovers and websites and my first project just launched…
[Visit Hillary's Blog]
This has been just a dream come true. Leigh-Ann is so talented, savvy and positive and I’m loving working with incredible clients and learning from day to night. If you’ve never stopped by Leigh-Ann’s blog I would really recommend you do, she’s just wonderful.
[Visit LA]
So that’s my big news: I’m working as a designer with one of my favourite people on the planet and it’s all because of blogging!
If you’re interested in a blog makeover or a blog as a website please visit our portfolio and you can e-mail LA at FreckledNest@gmail.com or me at kylaroma@gmail.com to receive package and designer information.
Oh and one more thing: YAY! :)
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When you’re on the right path good thing will come your way, congratulations on your new adventure.
I’ve been reading your blog for a wee while and always look forward to your updates, so I just had to comment and say congratulations! You fully deserve this!
Congratulations!!!
Congrats!!!! So exciting!!! You seem so happy :)
Oh my gosh how awesome!!! Congratulations!!!
wow! congratulations Kyra!
Oh my gosh, that is just so exciting1 I am so thrilled for you, Kyla. Sounds like this new adventure is a great fit for you!
CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSS!!
This is so amazing! You deserve this blessing and so much more love!! I am looking to get my blog redone so maybe I will have to look into your business!?! You are going to be so successful.. i know it for certain.
Best,
Hannah Katy
I am so, so excited for you friend! I know you are going to be wildly successful.
Yay! Working for a small entrepreneurial company is a blast.
Yay! Congrats Kyla :D
Sweet :) I’m excited for you!!
Wonderful things happen when you follow your heart. I’ve watched you doing just that for the past year or so and I’m excited for every new adventure you stumble upon. You’re going to be an AMAZING designer … and given your already strong following, my guess is you’re going to be an AMAZINGLY SUCCESSFUL designer, too. Congrats, Kyla!!!
This is fantastic news, Kyla. I already read about it yesterday on Leigh Ann’s blog (I’ve been following her for a little while) and was thrilled to see that you were joining her team! This is so awesome.
Yay for the blogger community! :)
i’m so proud of you! congratulations!! you’re so adorable in your video<3
Could you BE any prettier? Seriously. It’s wrong. (But oh so right.)
Congratulations on the new job! This is fantastic! It’s a pipe dream of mine to have a professionally designed blog eventually (self-hosted and everything, what!) so when I decide to invest in it, you better believe I’ll be knocking on your (virtual) door!
(BTW, I just ordered new glasses and they are eerily similar to yours.)
Wow! How insanely exciting! :) I am totally thrilled for you! I can’t wait to see more of what you’ll design, and maybe one day have the opportunity to get a redesign for myself! ;)
CONGRATULATIONS!! I’m super happy for you :) I love when people find jobs they are so passionate about. Seriously SO exciting. Yay!!
congrats kyla! that is amazing news :) you are super cute in the video! awesome awesome awesome!
♥elycia
Congratulations Kyla! Over the moon happy for you!
Yay! I’m so excited for you! Congrats! :D
Congratulations Kyla! I love seeing good things coming to good people. :) I’m so happy for you! I’ve been contemplating a new design for my blog, so I’ll have to look into what you offer! I wish you so much luck!
Wow, congratulations! I’ve been thinking a lot about redesigning my site, and I have always adored your style. Lots to think about now! **going over to check out the portfolio**
congrats lady! What a lovely opportunity. She’s the one who pointed me to your blog in the first place. Excited to see what you two will be coming up with!
Congrats, lady! That is sooo exciting!!! :D
Oh Kyla! How exciting! I’m so happy for you and can’t wait to get somewhere (i.e., not at work) where I can check out the portfolio and watch your video! :)
well, a simple “congratulations” simply won’t do – I wish I had the words! This is amazing and well deserved Kyla! You are truly destined to do great, wonderful things and to be a thriving entrepreneur. You have that spirit and it shows with every post, honestly.
In fact, your story has inspired me some – I, too, am looking at a partner for my business here in Toronto… the right person can help launch a thousand dreams. I wish you luck, fun and absolute delight with this new venture!
-sandyb
I’m in a meeting so I can’t type much but sqqqqquuuuueeeeeeee!!!!
This is amazing news! I have mentioned before that I love your creativity and enthusiasm when it comes to creating, making, and designing things. You totally deserve this!
How exciting! And I loved the vlog. You’re adorable.
You two are going to be such a powerhouse together! I’m really inspired by stories like this about good things happening to lovely people when they follow their dreams :)
Congrats!
That’s so exciting! I’ve been wanting to re-design my blog, but only if I can get in the habit of writing regularly again. I’ll definitely get in touch when I feel ready to tackle this project.
1) congrats
2) you are too cute! love the vlogging. ;)
So cool woman! Congrats!
Will you still be working your other job?
Hey Lauren,
For now I will be but I’m hoping that if I work hard enough, between this and launching my etsy shop I’ll be self employed soon :)
Just be sure to register all businesses with the provincial government, and report all 2010-11 revenue to CCRA by filing a return for said businesses. I once landed in quite a few headaches (to put it mildly) by not doing exactly that with a web-based business.
And, good luck!
Thanks for the advice! Don’t worry, I’m all registered and… I guess the opposite of under the table is over the table? Above board? In the clear? lol
Whatever it is, I’m that – that’s a world of headaches I don’t want to enter! I’m glad yours have cleared up :)
Whoo hoo, Kyla! I am over the moon excited for you!!!
such cool news — yahoooo!!!
Congrats! You so deserve it lady, cheers and love!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! So exciting, Kyla! Congratulations! This seems like the perfect fit for you. Wow! Good luck to you and everyone at Freckled Nest!
Congratulations Kyla! You two are going to take over the world together, I can feel it ;)
Why are you so cute! Srsly, you are adorable. And can I randomly note that you have nice teeth?? hi, i’m awkward. People give me that compliment all the time, and I figured it’s not that weird….uhh..anyways! I am super jealous and excited for you, I love her!
lol! You’re the cutest, thank you! I didn’t even have braces! It drives Mister crazy, he had braces for years and still glares at my teeth now and then ;)
Thanks for the congratulations!
Congratulations!!! I went to Hillary’s blog yesterday and I actually thought to myself: this is very Kyla Roma-esque, I love the design. HA!
No way! That’s too funny! :)
Thank you so much for the kind words <3
Congrats miss! Your design work is fab. You’ll probably be hearing from me when I want a redesign :)
Awesome! Congrats lady :)
I’m so happy for you! I actually saw her announcement last night because someone tweeted about it!
You’re amazing and I’m so happy you are getting to follow your dream :) And and, isn’t blogging AMAZING?!
How exciting! Congratulations!!
kyla that is awesome! and i love hilary’s blog design too. congrats and just yay all around!
It’s so awesome! Congrats. :)
I absolutely LOVE your vlog. Your attitude is so uplifting, and I felt myself wanting to jump for joy for you as you talked. I’m so, so excited for you! This is HUGE and exciting and I’m looking forward to seeing where this takes you.
I’m so excited for you! You deserve all of it, lady! And you were so adorable in the video, I can’t handle it. :)
I’m thinking of switching over to Wordpress & a new blog design so I might shoot you an e-mail soon about it!
You’re the best Kyla :) I’m so glad you’ve joined Freckled Nest— like, ecstatic!!
Do I need a wand now? Jk, I’m just a normal girl but thanks for making me feel so special :)
xoxo, LA
This is such excellent news! Way to go, lady!
great great news! you are so adorable and this is well deserved!
Just adding to the piles of congratulatory hugs! You deserve to be happy, and it’s *so* clear that you are!
Kyla!!! This is so exciting! Congratulations!
Oh my goodness, congratulations! This is amazing news. :)
Kyla, this is the coolest news ever! Just in time too because I am pretty good with coding, but when it comes to design… not so much. Anyways, as soon as I finish my theme, I will be contacting you about some graphic stuff. Yayness! Ciao! – @luvandluxe
aww yay! congratulations!
Congrats!
Congrats Kyla! You two will make a fantastical team :)
Wow! Congratulations!! That’s absolutely amazing news!
Congrats! I’m so happy for you!
Congratulations! It’s so wonderful that through blogging such an amazing opportunity found you! Sounds wonderful. :)
CONGRATS! This is so great! So happy for you. :)
“aboot” – love it ;) You’re too cute! Congratulations, what an awesome opportunity! That is really great news, I’m very excited for you.
lol Did I aboot? I so don’t hear it!!
Okay, maybe just a little lol… :)
Oh that’s so exciting! I’m very happy for you! CONGRATS!
holy moly, i have loved her blog designs for so long now and it is SO EXCITING that you’ve been asked to join her team!!! You know that they say amazing things follow amazing people Kyla and that is definitely you! I’m thrilled for you and you should know that you are more than adorable on camera, you made me smile!
Congrats Kyla, so exciting!!!
Thank you so much, miss! *hugs*
CONGRATS!!!!! :)
this is awesome news!!! so proud of you and the endless possibilities out there for you
i’m completely stoked for you! aahh, what an amazing opportunity. i can totally understand your excitement… blog designing is so fun and being able to do it for others will be so rewarding and awesome… congratulations! <3
(also, you're really, really pretty!! and your voice is super calming. :))
So exciting! Congratulations darling! This is such a wonderful fit for you; I couldn’t be more proud!
congratulations! how perfect for you!
Huge, fluffy, embellished congratulations to you! You are creating a wonderful career reality for yourself! I predict only good things, which you so richly deserve.
Congrats, Kyla! That’s exciting news!
Congratulations, Kyla! This is SO exciting for you, and I cannot wait to see more of your work!
I just sent you an e-mail and it will probably make you laugh. I have hard-core baby brain right now. Anyway, I am super excited for you. You and Freckled Nest are two of my favouritest blogs and I can only imagine great things are going to come from this partnership.