The New Routine, another broken egg, can still produce an omelette.

July 8th, 2026

Hello and welcome back to another entry on The New Routine, this time a couple of months later. There were a lot of "changes" per se, some good and some bad. Let's already start the review.

1. No longer a chocolatier, but remains a student

Ok, so long story short, I'm not working as a chocolate maker anymore. I was let go as the company was dealing with financial struggles, and I understand that a deal with a supermarket company didn't go the way the chocolate company wanted. This, in turn, translated into lower sales, and well, you can already predict the rest. I was let go on positive terms + was given a whole case of chocolate that lasted two weeks.

From here, I focused on working on Boston and Maine's social media, where I am getting weekly pay for running and producing content. This is where I turned into a student.

The more I was working on the social media page, the better I understood analytics, automation, physical promotion, and a ton of other things relating to marketing. In turn, despite not working a traditional job, I am still able to stay afloat for the time being.

A little later, I was introduced to the service Pixieset, where I learned how to create an online store and booking area for my services in photography. Eventually, I want to offer services consisting of graphics and video production. But all good things take time. What prevents, or rather, became an obstacle, is the paperwork of having Dezaos Creatives as a service/store. For it to be legit, I need a Business Certificate and figure out if I want to make it an LLC or a sole proprietorship, and a bunch of other things I still don't understand. Again, it will take time, but it will come to be... eventually.

Besides, the site is still in the works; this portfolio needs to be tweaked a little more, and so on and so forth.

2. Texas, Farming, and Blood Works

Around May, my family invited me to visit Texas with them. It was me, my brother, and my parents, as we roamed a few areas of Texas, taking in sights and eating brisket to the bucket. I had the chance to go into the Johnson Space Center and learn a little about NASA and space travel, attend a rodeo where I was able to practice my video production skills, and, of course, try Buc-ee's (I went into the store but couldn't eat because I was sick D: ).

Before going to Texas, I went to the doctor to do some blood work, as it was a concern I wanted to check up on before leaving. Originally, I was supposed to leave at the end of May, but the dreaded phone call came in two days before my original date to come back. Turns out, I was prediabetic and needed much-needed intervention. I stayed for another three weeks, did treatments, and hung with family in the meantime. I spent my days working on my health, learning Baltario as a hobby, and visiting the ever-improving family farm. Some days I would help bring things from the farm to sell at church; other times I would go for a few hours to shoot some photos of the cows and birds there, and the weeks went on. I managed to lose 15 pounds while away, and returned near the end of June before my birthday.

3. My birthday, and cycle to lock in

Returning to Massachusetts, I worked a little more on Dezaos Creative's store and booking, did more research on how to launch it (as nothing is public for the moment), and continued on. My birthday came and went; I was gifted cash and a few other knick-knacks, including a LEGO FIFA statue. And now today, my parents returned to Florida, and I returned to where I was a few months ago:

"Unemployed", with a desire to lock in and get things running again.

And now you know where I've been. Negatively, I could say that I am not making any progress, but I disagree with that. As I mentioned in another entry, I want to learn not to vent frustrations but to learn from them as much as possible. After a discussion with my parents on what I could do, I now have a plan to get back on track! I know I have cycles of employment, health, and working on passionate things. I believe things are a little different now.

Conclusion

I looked at some of the entries I've made here with promises to things that, of course, were different than what I anticipated, and that's ok. But you know what? What's an omelette but six cracked eggs (ideas that either succeeded or failed), seasoning (tidbits of knowledge learned about the process), and heat (willpower)? You get an omelette that either tastes amazing and is repeated over and over, or a bad-tasting omelette that gets worked on until you get it right.