Hello Sweeties!!
I have GOT to stop these long hiatuses... I am one step closer to GRADUATION!!!! 1 class to be exact. I should be leaping for joy and striding into my finishing stance yet I feel anxiety and worry. The job market is ... well let's face it... The job market is almost nonexistent. I would hate it if I graduate and can't find or create a successful niche area... Feelings of defeat would definitely creep in... My family does not see sewing as a REAL career, especially since I was starting my 3rd semester of nursing, worked in the medical field in the military and have always had medical jobs before I started in fashion. My family was a military family and believed that medical jobs and the military were the only way for a successful life.With all this said, this brings me to my focus for today --- New Year's Resolutions
Bringing in the New Year... I am hopeful to bring several goals to fruition... I am a hustler.. in all meanings of the word... If one thing does not pop, I find something that will. Whatever I need to do to sustain myself and my family without breaking stride. My goal is to either work for a local designer and learn more or to start a website of my own and work that way. I even have a back up plan for the back up plan -- Work at the first place to hire me and work weekends designing pieces, dyeing fabrics and styling friends until I build clientele.
Having a focus bring things to life for me. Without it, I feel as if I am sitting in a sandbox playing with my toes.. I hate that feeling. Therefore, I have decided on 10+ thingsI will be doing this year.
- Designing New Pieces
- Sketching More
- Dyeing scarves to sale on Etsy
- Attending Small Business meetings to network
- Attend as many fashion events as humanly possible
- Stay current as an FashionGroup International (FGI)-Houston student member
- Obtain gainful employment
- Style photo shoots
- Build &maintain clientele
- Take a MAC makeup class
- Travel to museums in nearby cities and in the local area for inspiration
- Build a working portfolio for design and styling
- Get business cards that are eye catching and not the same ol' mundane cards everyone has seen
- Have my logo designed and trademarked
- Update my look
- Keep sewing
Yeah that about sums it up... Once a plan is in place, things usually seem to fall into place.
So, HAPPY NEW YEAR & HEEEEERRRRREEEE I GO!!!
-XOXO
