New Avenues

I feel as though life is moving at 100 mph right now. Trying my best to keep up has been exhausting at times, but fun as well! I recently got selected to participate in Des Moines very first fashion week. I’m so excited to be a part of this show, but also very nervous and anxious.  I’m not entirely convinced that my designs are up to par with the others in this show. I’m almost positive they’re not, but I’m still going to go out there and show them what I got. It’s the only way I’m going to motivate and push myself to get better. 

This show came around the same time as another big project I’m working with local boutiques and designers from around the city. Together we are teaming up with a local Aveda salon and local models to produce a small holiday fashion video. I volunteered to help with the film portion of this project because I’m also trying to gain as much experience as I can with video editing. Along with designing, I also have a passion for film. Although I am a beginner in all film related avenues, I do have an ambition to create short fashion films as well as other short films too. You’ll just have to stay tuned for more on that later down the road.

Along with fashion week and this video project, I also got promoted to a new position at my full time job with Farmers Mutual Hail. For the past 2 ½ years I’ve worked in the underwriting dept as an Associate Insurance Specialist, and starting next week I make the jump to the agency dept as an Agency Specialist. I’m really excited to start something new and expand my career there. This company has been the best company I’ve ever worked for because they allow growth in the workplace and they also look after and treat their employees very well. This company has great moral, and  I’m blessed to have a great job that supports and takes care of me as I venture off with all my fashion activities.

Although life is crazy with all the changes and projects I’m working on, it’s the most motivated I’ve been in a long time. It feels good to work towards bigger and better things.  At times I’ve had doubts in myself and what I was doing with my life. I think everyone goes through those blue periods where the elements in their lives just don’t mesh with their expectations. Trust me, I’ve had those moments many times; they were pretty much a monthly occurrence. I just had always thought I’d be more established at my age then what I am, but I had to stop comparing myself to the success of others.  Easier said than done, especially in this social media crazed day, but once I started to block off those thoughts and just focus on myself, my talents, and what I needed to work on, things got easier. I don’t need to stress myself out with the competition of who has more success or happiness on social media. I know my worth. I know my abilities. I know what I want in life, what I need to work towards, and where I want to end up. I’ll get there. I got this.