The Plan

I am one of those people who decided fairly early on in life exactly what I wanted to be. I had watched What Women Want (Helen Hunt is my absolute favourite!) and decided then and there that I just had to work in advertising. Having researched it and discovering that, although I am creative in my own way, I didn’t think that I would get too far with the immensely creative types you find in the advertising world.

I went on to University to study Business Management with Marketing and thoroughly enjoyed learning everything I could about the industry. I had decided that this is what I wanted to pursue.

The end of University loomed and I carried on in my bar work struggling to find my opportunity to squeeze into the marketing industry. I applied for at least 12 jobs a week, fully prepared to work my way up from the very bottom. Alas, it was not meant to be… I soon managed to get a job in an office where I was earning a decent enough wage to put down a deposit on a house with my partner.

And here I am really, feeling very stuck in a job that I do enjoy, but just not enough. Going from someone who was very career driven to who I am now has hit me recently like a ton of very nasty bricks. I’ve changed my mind and my sanity and happiness is what I really want to nurture.

This is why I am going to begin making dresses. For myself at first, and then to sell. Thankfully, this gives me the chance to use my much missed marketing degree which I am incredibly excited about.

Word of mouth will be my saviour in the beginning. Then I will move onto Etsy or another independent selling website and see how it progresses. I plan to remain in my current job because lets face it, I’m not stupid, this might not take off but I am going to put my all into this venture because its not just an enjoyable career, but also a better quality of life for myself and my partner.

I plan to write a weekly blog on my progress every sunday and update any readers on what I have been up to. I will also write a blog during the week on any interesting finds and links for anything relevant!

My partner thinks I would be pretty good at hosting a youtube channel so maybe that could be something in the future but for now I am just throwing ideas around.

If you got this far then thanks for reading!

The Dream(s)

Ok, ok, I know that a lot of people have probably already dropped a lot of their New Years Resolutions, but my main, and favourite, resolution has stuck with me.

I would love to be able to be my own boss.

This is something that I’m sure a lot of people can relate to… It’s also something that is no easy task. I know this from my own Business Management degree and hell, from just doing the basic maths.

This blog is a sort of way for me to document what I do and when I do it to try and kick myself up the bum to work harder towards owning my own business! If people join me along the way then all the better! If you have stumbled across this baby blog on a lazy sunday afternoon and happen to have any advice then please do let me know.

I guess I should also let you in on my other big dream for the next year or so. Y’know, seeing as we are about to start this beautiful friendship.

I would LOVE to up my game in the travel department! There is no better feeling that jetting off and experiencing new places.

So far, I’ve got two holidays booked this year, one in Spain just for an expensive tan and a bit of TLC (music and relaxation wise!) and a cheeky 5-night NYC holiday. I’ve been twice before but I am very much looking forward to showing my other half around one of the most beautiful cities in the world! If you want to trade tips on business for NYC tips then I’m totally up for that.

So I guess that sums up what I’m trying to accomplish here! I hope you enjoy reading about what I get up to!