Moving forward

I had a lot of time this week to work on my "resolution" and I spent most of the time beating myself up! But did make some headway on a few things. I sent my resume and work samples in to a couple of job postings. Those are always a stretch but I have had two other interviews thanks to that so I am still hopeful. I know once I get in the door I can be my best, its just a question of whether I fit in better than any other candidate. Something that would be really helpful is if I knew ANYONE that works at these companies. If you know anyone at Ethan Allen or Equinox gyms please let me know!

I also sent a little email to a high-school friend who is redoing his kitchen. (His mom told my mom and then my mom wouldn't let me get away without asking him about it!) So, I let him know I am available, even if for a free consultation, which I am totally willing to do for anyone who may need my interior design services down the road.

There is an interior designer in town that I met with in June, and her business was not doing well enough to hire at the time, but it was a great informational meeting and she seemed interested in my work. So today I emailed her some examples of what I have been working on since I finished school, and asked her to keep me in mind if she had any work she needed help with. One thing I forgot to do was ask her how work was going for her--which may have been detrimental to me ever working with her. Bugger.

I am also playing around with some ideas of my own business. I want to be out on my own but I have so much to learn. I feel like there will be so many mistakes along the way, and I don't even know where to start. I also am aware that sometimes the biggest risk gets the biggest reward and I may have to take a risk in order to ever know if I could be a success.