Balancing Act

Last week was such a crazy week, it started off amazing, I made a B on my accounting exam, and managed to speak directly with someone at TOMS about various things among them an internship opportunity. I also have a phone interview this Friday with one of my favorite designers. Who you ask? I won't say just yet but I will tell you she is located in New York. I hope that things continue to go the way they are. I feel so blessed and can't believe this is my life. Though it seems that my professional life is going great, I'm trying to grasp how to deal with things in my personal life. Life is funny like that at times it seems that when one part of your life is going good, it seems like hell breaks loose in another. So I guess the question is how do I balance my life? Is there such a thing? Can I have it all?  As always, please continue to comment and follow.

Week End

Hey! Sorry about the lack of post, Last week was such a busy week I had an interview, two tests and a very interesting club meeting. I promise this week I will keep you guys up to date. On Wednesday I had an interview with an event planning company here in Dallas, about a summer internship, and overall I think that it went well. I am just so happy to have a weight off my shoulders. I was so worried about not hearing any reply from the numerous applications, I think now it’s a little less nerve racking. In addition I have also got a response from one of my favorite designers about a summer internship, I’ve emailed back my resume and cover letter and hope to hear back from her soon. And lastly I had an eye opening visit in my Dallas study tour class. We went to the headquarters of Fossil Inc; the visit helped me learn more about the company and sparked my interest. I had no idea that there was so much to the company! This month I have learned that maybe I should research companies before completely ruling them out. I will update you more about my progress in the mean time, update me about you intern search.

Progress

Sorry that I have posted in a while last week I had so many things to do for school and work due to our mini winter vacation. I hope that you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day!  This weekend was the best one I’ve had in along time; I woke up on Saturday to an email for an interview for a summer internship! On top of that I also received a reply from one of my favorite designers about more details on the company’s summer internship. Since I had such an amazing week I was up for hours last night applying to every company I could think of that had an internship, now that I have a maybe I feel dare I say it, courageous. I’m no longer stressing about the No’s or emails that go unanswered, I am now focusing on just the positive. I’ll update you tomorrow about how my interview went. Until then share with me some of your stories.

Second Wind

Yesterday we had a career expo at school and it was a very eye opening experience. We had five, twenty minute session with our choice of eleven employers. I met with Dillard’s, Kohl’s, Michaels, and Neiman Marcus and learned about our school’s graduate program. In addition, I also had an opportunity to eat lunch with the employers and network.  I loved that we were able to get up close and personal with the employers and learn more about their company’s opportunities in an intimate setting. I have decided that I should give some companies a second look and, the a few that I considered as my dream company may not exactly a perfect fit for me. Overall each of the employers gave me something to think about over the next nine months.  Following the expo we were able to have ten minute interviews with three employers and I interviewed with Dillard’s, Sally beauty and Target. I felt that all the interviews went really well and gave me a boost of confidence after such a long grueling week. Though I am not sure if I will receive any jobs offers, I am confident that I did well and am ready to get back on the saddle and start sending out more applications and not take no for an answer.  I hope that in the next few days I will have some good news to report.

Growing Pains

Today at work I was talking with co workers about how much life has changed over the last three years. Before we entered college, life in high school was stagnant and offered very few new experiences. In spite of that college life offers new experiences everyday; we are constantly surrounded by inspiration, and multiple opportunities to experience life. So I guess my question is what will life be like after college? Will it be stagnate once again? Or will it be as electrifying as college? I am constantly asking myself questions like this because I’m only nine months away from graduation and honestly I’m scared to leave my safety zone. Am I alone? School has been there for years as a safety net, but the real world is much different. There isn’t a set plan or path in life, every situation is totally up to you, there aren’t any rules or safety nets. Planning has always been a big part of my life, I always had a set list of things that I made happen, now it seems the more I plan the more unexpected life has become. I simply haven’t come up with an answer for any of these questions; I think that as each day passes I am more eager and less freighted of growing up. As always I will keep you updated on my discoveries.

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Unexpected Road Blocks

In a perfect world getting to New York would be as easy as closing my eyes and wishing myself there, but this is reality and as we all know things hardly go as planned. While I thought this week was hard enough with the harsh snow storm forcing me to stay inside for four days, reality hit me with another, my precious car suddenly got sick and left me stranded in another city. ROADBLOCK! How do I fix my car? What if the problem is worse than I thought? Well at first I thought that all hope was lost and accepted defeat. I moped around as a victim of reality, and stop caring about everything. After some wise advice I started to do some research and found a practical solution to my car problem. That solution led me to my favorites toolbar where favorite internship website was, and for once I started explore interning options other than the similar ones that I had been applying to. Yes, I know that this is very cheesy but in essence it’s what happened.  I think that sometimes the realities of life can help you push yourself further than you ever thought you could go. This experience in particular has taught me a valuable lesson, and that is to not stress about things that I can’t control. Life is hard and hardly goes as planned, but you have to make the best out of those moments for both you sanity and future.   Yes, I still want to be in New York by next year but I think that some of the alternative options I’ve chosen to look at will make it that much easier for me to reach my goal. In addition, I think that it’s time for me to get out of my comfort zone and not be so emotional. As usually I will keep you updated on this week’s bizarre events!

Finding the Perfect Internship

The search for the perfect internship can be a long and grueling task. There are often many no’s or long wait times, but once you get that perfect yes it’s worth the wait. Over the course of 2010 I have had two different types of internships; both helped me figure out better what I wanted to do. My first was at Target, while it was a wonderful one that taught me a lot, it help me decide that retail was NOT where I wanted to be. My second was at Runway Ready, this internship actually opened my eyes to the world of styling. I never consider going into this field of fashion but this internship gave me a better understanding of all the hard work and time that goes into styling. I plan on doing another internship this summer but this year it’s for credit, so far the search has been challenging. I have been applying for what seems like a million internships and so far I’ve only gotten two no’s. Still each day I scan the pages of websites like www.freefashioninternships.com and www.internqueen.com and apply for various different internships.  I have also utilized my career center at school and this week I have three interviews! While I am stilling looking I have not given up and will keep updating on my progress. Wish me luck on my interviews!!

How to get to New York: The Simple Process?

The Questions

How do I make it in this industry? Is there actually a process? Can I do it?

I don't know is a response to questions that we ask ourselves all the time,  questions that we are often afraid to answer.  I could lie to you and say that I have all the answers, that no doubts ever cross my mind, and its going to be easy, but my answers remains the same, I don't know the answers to any of these questions but through my journey I intend to find out.

The City

New York is known as the fashion capital, but to me it’s so much more. I have visited the city several times over the years and each time I feel like I belong and dread the return home. There is something beyond the Cliché Sea of yellow cabs, and bright lights of the skyline that intrigues me and has caused this obsession with getting there. I love the liveliness of the city the fact that at three in the morning, there are as many people on the street as there are in the afternoon, I even love the smell, the stale scent mixed with a hit of urine and last nights garbage. On the contrary my favorite part is my connection with the city, though many people may see a filthy, overpopulated city, that forces you to take public transportation, I see my new York, the city that I’ve spent intimate moments with alone, one which I’m brave enough to travel alone and truly experience. Over the next year I want to share with you all my experiences and finally have a real answer to questions, besides I don't know.