As this cold Arctic Blast recedes and I am finally recovering from my
own cold, I find myself ready to cross off the dozens of things on my
to do list. I've been hard at work in my studio these last few months
getting ready for my NYFW show in February (details to come) and with
only a few weeks left, I'm seeing the semblance of a life I had resumed
over the holidays dwindle away. Working for myself has it's advantages,
but when I don't have any looming deadlines, I'm not quite sure how to
stay focused.
What I HAVEN'T DONE: I have several new
clothing pieces started, but nothing finished. I've started graphics for
my new brand name, Rox + Royalty, but haven't finished the website so I
haven't announced it yet. I still need to book travel to NYC and make
arrangements with all my friends there. I need to write a Press Release
and figure out who to send it to. I need to get a kick starter project
started to help me progress my collection this year. I owe thank you
cards for Christmas, which if I get to them, they will be the cards I
bought to send to my HighBall helpers. Oh, and I started a blog after
HighBall with my behind the scenes photos, which is actually finished,
but I just haven't posted it because I wanted it to be perfect and have
all photos. I still need to order more fabric and supplies online
because JoAnn's just doesn't do the trick anymore, although my credit
card statement says otherwise. I need to learn how to use Twitter in the
sense of understanding what the heck @ and # mean, other than when I
get mad and everything goes to @#$! I started a tumblr page, but nobody
knows it. I need to get back in shape because all the weight I lost
before HighBall came back with the Holidays. I haven't been on a plane
for two months when two weeks used to be my dry spell. I refuse to play any games on my iphone other than solitare because I
don't need an addiction to something like Candy Crush or Words with
Friends. I don't really read Facebook anymore, so if you actually posted
something "important" I'm likely to miss it because it takes 2 hours to
get through a days worth of random crap that people post. Yesterday I
resolved to watch one YouTube video a day about sewing, so maybe I can
learn enough without needing to take a class...I have 7 minutes left
today to keep that resolution, so my guess is it's going to fail. So I
guess my immediate New Years Resolution should be to quit
procrastinating. Having extra time on my hands these days is leading me
to it.
What I HAVE DONE: I did get quite a bit done around
the house this winter. We now have a guest room and 1/2 a garage to
park in after our basement finishing this spring to give me a studio and
Steve a theater room. I actually decorated for Christmas. I've had
time to catch up with friends, family and my husband more than I ever
had before. I learned to shop more at Trader Joes, even if it's 20 miles
away. I do the dishes and make dinner as much as possible before Steve
gets home. I make the bed some days if the cat isn't cuddled up in the
blankets. I started drinking coffee thanks to Keurig and a lot of wine.
I've watched so much daytime TV these last 6 months that shows like The
Price is Right, Dr. Phil and Ellen no longer have a nostalgic feel, but I
do love me some Kathie Lee and Hoda at 10am. The early afternoon work
hours have been spent watching Full House and Fresh Prince. I did spend 3
days this past weekend in bed, only because I was too sick to do
anything other than watch 3 seasons of Shameless. It took two days to
recover from the fact that I have to wait until Sunday for the next new
Episode. I watched all six seasons of Breaking Bad just before HighBall
madness. With 3 days in bed sick, I also read every interesting article
on Yahoo or Facebook. One of them just so happens to be my motivator for
writing this blog...which by the way, was something on my list of
things to cross off.