Hello my friends!
I have some very very very fantastic news!
The past several months I have been waiting very eagerly to hear back from the Fashion Institute of Technology on the application I submitted months ago. I can now let the news out that I have indeed been accepted into the Spring 2015 semester for Fashion Design at FIT! I am leaving Pittsburgh in several weeks and moving back to Upstate New York for the remainder of the year. Very excited and eager to start my life in the city.
With that being said, I most likely won't be putting out that many new garments this year. Or maybe I will because I'll be free. Who knows! Either way, I'm going to focus on really cleaning everything out this year. Closet, fabric, sketchbook(s), desk and most importantly, my mind! I plan on moving on to the next chapter calm, cool, (chic) and collected. So in other words, I'll be organizing things and honestly just growing up.
During my first year of college, I realized there were/are some things I needed to learn or work on. Things I kind of wish I had done or handled before I left for college. One thing is definitely all the basic life skills you're expected to have or know when you're an adult. I always thought that since I was somewhat young for my generation, (I was only 17 for the majority of my first year of college), I assumed some of my slip ups would be dismissed and overlooked. Enter: Lesson One that I learned. You're a college student. You are entirely responsible for (almost) everything that happens to you. Lesson Two: Yes, dress for the job you want, not the one you have or lack. However, do not act like you have that job already. Biggest thing I've had to stop and remind myself is to stay humble. Also keep in mind that it doesn't mean you should act like a shadow, speak up and participate. Just don't let yourself take over. At least not every time. Lesson Three: Just because someone else is taking on a couple more classes doesn't mean you should too. No matter how badly you want to show that you can handle it, as far as academics go, stay in your comfort zone. By the way, I cannot sleep and it's one of those super reflective nights. That's why half of this post is very odd.
Back to being home for the rest of the year... Since I'll be cleaning and organizing, I might do some posts on how to tend to your closet or garments. Maybe even some vacation related posts, who knows! Just stay with me and you'll find out!
xx Caitlyn
