Loving the Break

The weather is wonderful this week and I am trying to get active and work on my To-Do list. Being a planner I have both a long term and short term list going and both are being worked on this week of break. I do wish that I worked in the morning which would allow for me to complete an extended amount of stuff versus working in the middle of the day and having to start and stop different tasks. However, today I have finished a rough draft for my Fashion Show article for FAB. It appears to be okay for my first article but, more time will nee to be put into this before it is complete. Other than that I have some emails to send out and some details to start sorting through for the event trip I am planning for my student groups and also the Envision Fashion Show trip that I am planning for students to volunteer at. The rest of my week will consist of working on homework and preparing for the remaining two months of this spring semester!

Organization is the key to my sanity!

Up-Close with Silhouettes

Currently I am in the process of writing an article for UW-Stout's fashion, art, and business magazine called FAB. Although I do not plan on becoming a magazine writer or any writer in the future it is great experience to write about fashion and related events. Any experience related to these topic areas allows me to gain more insight into my interests. It is nice to learn what the students around me are doing and the different aspects of the industry that one can be a part of. After the finished article is published I will find a way to link it to my blog so that it can be read and maybe given some feedback!

Moments like this allow my imagination and dreams to expand further out and that is a wonderful gift!

A One Way Ticket

It is official, I have purchased a one way ticket to Europe. My summer adventures will begin with a flight into Amsterdam. After a reflections on the fact that I just bought a plan ticket I realized I am starting my second trip to Europe in the same way I started my first trip to Europe. Amsterdam was the first European country and I stayed in when I traveled during the summer of 2007. This trip will vary greatly from the first trip to Europe because I will be flying solo and not with my father. I have a mixed feeling of emotions for my summer months. Excitement of course fills me when I think about the long walks around the cities and towns of Europe but, nerves pass over me when I think about all the little details to work out. My "itinerary" for the first month of travel is unknown at this point but, is currently in the process of being reviewed. After a month of travel my classes and life in London will start. Sadly, after classes are finished in early August I will fly home, return date is still unknown at this point. Once I am accepted into the program and I have decided when I "want" to return I will book my return flight.

Countdown to Europe: 84 days