Lets Recap

I feel like I'm failing slightly juggling being a student alongside being a working 'adult', trying to write down what ive done every Friday has escaped me for the past month or so since I began working at 'Claires Accessories', I wake up at 6.20 am (6.30 am by the time ive had my daily snooze) and leave the house at 7.15am (7.20 am because my hairs not quite right so i end up running and ruining my hair) walk to Coventry train station and catch the 7.42 am train get into Birmingham New Street at approximately 8.10am catch the 8.15/8.25 am train to Gravelly Hill Street station and then walk 20 minutes to work; I then work an 8 and a half hour day and repeat the journey home returning home approx 7.15 pm..
that was tiring writing it/reading it back and to begin with living it, as a student i seldom made it out of bed for lectures and would find every excuse under the sun not to attend a 'full day'; but working at Claires Accessories feels like ive been reintroduced into the real world, and i feel inspired to wake up and go and be an environment of people where we work together, side by side, feeding off eachothers work and complimenting and not feeling like criticism is personal, because its not what ever is said to you is being said because your all working for a combined client that you need to please. I feel like at University when tutors say things about your work, youv'e worked tirelessly for the past 743829589 hours in the run up to a hand in/meeting and so your tired and you end up an emotional wreck and take everything they say to heart. Working at Claires Accessories i work a proper working day and when i finish at the end of the day I can go home and I can relax and I like that, I like the routine (something that i never thought id say).. and the thing is that if i needed to stay till 10pm to get something done at Claires I would because i feel capable in a work environment something i dont feel when im by myself in my room; this makes me feel like going into my third year at university in less than a years time isnt as scary anymore because I feel like im growing up and realising what I need to do to succeed; I want to be proud of myself and I feel taking a year out I can begin to see my goals more clearly and I feel excited by fashion; when i get home from work im scouring websites for internships/placements to apply for and im ordering pattern cutting books and looking into getting my own screen printing equipment. Claires isnt where i want to work forever, not because I dont enjoy it there but because theres so much more out there to explore and I miss getting my hands messy and drawing by hand and all the old fashioned things that arent found sat infront of a computer screen; and maybe nowadays there a rarity to find but as my computer skills grow to be inline with todays industry I feel like the added skills of being able to draw and enjoying it are something that make me stronger for potential employers and customers.