a note | x me
I’ve never been one to have a word of the year. There are a lot of words that come to mind in reflection of years in the past but, to select one just right out of the gate has never been my style.
That being said it’s been a year. No - scratch that it has been a couple years.
I live a lot of my professional life in the in between. In between naps, shifts, school pick up, and so forth. Many of you here can probably relate to that. You see - I think there is a part of me that thrives in chaos. Like I really just need to make a huge mess and move everything around a hundred times before I can put it back just right and better than before.
It took me a long time to realize that that’s almost what i’ve been doing with my life the last decade. I’ve set floor plans, scheduled hundreds of radiology appointments, fought insurance companies, ran circles around an actually circular bar, served tables, and man can I fill a dental schedule… let me tell you.
I’ve been proficient at many things. I’ve been valued and taken advantage of, I’ve been taught oh so many systems, and managed I feel like everything at this point. But like really - visuals, sales, multiple stores, restaurants, chiropractic care, primary care, dental, did I say restaurants, roofing - like really I’ve done some things guys.
So when I sat down to think about my word of the year - just to entertain the thought - I took some time to reflect on what and where it actually is I want to go and do.
If I’m being honest, this space here has felt stagnant for some time now. It has been time to grow - I just needed to find the direction and time. I need to be intentional.
Deep down I know what I want to do. When I first started out on this adventure I wanted so so badly to be a corporate buyer. To make the floor plans I so meticulously followed for my stores and fill the shelves with perfectly coordinated collections. In all honesty, I probably would have wound up there some day but my boss told me one day to change my lifestyle when I asked for a raise in compensations for doing the job of two people. I worked 50 hours a week and commuted 60 something miles each way daily. Girlll what lifestyle??? I left shortly after that.
A lot has happened in between that time and now and in a way I created that dream position for myself.
Coming into the new year one thing was clear. I want to continue to do more of what I love and truly enjoy especially in business. I love curating gifts for your moments. I love translating brands into physical presentations for your clients. I want to just create - so let’s just do it - together.