So it’s been a long time since I’ve sat down and wrote anything for this blog but on the coldest day of the year here in Raleigh, I thought I’d wrap up in a blanket, make a cup of tea, and talk about something that’s been on my mind. So let’s get into it.
Just two weeks ago I started my final semester of college and it’s kind of bitter sweet. On one hand I’m ready to be done but on another, I wish I could stay just a little longer. Those feelings however are not what I’m here to talk about. My big issue this semester is, I’m only taking one class. Yes, one class. It’s my senior design class so it’s basically just a semester long project. Not the most work intensive semester. With this being my reality, I am having to find ways to occupy my time. I’ve put a lot of thought into this over the past couple weeks and I wanted to take the time to document my ideas. Sort of as a way to try to keep myself accountable.
I’ll start by giving you my general ideas and then I’ll get into more specifics. So firstly, I want to find a way to make some money. And before you just say I should get a part-time job, this is not what I mean. I want to have some level of flexibility. I want to be able to work on my own schedule and just make a few extra dollars on the side. The second thing I want to bring into my life this semester is art. Contrary to many’s belief’s I do have a bit of an artistic side, as evidenced by my love of writing. But I want to take it to another level. I want to be creative in other mediums. Another dream of mine is to be heavily involved in fashion in some way shape or form. My dream is to design and sell my own clothing someday so I have some ideas on how to make that a reality right now. And lastly, with all the time on my hands, I want to find a way to share more content, thoughts, and information with the world. I am always learning things, thinking things, etc and I want to share. Whether this be through written, video, or audio content, it is something that I want to dive into.
Now onto the specifics…
So I want to find a way to make some extra money on the side. I’ve thrown around lots of different ideas but the one I settled on is starting an Amazon business. What a lot of people don’t realize is that most of the products you buy on Amazon are sold to you by regular people like you or me. These individual sellers source the product and then list it for sale on the platform and then when it sells Amazon will fulfill the order. Obviously the trick here is to find items that I can buy at a low price and then flip for a profit keeping in mind the fees that Amazon will take. I think this will be both very fun and an opportunity to make some extra cash so I am very excited!
Artistically, not only do I want to write regularly, but I also have a desire to paint. Nothing in particular. I just want to put brush to canvas and see what I can create. I have no idea what I would paint and I’m not sure if I have the talent to do it but I am always here to try. On top of being a very fun hobby, I think it would be really healthy to have an artistic outlet. I don’t foresee this being a huge time commitment, more so just something that I do when I have some free time and when I need to decompress.
Fashion has been a big part of my life for the better part of three years and I want it to continue being a part of my life. The first way I plan on doing this is by really doing a deep dive into the industry. I want to learn as much as I can about the business and the industry as a whole. There are so many resources out there to learn whether it be business, design, manufacture or what have you. I can see myself spending a lot of time just continuing to learn because this is definitely a space I see myself in for the rest of my life. Here’s to continuing to learn as much as I can!
And now finally onto the last and potentially biggest desire of mine. I want to communicate with the world in more ways than one. I am of the opinion that we all have so many great thoughts and ideas but we so often hold back from sharing them. I don’t want this to be me. So my thoughts are centered around this idea that I will share my writing online, I will get really into photography and share photos online, I want to create contextual business content and share on LinkedIn, and my personal favorites, I want to launch a podcast and potentially YouTube channel. Don’t ask me what about, because I don’t know yet but if I know myself, I’ll figure something I like out. Going to be busy for sure, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Honestly, I’m sure no one really cares what I do with my time so this is more for me. I wanted to get this into writing so I had a way of keeping myself accountable. So there it is. These are my plans to occupy my time this semester. I’m excited to see here these plans take me and we’ll see just how much I’ve accomplished by the start of summer!