rin

holy hot dogs, you guys!! i have some great news.

in about three weeks, my line dove grey dawn is going to be carried in a local boutique! i'm designing a whole new collection that will be exclusive to eleven.eleven and i couldn't be happier. this is going to be a fun challenge, because the boutique is a little more hippie and boho than most of my stuff has been so far so i'm going to eschew all the bold, primary colours and go for things in more earth tones. i don't know if i'll have much of a social life for the next few weeks (who am i fooling? it's not like i do now) between two jobs, creating stuff for etsy and working on my new collection, but this is going to be a good busy.

i wonder if my singledom is partially responsible for the drive with which i'm attacking artistic pursuits. could i have done this partnered up with someone? was this alone time necessary for my artistic development and push to succeed? i won't ever know. it's long been a dream of mine to be my own boss and to make it in some artistic way, but i didn't really have the vision or commitment to make it work even a few months ago. i've been reading a lot of books about art and making your dreams come true and i feel like what i want is within my grasp. but did i need to be by myself to achieve it?

other good news today: i scored some rad sandals at eleven.eleven! i coveted them last summer, but they were $80. when i went in today , they were $24....so i got two pairs. i really shouldn't have but i felt weak. i was so happy that my line got the thumbs up that i felt i deserved it. ughhh add that to the $120 i had to spend on the uniform for my new job (but i didn't buy anything that i wouldn't wear otherwise, so at least i like all the pieces) and i've been a shopping dummy this week.

here are my sandal-scores: the brown ones are flat, and silver have a low heel. i was daydreaming about my summer wardrobe on the bus down to kensington. i guess i'm tired of winter. one huge thing i miss about san diego is that i got to wear summer clothes nine months a year. oh well.



now, i want to hear from you: what's one good thing in your life right now?

p.s. still have a 10% off coupon for y'all, good for my shop! code is 'sgirls' and use it at dove grey dawn