One's a lawyer specialising in insolvency (not the kind of lawyer you wanna know too well haha), the other 2 are in marketing but thinking of a career switch. Somehow we always seem to want to do sth that's completely different fr what we're currently doing. So why are we waiting? I commented to them that sometimes talking to peers with proper careers make me wonder what would have been had I not left the corporate world. Would I have a dignified namecard to hand out to pple? Would I be striving hard to climb up the ladder? It's so difficult sometimes to explain to pple when they ask abt what I do for a living. When I say I make & sell my own jewellery, they almost seem sympathetic and at a loss to say anything. I'm not sure if they feel sorry that I don't have a proper job?? It doesn't help when your own parents are skeptical abt your ability to earn your own keep and keep questioning how long you intend to do this.
Hearing my Funky Monkey team-mates (I'm serious, this was really our team name!) share their own dreams and reassuring me that it's far more impt to love what you're doing than be stuck in a thankless job made me feel more confident abt this path I'm taking. Ms W. wants to open a cake shoppe in a few yrs while Ms V. is planning to pursue a master's in speech therapy. We are going places man! Girlfriends are so impt in keeping us grounded. I just hope we can continue to spur each other on towards our goals and not lose sight of the dreams we cherish! :)
And oh I had the privilege of meeting Ms Blingalicious in person @ That Bazaar yesterday too! Hubby & I were in town and I had read abt a bazaar at The Hilton so I had to drag him along against his will. Such a wide array of crafts, clothes, homeware and other yummy goodies! I chanced upon the Blingalicious booth, one of Sweetpea's links and who also turned out to be Belinda's cousin! There were many jewellery stalls there but Blingalicious stood out for its classiness and gorgeous play of colours! I admit I gave in to my magpie weakness and bought 2 necklaces fr the Bling mistress herself. One of the gorgeous pieces was called Oriental Rose (2) so I had no choice! It was meant to be!
Haha... Naturally I had to shoo Hubby off to a cafe first before I made the covert purchases. The other's another beauty called Little Czarina in purple and green featuring AMAZING wirework. I have no patience and no skill when it comes to these techniques. Ms Bling doesn't post pictures of herself on her blog where she sells her wares, which is such a pity cos she is a babe! And such a sweet person to boot. I've linked her so go say hi!
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