Another day in the life of an up and coming NYC designer

I went to the D/D building (the place all designers want to be) for a class this morning. In the elevator up a nice man noticed that I was carrying fabric and struck up an elevator conversation. He invited me to his showroom after my class.

The class ended up being about history in design, and while thats all good and important, it really wasn't what I had in mind so I left and went to the Lorin Marsh showroom that I had been invited to 7 floors below. The man was incredibly nice and took time from his day to give me a tour of what the showroom had on display and the beautiful materials annd supberb craftsmanship that went into most everything there. We chatted as it snowed big heavy flakes outside.

I was shocked and impressed that people would pay $500,000 for a piano, or $75,000 for a table or even $4,000 for a side chair! I loved it. It filled me with hope and a dream that one day soon I would have a client that would require such attention to detail.

On the way out of the building I came face to face with the instructor of the class that I walked out on. She asked me my reason for leaving and I was honest with her. Little did I know that she was the head of a department at the New York School of Interior Design. She gave me a bunch of information and by the end of the day I was signed up for a lecture being given there tomorrow night! What a great foot in the door!!

All of this that is happening to me is really great. I am happy and excited that my dream is living out in front of me, and I am getting better in many ways at a lot of different things that will help both my company and myself to grow. There is a scary part of all of this spendor however...

I am not making a lot of money as I sit in class or on my computer all day working on social networking and advertising, as I write my blog or upload photos of things that inspire me to my website so people can see my style and follow along with me and my journey.

I am worried that I will not have enough money to pay bills. I really am. However, I also feel in my heart that what I am doing is right and good and it will be ok. Life and all of its micro situations is made up of good and bad as most of us know, so I just have to survive it and make the best of it as I go.