New Year Update.

So, I'm taking a hiatus from my hiatus (?) for a few days (lol). Mainly, because I want to just post some stuff about the last two months, which have been both exciting and difficult.

I found out that I am indeed showing my senior collection as part of the spring show, so long as I get it all done in time. I also found out that I actually got a promotion at my place of business, which no one told me about. I've had some of the worst holiday experiences in my life (Thanksgiving can fucking suck it, and New Years has been one of the most painful ordeals of my life, although, Christmas was alright).

I am officially a Footwear Designer.



There's a company in Bali (Indonesia) doing the prototyping of my designs, and they will be shown as part of my runway collection this spring.

I also fell madly in love with someone, and it was singularly the most powerful, correct feeling I've ever had in my life. I've never felt something so strongly, so completely, so real in my entire life. For the first time in a very long time, I felt whole, as if everything was exactly how it should be. The unfortunate thing about it is that it's just not meant to be, and for once I'm trying to be an adult about the situation. Sadly, I feel as though I'm going through a state of mourning, as I've been forced to remove that person from my life. You can only give so much of yourself before you realize that you're just being taken advantage of. I don't feel cheated or used so much as I just feel like a piece of me has died.

(I think I'm just needing to get all of this off of my chest.)

But hey, let's be optimistic for once.

I am awake. I am breathing. I am alive. These, at least, are cause for celebration and excitement. I'm planning a lot of promotional stuff for my spring collection showing, and I'm brainstorming some really great ideas for my upcoming undergrad portfolio. I have my talents. I have my ambition. And I have only my own procrastination standing in my way.

Thank you to everyone who's been encouraging me or helping me get through my troubles lately. You know who you are. I wouldn't be able to do this stuff without you.

Here's to the end of an era of my life, and to the start of something extraordinary. And I invite you all to come along on this journey with me. It's going to be one hell of a ride.

-Wm.

PS: Give me a few days to catch up on messages and whatever else I've missed.