I feel much more relaxed in myself after this trip. Yes, the future is uncertain - I WILL need to find myself a survival-income job before the end of the summer - but I am not unduly worried about it. We spend far too much time on the money mill chasing more and more of the ruddy stuff! Yes, of course it's lovely to have, and I enjoy spending it as much as the next person, but it can take over...
Whether book-making will come back into my life much I don't know: there has been the odd enquiry. My main push at the moment is to get shirt-making: people have always admired my loose, floppy shirt design, so I'm busy making up samples and such. In an ideal world they'll be made to measure, but I will have to have some 'off the peg ones too. Natural fabrics of course - linen, cotton etc.
One of the 'fun' things about starting a new venture is deciding what to call it! 'Made by Me' seemed a good one, but a) all the web domains are already taken and b) what happens when things take off and I have to get in outside help?(!) I'm working with 'Mainly for Men' now. Very apt actually as the shirts ARE primarily aimed at men, but will also suit women as well. Hey! they'd even make good maternity blouses! And of course most men are dressed by their women... I am also in the process of making an extended one as a dress for a friend.
So, watch this space... well, perhaps not this actual space... more like www.mainlyformen.com - once it's up and running!
All the best everybody - and keep in touch.
ADAM
ecologicaladam@gmail.com
Thursday, 19 July 2007
Winding-up thoughts...
I just can't believe I've been back three whole weeks - where HAS the time gone??!! And what IS going on with the british weather? I know we often have wet summers, but really!!
Talking to people about my trip has made me concentrate on what I feel I got out of the holiday: I certainly think I know a bit more about myself!
In no particular order...
I feel a strong need to do the things I want to do: I am already playing the harp (more of that in a moment). And since being back I have bought myself a smart, sporty little Nissan. Ok it's not the Bristol 410 I've always fantasised about, but I did test drive one a couple of weeks ago and, yes, it's a fabulous car, yes I still think it's one of the most graceful car designs ever, but... just not for me. I realised that what I am really looking for is STYLE (something a Citroen Picasso simply does not have!). A visit to a classic car auction also removed a whole drove of other older cars that I've always hankered after. And now I have this cheerful, bright red 20yo Nissan 300ZX. Not at all what you'd expect BUT I think most of my friends have realised by now that I am not a predictable person!!
What else? Well I have made an effort to do things I've not done before, even follow leads I might have been unsure about (mostly catalogued in the blog). The majority of these have been great, with only a few disasters (Great Barrier Reef forninstance).
I have learnt the need to be less judgemental, especially about people: Our society places huge importance on how we look, what we do and even what names we have. I now realise that this is all twaddle: It's not your clothes or your name that is important, it's WHO YOU ARE that matters. I have met many new friends in some somewhat unlikely places.
I am definitely going to try and get more colour into my life - especially on the clothing front: mens' clothes are SO incredibly dull. Yesterday I dyed a selection of shirts purple, today I'll do some bright yellow. And anay further shirts I make for myself will be good strong colours!
Talking to people about my trip has made me concentrate on what I feel I got out of the holiday: I certainly think I know a bit more about myself!
In no particular order...
I feel a strong need to do the things I want to do: I am already playing the harp (more of that in a moment). And since being back I have bought myself a smart, sporty little Nissan. Ok it's not the Bristol 410 I've always fantasised about, but I did test drive one a couple of weeks ago and, yes, it's a fabulous car, yes I still think it's one of the most graceful car designs ever, but... just not for me. I realised that what I am really looking for is STYLE (something a Citroen Picasso simply does not have!). A visit to a classic car auction also removed a whole drove of other older cars that I've always hankered after. And now I have this cheerful, bright red 20yo Nissan 300ZX. Not at all what you'd expect BUT I think most of my friends have realised by now that I am not a predictable person!!
What else? Well I have made an effort to do things I've not done before, even follow leads I might have been unsure about (mostly catalogued in the blog). The majority of these have been great, with only a few disasters (Great Barrier Reef forninstance).
I have learnt the need to be less judgemental, especially about people: Our society places huge importance on how we look, what we do and even what names we have. I now realise that this is all twaddle: It's not your clothes or your name that is important, it's WHO YOU ARE that matters. I have met many new friends in some somewhat unlikely places.
I am definitely going to try and get more colour into my life - especially on the clothing front: mens' clothes are SO incredibly dull. Yesterday I dyed a selection of shirts purple, today I'll do some bright yellow. And anay further shirts I make for myself will be good strong colours!
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