National library day. #histodons #lovemywork #bookworm

I'm traveling to Greenland today. 🥰✨🇬🇱

I am going to work with a group of wonderful people, and start the process of figuring out how to dress 6 young performers, who will be performing at the Arctic Winter Games in March next year.

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Costume making is something I have been freelancing since 2017 now - and is a more sporadic "side hustle" now. It's an absolute privilege to be able to work on such projects - but I want to address something.

It has taken me my life, to learn how to sew. I learned a lot from my grandmothers, and then later on I borrowed sewing pattern magazines in the library, and practiced. And then I tried to sew something for some people who saw that I enjoyed it, when I was young.
And when I started to adult, I chose to pursue professional sewing some more.

I got myself an education in pattern drafting/tailoriing and designing. And I've honed my skill for at least 2 decades.

That's how much I have nurtured and grown my creative skill. To a point where it feels like eating breakfast, or drinking my coffee, when I create clothing.

Business is basically the same. I do not want to discourage people who want to start a business - but I do want to say that it's a long game.

It goes with everything you want to hone and expand - it takes dedication, commitment, discipline, and patience. And a knowing why you do it, so strong that any obstacle won't stop you.

I used to be very passionate about sewing like that - and now it's just a natural "part of who I am." - I sew.... :) I am creative. The end.

And as long as it's something I enjoy, I'll keep doing it.

I can say the same about building an online business - I've been at it (seriously) since 2015, where I started my online sewing business. And since then, I've grown and pivoted, and expanded - yet my commitment to it, is the same.

Now I am at the airport, hoping that the weather in Nuuk (Greenland) will hold - it was said to be a bit stormy. 😅

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Work work work ✍️ 🎶🌼

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Landscape training ✍️ 🌼 🍂
I do other illustrations next to it, it allows you to cut between the illustrations.

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We need a new metaphor for that feeling when you’ve formed a close connection with coworkers, working well together and understanding aspects of lives outside of work. “Like family” doesn’t fit. “My tribe” is cultural appropriation. “Community” generally implies a larger group. I’d love to learn other alternatives. Because in really good workplaces it happens, and we need to be able to talk about how, why, and the benefits. #LoveMyWork #BestJobEver

My new favorite phrase: "situationally extroverted." Good writing #FTW!
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#TIL: Learned a new word today: greige, a color between gray and beige. #ActualWord #LearnSomethingNewEveryDay #LoveMyWork #AmEditing
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greige