Ok, so maybe I’m a bit behind the times, I have only just had the i phone versus htc debate, and thanks to my own personal Dobby* (sorry ‘S’) I have plumped for the htc- technology triumphed over design (so sad- sniff). I’m sure ‘M’ will be able to find ‘My little Pony’ before I can find ‘My home page’...It will be a revelation to be able to check my emails/ surf on the go, explore the apps. I’m not a technophobe (some of my best friends are geeks) it’s just that small electronic gadgets don’t seem to last long in our household. If truth be told we’re just a bit nostalgic in our house where technology is concerned. Mr C still has a huge collection of vinyl which is secreted in every unused hollow in our home. He refuses to get rid of them, I don’t blame him some of the album artworks are amazing. This year though it’s all going onto the laptop and I’m sure the beloved decks won’t see the light of day again. On the freelance front I’m now day 3 into it all and I’m starting to decide what I want to do. I have some meetings lined up next week and I want to start to get together a network of freelance friends. Some of my old colleagues and good pals are also at the same point in their career, they love what they do, they love design, fashion and footwear. But at this ripe ol’ age design jobs for us are senior/ management or head of dept roles and at this level the ‘design: meetings’ starts to tip off balance and you find yourself losing sight of what you really love. This is where freelance is great, you get to design and you get to use your experience and contacts and create your own job spec to some degree, and you get that elusive work/ life balance..............in theory...
Anyway hope you’re all keeping to your NY resolutions, I’m still wading through the chocs and cheese n crackers
-Such fun x
* see Peep Show for those not familiar
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