When you’re lucky enough to have your interests and work collide you become obsessed like me. I voluntarily work 10hour days, sometimes up to 12 if there’s a special event, then I come home to read my fashion news all the while highlighting pertinent news to share with my team, catch up on my favorite event planning and fashion blogs, dream up new event title ideas as I flip through fashion mags and catalogs, and find future event promotional ideas through my spam mail. And much to the dismay of everyone around me, my work’s to do list is constantly running through my head. “Revise local business development plan. Contact country club to confirm the height of the ceiling. Setup operations meeting for shopping gala. Find sponsors. Write up press release announcing all exclusives.” It’s endless and so are the sticky notes around me. By the time I do get to bed, I find myself dreaming about something work-related. I’m serious. And I’m seriously obsessed.
Besides getting to be passionate about what I do, I have a lot of perks as well. Firstly, there’s the shopping discount (which I’ve totally abused thus far). Secondly, there are the fashion previews. I love being one of the first to see and hear all the latest and greatest coming down the pipeline. I love visiting designer showrooms and partnering with each brand in their marketing efforts. Thirdly, I get to try out beauty products as they come in! At my last meeting, I was told I needed to try out the highly acclaimed, Cle De Peau Synactif facial. “Ok if you insist…” (as I try to hide my cheshire smile) And when I get told by higher-ups that I need to do my competitive research i.e. check out the mall and the competitive retailers, I can hardly hold in my delight as I oblige.
To top it off, finally, my fashion fixation makes me look smart, not airheaded lol. “See mom, all that fashion knowledge was NOT useless!” Those frivolous topics that you hated my brain being filled with are the exact topics that make me seem genius at work!
