giving it up for free

volunteering is not something i can say i am usually all that enticed by, but since i have found myself with more than the average amount of free time on my hands i decided it might be a good idea to invest a few hours exploring my various interests through the offering of my free labor. so this past friday i was posted at toronto's interior design show at the convention centre.

i spent 4 hours standing at the top of the elevator forcing these brightly colored reusable bags upon every person who arrived. i didnt have a problem with the lack of brain capacity the job entailed. what i did have a problem with was that the bags had an odor that was a mix between permanent markers and a fatal toxic explosion, i swear i got high off the fumes. all in a good days work.

i wandered around the show afterwards and enjoyed the creativity that our great city has to offer. some things i liked more than others...im not into the uber modern look. its too cold. a home needs to be cozy, lived in not sterile and boring like some lysol ad.

i did love the liana chair because of its cool caribbean vibe and the montauk sofa which are some of the comfiest couches i have ever rested on. they are also being produced in an environmentally sustainable way which is always awesome. there was a lot of drift wood pieces, standard muskoka and northernly designers which i totally back.

after this experience i felt a little more charged. inspired through the energy and talent of others i decided to make an executive decision and try my hand in the fashion industry.

i know its every girls dream but what if its actually my reality. i know i can do it. i have drive and i most certainly am persistent. so heres to a new chapter in life, perhaps a more chic one.

oh, and dont worry, i havent given up on volunteering so quickly! there will be much more of it in my improvised future.