Sewing Solutions

They say the creativity muscle is one that must be leveraged regularly over time. Yesterday evening, I walked past my Gilded Haze dress, knowing that it needs to be sewn. I am struggling with wellness routines while also making time to sew. It was a beautiful, warm day, so I opted for a long walk in the forest, and after dinner, I wrapped up the day with a meditation.

Both activities matter, but I’m working on being more disciplined about going to bed earlier. I’ve lived the burnout culture for most of my life, and I am now experimenting with a more harmonious balance between dreams and life. This past weekend, I had my nephews and sister over on the farm for family fun and play.

As I normalize the category clusters—writing, family and friends, fine sewing, and film—I am gradually building the life I love to live. Walking in the forest and meditating seem easy enough to schedule and do, but I will set a goal of doing yoga once a week on Sundays. Are you making progress? What do you need to adjust to keep yourself on course?

Going to fashion school in London was one of the best decisions I have ever made. It was scary at the time for many reasons, but I have so many wonderful memories from those years. Out dancing for the night with Mallory, Marissa and Alicia who is probably taking the picture. All wearing Burberry jackets.

At the time I was working at Burberry at Bond Street and Alexander McQueen in the Press Office. Grace had come to visit from the states and we were enjoying a night out.

Life passes so quickly, I am glad I found time to enjoy my youth despite working a great deal and going to school full-time.

Here with my friends from Burberry celebrating a friend's birthday.