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December 13, 2006

Once Upon a Dream *JennaLynne*

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This is a therapy LO for me. I went to college in hopes to become a fashion designer but I had this one teacher that totally turned me of and basically crushed those dreams. So...I was going through my old books a couple months ago and came across my sketch book and found some sketches that I did of dresses that never got around to becoming a reality. So I thought I would do a LO about it.

Hidden Journaling reads: (sorry it's a long one)

I had great ambitions of becoming a fashion designers at some point or even perhaps a buyer for a store. My dreams were shattered by ONE teacher I had in college. I won't go into details but he pretty much wanted us to lie and pretend we were something we were not in order to pass his class. My ambitions were crushed by this person...no person should do this to any individual...especially a teacher. They are supposed to be there to encourage, inspire and teach...but I was DONE! I was told that in the fashion industry "it's all who you know", and I didn't know anyone so I wasn't gonna go anywhere!

Maybe this is true, maybe I didn't put myself out there enough but graduating from college at age 21 and diving into the fashion industry was a scary thought. Especially since I was told that I would not succeed. Since then I've tried to use this whole experience in a positive way, NO ONE tells me I can't do something! I've always felt guilty about my parents spending so much money for me to go to college but somehow I feel as though it was a learning experience, not so much in the way of books (although I did learn from them) but a life learning experience. Of course at the time I wasn't thinking of it as such, who does at the time, but in hind sight I believe it was. I truly believe that it's paying off (so to speak) with my scrapbooking...hey it's not quite fashion but there are a lot of similarities. I can use a lot of what I learned from books and the teachers the DID inspire and teach me. This is one of my designs that never got anywhere but paper...maybe someday I will actually sit and make it become a reality. There is always Bella's wedding!

So maybe I didn't become a famous fashion designer or a big buyer for a department store but I have learned from this experience and I am now creating beautiful memories for future generations to look at and hopefully learn from my experiences as well.

(See I told you it was LONG!) LOL

BTW...if you're wondering why the person in the dress doesn't have a face...it's because I'm not so good at drawing them! LOL


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