#Winter Entrepreneurship

[newbusinessideas]

Top 10 Best Winter Business Ideas to Warm Your Profits

Hey there! 🌟 Want to turn your winter into a season of growth? Check out these Top 10 New Business Ideas! From Sweater Business to Winter Foods, let's make this winter YOUR season of success! 🚀 #WinterVentures #EntrepreneurLife #WinterBusiness

Every year winter brings with it many difficulties and challenges, but this season also brings many business opportunities. The winter season, characterized by celebrations, holidays, and a unique climate, sets the stage for ventures that cater to the seasonal demands and preferences of people across the country. In such a situation, if you are thinking of starting a business then this is the…

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#BusinessInColdWeather #ChillySeasonBiz #ColdWeatherEntrepreneurship #FrostyProfits #IcyInvestments #New Business Opportunities #Seasonal Entrepreneurial Ideas #Seasonal Ventures #SeasonalEarnings #SeasonalVentures #small business ideas #SnowBusiness #SnowflakeEnterprises #SnowyMarketTrends #SnowyStartups #Winter Business Ideas #Winter Entrepreneurship #Winter Season Ventures #WinterBusiness #WinterEntrepreneur #WinterOpportunities #WinterSuccessStories

[brettesims]

Winter Restoration Tip: Gather energy until it's time to act. Only act in divinely aligned inspired action!

#tips #winter #rest #reset #women entrepreneurs #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #quotes #business tips #action #aligned #alignment #divine feminine #rest is productive #nap #biztips #creative tips #creativity

[theserenefounder]

Arctic Winter

The Serene Founder invites you to feel the magical energy of the Arctic Winter. Take a journey through magical Polar Nights for Energy Restoration and Inner Alignment.

Absorb the vibrant and visual arctic sceneries. Immerse your mind through energetic and harmonious melodies. Awaken your passion for success.

Sit back and enjoy this special audio-visual magic for this week. Deepen your connection with the world and delight your senses. Tap into your creativity, inner strength, and positive energy while enjoying our presentation to recharge your mind, willpower, and creativity. Rediscover your mindsets and attain focused alignment with your vision and missions.

Prepare yourself for a purposeful journey into your inner peace and purposeful alignment.

Let’s thrive together.

#Arctic winter #inner alignment #creativity #energy restoration #entrepreneurial mindset #relaxing music #creativity boost #theserenefounder #high achievers #mindset #entrepreneurship #asmr sounds #Youtube

[newsbrand]

Happy Black History Everyday!

#n.e.w.s. brand #n.e.w.s. #n.e.w.s #news brand 88 #n.e.w.s.brand #steer your destiny #los angeles #california #black history #black history month #winter '24 #winter #2024 #black people #black excellence #black entrepreneurship #black business #black beauty

[blake-pwrxp]

Mannequin WINTER DRIPPIN!! 🥶🔥 @powerxpurpose 📈 #pwrxp #powerxpurpose #winter #winterstyle #entrepreneurship #lifestyle #inspiration #millionairemindset #fitfamily #puregym #getfit #fitgirls #girlswholift (at Birmingham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnoi6sHI-wk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#pwrxp #powerxpurpose #winter #winterstyle #entrepreneurship #lifestyle #inspiration #millionairemindset #fitfamily #puregym #getfit #fitgirls #girlswholift

[aos-presents]

Digital Planners Are All The Rage..

Planning on getting organized in 2023?

As we take on more projects and maintain everyday life, there comes a point where we need alerts and reminders. Then all the dinging and pings stop working. We are faced with either over-planning or under-planning, and depending on how your brain algo works this could trigger anxiety or what is known as dysthymia a form of long-term depression, where the loss of interest in normal daily activities, feeling hopeless, lack of productivity occurs, a family member, or friends affected, may be exhibiting low self-esteem and an overall feeling of inadequacy ...

Top 6 Surprise Benefits Of Using A Digital Planner:

• According to Researchers, planning improves learning and memory

• Planning reduces stress

• Planning promotes positivity

• Planning boosts productivity

• Planning promotes mindfulness

• Planning helps you meet your goals

Join the conversation on Twitter Space, look-out for community projects, follow a tweet within the blog for more post on time management

#repost #readmore #trending #entrepreneurship #thedigitaldigest🗞️ #fortheculture #time management #stress management #practical advice for every day entrepreneurs managing and planning projects #find out how to plan better to avoid depression #self improvement #self help #how to avoid winter depression #digital planner #planning guides #plan your day ahead #plan prep success #internet market strategies #online offer #business strategy focusing on creating a realistic day #Youtube

[reportwire]

Black Friday 2022 outlook: Cloudy with a chance of solid sales

Black Friday 2022 outlook: Cloudy with a chance of solid sales

Analysts are split on projections for this year’s Black Friday. Markdowns could bring a solid haul for consumers and a stronger-than-expected economy may lead to a successful day for retailers. But the consensus seems to be that the biggest shopping day of the season could go either way. For example, there are concerns that price slashes will be on the stockpile of leftovers that didn’t sell…

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#Black Friday;Shopping;Supply Chain;Economy #Economics #Entrepreneurship #Marketing #Newswise #University of Delaware #Winter Holidays

[csuitebitches]

Current Holy Grails

What works for me and could work for you. Building so many things takes time and consistent effort. Always remember to start small and gradually increase your capacity to handle more things on your plate. Always remember: what works for me may not work for you.

Resources

✔️Habit tracking (app: Habit on iOS)

📝Confidence notes

🕛Defining a routine and its outcomes. Starting slow and easy is crucial

📲Having a separate Instagram account only for wellness and health

🏇Playing a sport/ having a hobby

🛌Having enough rest days/ down time

🍿Allowing my content consumption to be both entertainment and education

👗Wearing clothes that fit my body type, style and comfort as opposed to trends

💍Being single for years has allowed me to curate a deep relationship with myself and when I’m ready to date seriously, I will

🥰Checking in with your feelings and emotions often

📚Newsletters on various topics - start ups, entrepreneurship, history, art, news, travel and philanthropy

🎭Finding event experiences companies locally that curate events (My friends and I have agreed to go for a pasta making workshop, chocolate appreciation and wine tasting together!)

🎶Listening to classical music

👚Buying one high quality fashion piece > multiple fast fashion pieces, especially with winter wear

🤓Reading case studies every day about various topics - my current field, different companies, strategies, marketing etc

🗣️Practicing reading loudly and slowly every night; feeling every word on my tongue and letting the sound come from my stomach

🧠Brain games - I play mental math every day which takes me like 2 minutes to do. I also solve brain games from a book everyday after lunch; word games, crosswords, riddles, etc. It helps me not feel sleepy after eating

🙏🏼Praying and having a relationship with God

#c suite #powerful woman #ceo aesthetic #personal growth #that girl #productivity #strong women #getting your life together #feminine energy #balance #pro tips

[wisteriagoesvroom]

unnecessarily specific headcanons for college!AU f1 drivers, part 2

part 1 available here

(and now with more gender diversity because it’s my AU and why not)

pierre

- major: entrepreneurship

- attending on a sports scholarship. is on the diving team

- birth name Pascale but she hates it, someone called her Pierre years ago as a joke (after the founder of the modern olympics) and it stuck

- met charles as a kid on a highscool exchange scuba diving trip and they’ve been best friends ever since

- has made a habit of introducing herself as “from Rouen, not Paris”, so much so that the rest of the gang groans and says it for her every time someone new arrives and she has to make an introduction

- has bars of chocolate stowed in random places. literally all sorts. it’s her bad habit. she and Lando become friends because she hoards good Belgian chocolate (“the real stuff not this Americane or Britishe nonsense”)

- got into a huge disagreement with max over a second year group project. people could hear the dispute from several rooms down in the library. they were called into the dean’s office and let off with a warning

- claims not to be a good cook but regularly bashes out amazing French home cuisine that has half the dorm in tears

- somehow also finds time to snowboard and run half marathons during summer and winter breaks

yuki

- major: he doesn’t go to the university but is in the city culinary school. he is Pierre’s friend and shows up on campus mostly on Fridays and weekends

- the origin story of their friendship changes all the time because they lie about it. it becomes a running gag and nobody knows the actual truth (the truth is they both swiped right on tinder in freshman year, but actually worked out to be better friends than a couple)

- disgusted by most campus food. will bring his own bentos to eat on the quad. can magic up dishes out of seemingly nothing. famous for a hack that somehow involves making omurice in a rice cooker. also does a killer savoury soufflé pancake, and deep fried chicken which the gang request every time they get too sloshed. Yuki obliges because he enjoys cooking for people

- actually enjoys anime but gets annoyed when people ask him about it or when people use weeby topics as a conversational opener with him

- learned English from stage-ing in local kitchens and thus swears like a sailor and knows cuss words in three additional languages (Spanish, Italian, French)

- scar on leg in shape of a cow from falling off a skateboard once

- everyone thinks he and Pierre have something going on but at this point it’s purely platonic

- will start a fight if drunk and people make fun of his height

lando

- major: psychology

- openly nonbinary

- performs well in their field of study but is determined to finish their degree so they can fully focus on their budding career in esports. esports alias is quadrant

- dyes their hair different colours constantly, depending on mood. had a phase where it was really orange when they were mad at an overwatch match that ended badly

- self-taught in three different instruments (guitar, piano, recorder for the shits and giggles). is a better DJ than charles and stops charles from taking the aux chord at parties to play his charlie sadboi mixes all the time

- best Instagram stories of the gang. somehow really well curated but authentic at the same time

- will do standup one day for kicks and absolutely murder the set, and then never touch it again

- shockingly good at the game twister. maybe was a gymnast in highschool but doesn’t like to talk about it possibly due to the gender trauma

- is a little bit abrasive and will tease/clown everybody for their shenanigans. but when shit hits the fan is the first person to show up with a big bowl of soup and some tissues and check if the other person is okay and “do you want to talk about it”

guan yu

- major: software engineering

- always seems on the cusp of some academic disaster but pulls through surprisingly well

- rides an e scooter around campus

- people think he’s in the architecture or design school because he always turns out immaculate fits

- is the person to ask everyone during study sessions if anyone wants bubble tea. (he wants bubble tea. he will order for everyone. he has a phone note with everyone’s favourite order. he judges charles for wanting a jasmine tea flavour but with milk. he will patiently explain to max what a bubble tea is, then it becomes one of max’s favourite drinks.)

- despite his academic ups and downs, already has unconditional offers from at least 3 Silicon Valley late-stage startups and all 4 Chinese big tech firms

- will one day do something so revolutionary with AI and visual design, like the next great CAD system or something, that he never has to work again

carla

- major: history of art

- many aliases. aka Carlita. Kylie. Kiki.

- THE it-girl on campus. manicure always immaculate and always in shades of red. boys (and girls, and even the TAs) always want to talk to her but are sooo intimidated

- always posting Instagram photos of her on a plane or holiday even though she’s studying in her room. never lets people know her next move

- people clown her for her major but she is actually really knowledgeable about art and takes it very seriously. her study notes are extremely organized, whether it’s her macbook or flashcards. she is in general good favour with the profs if she would only stop texting in seminars

- dad’s name is on one of the library wings. everyone realises this on the first day and she’s like “yes… i am a nepo baby. anyway where are we meeting later, i have an in with the promoters at this club if we want to go there”

- secret guilty pleasure is playing first person shooter games on her switch and absolutely decimating people. it is her outlet for aggression. she may also have beaten quadrant/lando at overwatch once but won’t tell anyone because playing overwatch messes with her party girl image

- starts a side hustle doing events and ten years after graduation will be extremely successful in this venture

- stress cries often but pulls it together. prone to scream-singing sad Spanish ballads when drunk. surprisingly knows every single word to a decade’s worth of Pitbull songs

#yukierre #pierre/yuki #pierre gasly #yuki tsunoda #carlos sainz #lando norris #f1 imagines #f1 fanfiction #formula 1 rpf #f1 rpf #f1 rpf fic #wisteriaHCs

[prettyboysdontlookatexplosions]

i was exposed to soooo many concepts through the baby-sitters club first. irony. entrepreneurship. racism. eating disorders. school dances. learning disabilities. the stereotype that catholics have many children. cursive writing. the medical condition of stroke. the painter andrew wyeth. the live-action ghostbusters film. the idea that cool people have multiple piercings in their ears. perms. the lottery by shirley jackson although i would not put the pieces together on that one till years after actually reading it. chain letters. health nuts from california. the wastefulness of using paper towels to clean up water which i feel guilty about every time i do it because i can feel dawn schafer glaring at me. diabetes. absentee fathers. the dakota as in the apartment building john lennon used to live in & iirc yoko ono still does. the snobbishness of rich people. autism. millionaires. the fact that it gets dark earlier in the winter. pranks. underage drinking. preferential treatment for student athletes. abstract art. personals columns. boundaries. dangerously high fevers. southern accents. life-threatening allergies. color war. adoption. the correct pronunciation of filet mignon. lesbianism. ok technically that one wasn't in the books but kristy thomas is a lesbian, so, like, be serious. anyway. they really hit it all.

#so many experiences i later had in life and was like 'wow just like in the baby-sitters club' #including having a friend in high school who lived in the dakota and i s2g thinking when i learned that 'just like stacey's ex friend lane' #and going to camp and having color war and being like 'just like in the baby-sitters club and also dawn was right this blows' #anyway. one time i saw someone on tumblr say kristy would be a republican bc she's a rich small business owner and i got soooooooo mad #like that og girlboss and dad-hater supreme kristy would EVER... like PLEASE!!!!!!!

[charsfx]

Sticker Designs for Entrepreneurship class

#stickers #sticker sheet #entreprenuership #college #design #pokemon #I'm tagging Pokemon because most of my followers are in that fandom and would really like input #please reblog too so I can get even more input

[sophiebernadotte]

H.R.H. The Crown Princess's speech at a dinner hosted by Business Sweden and the Swedish Embassy

Your Excellencies Lords and Ladies Ministers Members of Parliament Ladies and Gentlemen

The Spinning Jenny, ball bearings, the steam engine, the spanner, the pacemaker, Tetra Pak, the tin can, Spotify and the World-Wide-Web.

The UK and Sweden are countries with fine traditions in entrepreneurship and innovation. We have created things that have developed the world! People all around the Globe are using our services and products.

I am grateful to Business Sweden for arranging this dinner. This room is filled with companies and other stakeholders that stand for creativity and great ideas!

The ties between our countries are strong and have been so for a long time. And that also applies to me personally!

Today I think of my great-grandmother Crown Princess Margareta. She was born Margaret of Connaught at Bagshot Park in 1882 and married the Swedish King to be, Gustaf Adolf. Even though her life was all too short, she had a great impact on our country with her openness and liberal values.

She was a pioneer in many ways, not least in popular Swedish winter-sports like bandy, where she, in her long skirt, was captain of the team. Off the ice, she fought for women’s rights, and she made great efforts to bring our countries closer together.

We are, with this dinner, taking new steps in strengthening the cooperation between the UK and Sweden.

Tomorrow marks the start of the UN Climate Summit, COP28. The world will once again come together to address the biggest threat of our time: the climate change.

Deep, rapid, and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed. The challenges and problems are obvious.

But there is also hope – and changes for the better are happening all around us. And you, who are in this room, represent that!

Our governments cooperate closely. There is also tremendous power when the business community act together. Both the UK and Sweden are world leading on innovation, and our global competitiveness is closely linked to our strive towards green transition.

To provide just a few examples:

The new industries of green batteries and green steel are paving the way for major vehicle manufacturers to be at the forefront of the transition to fossil-free vehicles. Another example are banks, in both our countries, providing financing to large companies embarking on their climate transition journey.

The beliefs that have driven us forward in history will also help save our tomorrow! And we know that the next crucial technological leap lies in sustainable development.

With these words, I wish you all a lovely dinner.

Let us strengthen the cooperation for a sustainable future.

Let us create even stronger ties between the UK and Sweden!

Thank you!

Speech held by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria in London, United Kingdom on Nov. 29, 2023.

#swedish royal family #crown princess victoria #speeches #uk visit #231129

[mollyhale]

i was tagged by @bl33ditout ages ago to do this (im sorry it took so long to get to this, november was a MONTH) but thank you for tagging me !! ily ♥️

Last song: silver bullet - acoustic by hawthorne heights

Song stuck in my head: temporary secretary by paul mccartney

Currently watching: sullivan's crossing and rewatching gossip girl

Favorite Colors: blue is my favorite color but purple is a solid second

Currently Reading: once upon a december by amy e. reichert

Currently craving: s'mores !!

Last movie: a man called otto - it was alright! book was better but i was really bummed about the iranian erasure :(

Sweet, Spicy or Savory: ooooo this is so hard, im gonna say savory for now but it changes all the time !!

Relationship Status: single !! would like a boyfriend but not rn :)

Current Obsession: the beatles - if y'all witnessed that obsession come back to life im sorry <3

Last Thing Googled: how much to start a fashion brand (research for my entrepreneurship class)

Three Favorite Foods: ghormeh sabzi, baghali polo, kabab-e barg

Dream Trip: in a perfect world, i'd love to go to iran to see where my parents grew up but i also recognize it's not the same country it was before the revolution, so it's not really feasible :/ otherwise probably england! i'd also love to do like a ski trip and just go stay at a ski resort or chalet or something (not that i know how to ski but the idea sounds fun to be surrounded by winter activities)

Anything you want right now: im finally getting back into my painting grind (and finishing commissions) so i would LOVE a new easel bc my current one is so old and never has balanced properly so im always fighting for it not to fall apart mid-painting

tagging (with no pressure ofc):

@borntobewondering @flippinfins @mickeysjones @seancamerons @21-roses-a-day @loveution @jopzer @prettiest-poison and whomever else would like to do this !!

#tag game #thank you for tagging me friend!!! #so sorry this took so long to get to 😭 #also what i want right now: a fucking BREAK

[the-unheardvoices]

Small Talk with Ayfie

Ayfie is an entrepreneur who currently lives in Suzhou, China. She is the owner of Ankh Hairdressing, a brand with two storefronts located in the SIP region. A woman of her early forties, time has left no distinguishable markings on her face. Her hair is worn short, an ever-changing kaleidoscope of colors. This time, brown. The next, yellow. She bustles around the small rectangle of Ankh’s main store with a pair of hairdressing scissors hanging at her waist, assistants following her beck and call. The door opens, and, like hearing the tinkle of a wind-chime, Ayfie looks up, smiling.

In retrospect:

Claire: You always have a smile ready when someone opens the door.

Ayfie: I think that’s part of the appeal, isn’t it? That’s what our store is, really. We’re telling our customers that we’re ready for them, that we’re happy to see them, again and again and again—every time. That’s why they come back.

Before: Claire—panting, out-of-breath, and late by ten minutes—rushes into Ankh Hairdressing, rattling the door open with her elbow. Ayfie looks up from where she is sorting through a box of deliveries and smiles. She asks what Claire is looking to do with her hair today.

Claire: Redying my hair—my roots have grown in. Sorry I’m late.

Ayfie: That’s alright. Take a seat and I’ll be with you in a minute.

Claire sits down on a comfortable chair facing a vanity desk. She fidgets. The room is warm and fluorescent light haloes her surroundings. She hasn’t visited the store in months. Ayfie spreads open a book with numerous rows of colored hair-strands taped in, and asks Claire to choose her new hair color.

Claire: Maybe brown, again? I’m not sure.

Ayfie: What about lighter brown? It’s a warm color scheme, pleasant for winter weather.

Claire: That sounds good. 

Ayfie nods and motions for one of her assistants to get the appropriate hair dye. She stands by where Claire is sitting.

Ayfie: It’s been a while since I’ve seen you here. Your mom, too. And your sister.

Claire: Yeah, I’ve—been busy. I’m in eleventh grade now, so I’m applying for university soon. I was in the US during the summer. 

Ayfie: Wow, eleventh grade. I can’t believe you’re growing so quickly. The first I saw you, you were still a kid.

Claire: Time flies. 

Ayfie’s assistant lathers dye into Claire’s hair. She does so carefully, her fingers plucking through each strand like she is fingering the teeth of a comb.

Claire: Actually, Ayfie, I wanted to ask you something. About being an entrepreneur, I mean. I’ve been having thoughts about business school, but… I’m not really sure how the whole entrepreneur thing really works, like how it can be taught as a course. It’s always something that seemed kind of intrinsic to me. It’s like, entrepreneurship is one of those things. You’re born with it, or you’re not.

Ayfie: Well, first, people aren’t born to be entrepreneurs. People aren’t born to be anything. Really, a person’s environment plays a big part in what people would christen an ‘entrepreneurship spirit.’ I was interested in sales when I was a kid, and I liked the idea of selling things, so I sold things. It was fun. I liked exploring flea markets—I used to go to them every week when I was in Japan—so I went. I don’t necessarily agree with the idea of learning how to be an entrepreneur in a business school. I never went to business school, for one. But I think that gaining an education is useful, just so you can have something to build off of.

Claire: You studied hairdressing in Japan, right?

Ayfie: Yeah, I did. Well—that’s not entirely true. I first went there for an exchange program in high school, but it was for hotel management, not hairdressing. I was eighteen. I stayed in Japan to do a hairdressing course at a vocational school after.

Claire: So hairdressing wasn’t something you were always interested in? For some reason I thought you’d always been interested. It’s hard to imagine you doing something else.

Ayfie: Actually, no. I only got interested in hairdressing after going to Japan. It’s a funny story. I was at a hot-springs hotel working, and in one of my break-times I decided to go get a haircut. There was a store nearby, one that looked cute. It was run by a girl. I went in and had her cut my hair short, just like a Japanese actress who was popular at the time. The glint of hairdressing scissors at the girl’s waist drew my eye. I remember thinking to myself that I wanted to wear that myself, that the girl was incredibly cool, and I wanted to be just like her. A petty reason, really. But it drove me to go to vocational school and get a hairdresser’s license in Japan, and open up my own shop here, so maybe it’s not such a small reason after all.

Claire’s hair is gathered into a bun by Ayfie’s assistant, who then places a plastic cap onto it. 

Ayfie: It’ll take about thirty minutes.

Claire: Alright. That’s so cool, though. A small reason, maybe, but you made it into something bigger. How come you came back to Suzhou, though? If what started it all was in Japan.

Ayfie: I worked in Japan for a few years, but when I was twenty five I got pregnant. In Japan, hairdressers work in a position where they’re constantly leaning towards the side, and the doctors said it wasn’t good for the baby, so my husband and I returned to China. I didn’t start Ankh until later—after giving birth, I worked in Shanghai for a Japanese hairdressing magazine, but office life didn’t suit me. I sold off a house under my name to purchase Ankh’s storefront, and that’s the real start of it.

Claire: You sold your house—wow. Weren’t you scared? I mean, what if you failed? 

Ayfie: That’s the thing about entrepreneurship, isn’t it? If you’re scared, it’ll never happen. I was scared, of course, but starting Ankh was almost like a river flowing to its natural, predestined ending. Some people are suited for office work. I’m not one of them. 

Ayfie leads Claire to the hair-washing basin, where Claire lies down and Ayfie’s assistant washes her hair. Claire closes her eyes, taking in the heat of water, the massaging of shampoo into her hair.

Claire: I guess some people are born for entrepreneurship, then. Or at the very least, it’s something that they’ve learned. But—how to be successful? That’s been a pressing question for me recently. I keep thinking that, well, I’ll learn nothing if I go into business. That I’m set up for failure. How did Ankh become what it is?

Ayfie: You know, it’s more luck than anything. That’s what’s really important, unfortunately. Of course, I had my knowledge of Japanese hairdressing to fall back on when starting Ankh—I did some things differently from Chinese hairdressing, like different pricing strategies or opening and closing times, which was unique. But it was luck. Ankh opened at a time when social media became a thing, and there were a bunch of emerging social media stars—they looked for stores to visit and gave their honest opinions on how the stores were. Ankh was one of the first Japanese-style hairdressing stores in Suzhou, and a lot of people followed the influencers—who acted as free promotion—to try it out. What I’m trying to say is that there isn’t really an answer, not in the way I’d like to give you. You might become successful if you learn business, but you might not. But that’s not the attitude you should go into business with, if it’s something you’re interested in. It’s not about success. It’s about knowing what you want, and having an open mind. I’m not good at advertising, for example, and I’ve never hired an advertising team for Ankh. It’s something that’s not great. We mainly rely on old customers. But I try to figure it out myself—I set myself things I’ll do every day, like posting a picture of a customer’s haircut on Wechat moments without fail. Maybe it’ll work, and maybe it won’t, but I’m doing it, and I’ll keep on doing it. Consistency is key.

Claire gets up and walks to a seat after the basin’s water-tap turns off. Ayfie takes out a hair dryer. Hot wind blows past Claire’s hair. It is so loud she can barely hear herself.

Claire: I wish there was an answer. I don’t know what I’m doing, really. I’m going to university soon, and I still don’t have a clue. I wish I knew what I wanted, like you. I wish I was consistent.

Ayfie: That’s okay. Nobody knows who or what they want to be. I mean, I only figured out that I liked hairdressing when I was eighteen. I didn’t open Ankh until I was in my thirties. You have all the time in the world. Slow down, and let yourself exhale.

Claire: Thank you, Ayfie. I really appreciate you saying that—it means a lot. Really. I guess business school is still on the table, and I don’t need to decide if I want to go or not right now.

Ayfie: Of course! Now’s the time to look at your new hair color. It’s lighter than before. Do you like it?

Claire: Yes, I do.

Ayfie takes out a camera and spins Claire around so that her side faces the lens. Ayfie smiles. Three, two, one, she mouths. Claire smiles. The camera shutter draws down.

#writing #journalism #interview magazine #entrepreneur #mundane #theunheardvoices #hairdresser #story #college

[brown-little-robin]

tagged by @dimsilver: thanks!

Rules: answer the questions and tag some friends at the bottom! (I'm judiciously removing and/or editing some of the questions here, forgive me.)

1. Are you named after anyone?

My parents named me the feminine form of a Biblical name. I was NOT named after my uncle, although he has the masculine form and firmly believes that I was named after him.

2. When was the last time you cried?

During winter break, I think? Just briefly, out of frustration with myself. It was cathartic.

3. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Less than I used to. I used to use it as a defense, but a couple years ago I got burned out on anger, I think, and I'm less likely to twist my words to be sharply clever now. I still use words cleverly when clever things occur to me, but my specific angry sarcasm is asleep now, thank goodness.

4. What’s your eye color?

Warm dark brown. Turns a rich caramel-gold with light directly on it.

5. Your go-to pizza or coffee shop order?

Cheese pizza! Hot chocolate! Lemon poppy-seed muffin!

6. Any special talents?

Special? Does having synesthesia count? I have chromesthesia (see sounds), grapheme-color (letters are associated with colors), ordinal linguistic personification (numbers have personalities), and spatial sequence synesthesia (I perceive days and times as having physical locations around my body). It's more a brain condition than a talent, but I think it's special.

7. Where were you born?

Illinois, which is odd because I've lived the rest of my life in Iowa.

8. What are your hobbies?

Sewing stuffed mice, writing fanfiction and original stories, and sculpting ceramic animals!

9. Have you any pets?

Not right now, but someday I'd like to have a hamster again. Or a cat or dog if I could reasonably handle the responsibility!

10. What sports do you play/have you played?

None *pensiverat* homeschool PE consisted of walking or biking the bike trails with my dad and brother. I have taken a martial arts class and enjoyed it very much, though! If I get a job where I don't get exercise, I might get into Tae Kwon Do or something similar.

11. How tall are you?

5’3. I'm not super small—I can reach plates in tall cupboards if I stand on tiptoe—but definitely could be categorized as short.

12. Favorite subject in school?

English! My major! :) followed by ceramics.

13. Dream job?

Fiction writer (room and board in rural cottage provided by filthy-rich patron) and co-owner of a thriving ceramics shop (love the ceramics, don't love entrepreneurship duties). But in the real world? Librarian. Oh, how I drool over librarian jobs. Especially @isfjmel-phleg's job (Interlibrary Loan / Cataloguing Assistant). I love libraries, I love sorting things, I love filling out forms, I love digitizing and working with recalcitrant technology. Working at a public library would be interesting and challenging; working at a university library might be better for my little introverted soul.

Tagging: here’s a few (no pressure <3) - but please consider yourself tagged if you want! @swinging-stars-from-satellites @fortes-fortuna-iogurtum @lovesodeepandwideandwell @isfjmel-phleg @lady-stormbraver @rainofarrows @fruitbatvampiresociety @thatfriendlyanon @bluesidedown @called-kept

(I have no idea why my tags are Like That. this happens to me sometimes)

#feel free to edit the questions too!

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