Brace Yourself

Love these oversized Hermes bracelets.
Hermes, Madison Avenue.

Brace yourselves. The Pink Lady is coming out of retirement as of this Monday. In an earlier post, I mentioned that any freelance position that requires me to be on-site will be referred to as "positions that take me out of retirement." Since this is a three-month maternity fill-in and not a permanent position, I am going to refer to this transition as "semi-retired."

I am excited to embark on my new adventure and feel very fortunate that I secured this opportunity because job listings for someone at my level, or for someone at any level for that matter, tend to slow down in the summer. A maternity fill-in is also a good test to see if both the employer and employee would be happy working together if a permanent position was to materialize. In this case, the freelancer is usually the first candidate they will consider.

I will continue to write about style and design but instead of sharing the trials, tribulations, and tales about my job search (aka coming out of retirement) I will recount the funny and interesting events of my life from the perspective of a first-time freelancer.

Don’t forget to tell your friends, family, and co-workers about The Apple of My Eye. Harvey Weinstein will never discover the Pink Lady and commission her musings for a book or movie deal unless you spread the word. Don't worry, she will never forget where she came from or thank the people who helped her get there.