Finally weekend! (S1 Ep.8-10)

Friday, September 20

The week is almost over, as my energies. What was initially little more than thirty pieces, were now forty-eight!

I was able to plan all moulds and the anxiety to pass them to the paper role already created in me that tingling in the hands, that need to move them. However, today, as promised to Joan, I had to get a jump-start on planning the decorations for my birthday party, a kind of small collection.

And, while I did the drawings, Joan continued the analysis of all the data we collect during these holidays. We were already quite advanced in our plan, but the most labour-intensive steps were ahead of us.

After the drawings completed, I joined Joan in her task. Through the results of this summer's orders and inquiries we had some idea of age group and gender who our parts were more attractive to, we knew how we wanted our brand to be seen and we already analyzed the preferred choices to get deliveries and do payments. At this stage lacked to draw and study our future packaging. What is not a task as simple as I thought.

Joan: As expected, most of the answers, customers want environmentally friendly packaging.

Rose: This is very good. I had the idea of reusable bags. Like the purchases of the market, I think it would be interesting to do the concept applied to purchases of clothing, accessories, toys... With more patterns accordingly.

Joan: Yes, the idea is really interesting, but we have to study the material that we can use, it has to be tough... If it was waterproof and could... I know!

Rose: What?

Joan: Why don't we make some bags, like those purses small leaflets, but to go shopping. We could mix the concepts and make them a fashion accessory.

Rose: I think I understand. Is a great idea…

Discuss each detail, share ideas, but above all to know that I can count on Joan makes me put aside, completely, my fears that our friendship might be at risk.

It's not always easy to understand the motives of others, no matter how hard I try, it's hard for me to really understand why Joan cannot share with me what makes her uncomfortable. And not knowing what it's about, I don't know how to be there for her as she's always for me.

This weekend we finished the planning of our marketing strategy, we set up the decorations for my party, we took pictures of these and posted them on our social networks. It had been two full days. We just didn’t work on the new collection, but as Joan says, "we can do it!". Repeating this phrase over and over again coupled with the confidence in our abilities were the perfect combination to dispel my doubts, to instigate my desire to want to go further. And with every step in this adventure, I come to find out more about myself.