16 Aug - 7 Nov

A productive and sobering period of nerves, hope, optimism, fear of failure, paralysis, life.

- set up studio: G helped me to build 2 tables. bought an incredible industrial sewing machine and spent pretty much all of my time at the studio with the beautiful sunlight and the silence.
- set up apartment 411: G built a bed, 2 rolling tables, painted the walls, put up shelves, picked up couches, turned it into a proper home. I helped to lug things around from Home Depot
- watched Rod Man in Tacoma. my first comedy show
- started production: worked with a factory down in Tukwila
- day trip with G to Vancouver for a factory meeting
- went down to Cohasset Beach (the Pacific coastline) and Aberdeen (Kurt Cobain's hometown) with G
- visited boutiques; had a great meeting with one and planned for a trunk show next march ; introduced the label to a couple other boutiques
- hired a model, sample-maker, studio assistant; learnt to work and liaise with 'em Seattlelites
- started reading again
- improved my cooking and baking skills
- constant self-evaluation, self-doubt, self-belief. fought with G a few times, cried several times,  called Jordanne for help, learnt / learning how to become a human being again