tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post4447322610186651335..comments2024-03-14T22:36:59.951-05:00Comments on 504 Main by Holly Lefevre: Writer's Workshop: My Fashionable LifeHolly Lefevrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01682463489134875301noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-10810013498343595042010-11-12T12:17:03.836-06:002010-11-12T12:17:03.836-06:00Hey Holly. You followed your dream. You inspired...Hey Holly. You followed your dream. You inspired me a fellow FIDM girl to be a better student. I had never seen someone work so hard. Double hard. I always aspire to be more like you. I have seen your last few posts. With all the flaws and struggles you state... If I was half the worker/ designer/Mom/writer/homemaker you are I would be happy :)Heather Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178574040715276525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-41248584539007862882010-11-07T20:33:30.264-06:002010-11-07T20:33:30.264-06:00Wow...sounds like you're in the best place you...Wow...sounds like you're in the best place you can be.<br /><br />But I'd love to see THAT reality tv show!Mama Kathttp://www.mamakatslosinit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-30485864846940971822010-11-07T20:32:57.997-06:002010-11-07T20:32:57.997-06:00Wow...sounds like you're in the best place you...Wow...sounds like you're in the best place you can be.<br /><br />But I'd love to see THAT reality tv show!Mama Kathttp://www.mamakatslosinit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-76732464140160944912010-11-06T22:46:30.828-05:002010-11-06T22:46:30.828-05:00Holly,
Greetings from a newbie to blogging and to ...Holly,<br />Greetings from a newbie to blogging and to the Writer's Workshop. I truly enjoyed your post, especially what you said about choosing to work for smaller companies. The same was true for me, but it was in the newspaper biz. I look forward to visiting your blog again!Mary @ Any Given Dayhttp://www.marysanygivenday.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-16874050975975492602010-11-06T20:07:02.444-05:002010-11-06T20:07:02.444-05:00When I was ten it was either a doctor or a teacher...When I was ten it was either a doctor or a teacher. I can't remember now. I had the coolest doctor and an even cooler 5th grade teacher. Why wouldn't I want to aspire to be like them? Ummm...not a fan of germs or children who spread them. <br /><br />Writing and acting quickly became my passion. But not enough to really do anything about it. Blogging has changed that a little. I love my little corner of space where I get visitors all over the place. I don't get paid for it, but I am read and that makes me happy.Louriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477223472789865063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-89012769886398599822010-11-05T08:31:36.938-05:002010-11-05T08:31:36.938-05:00Nope, never planned to be a receptionist :p
One of...Nope, never planned to be a receptionist :p<br />One of the things I wanted to be was a writer, but that seemed like it would fall into the "starving artist" category - and I was much too big of a diva to go for a job like that!Kitty Deschanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312660200564196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-36521884209412354982010-11-04T22:53:08.968-05:002010-11-04T22:53:08.968-05:00I'm glad you shared your story. I got into blo...I'm glad you shared your story. I got into blogging because I like to write, but lately, I don't have time to write because I am blogging. Know what I mean? <br />It was refreshing to read. I don't really remember wanting to be anything other than famous. I always wanted all eyes on me. To this day, public speaking is not that big of a deal to me, but I turned out to be more of an introvert than I had planned. I love my time at the computer in my jammies...alone! I guess if I ever became a star I'd be like Greta Garbo or JD Salinger... :)Jamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187036820612106399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-55173717790048617652010-11-04T22:26:31.101-05:002010-11-04T22:26:31.101-05:00Oh Wow, Holly! Great story. I'm so impressed...Oh Wow, Holly! Great story. I'm so impressed with your vision, focus and desire. My 7-year old would never leave your side. She's LONGS to draw well and design anything that is fashionable. Has wanted to move to LA or NYC since she's been 5.5 (how she even knew about those places is beyond me...previous life, I think). :)Practically Spenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10579809986267694691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-33209271443206222722010-11-04T21:50:17.119-05:002010-11-04T21:50:17.119-05:00This was so great Holly. I love reading these writ...This was so great Holly. I love reading these writer workshops of yours. :)<br />I was so all over the place when I was a kid with what I wanted to do when I grew up - and I think I'm still that way. Sometimes I wish I'd been more purposeful - but I also look at my life and I'm really happy so maybe not. :)Beverly {Flamingo Toes}https://www.blogger.com/profile/15090135564641204102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-61085762464052110642010-11-04T20:34:55.935-05:002010-11-04T20:34:55.935-05:00I barely remember this morning so I have no clue w...I barely remember this morning so I have no clue what I wanted to be at 10 but I know it's not what I'm doing.<br /><br />I'm envious of people that know what they are passionate about. I have no idea.<br /><br />I heard the people in art related fields are cutthroat.adriennehttp://www.abalancedday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-75071526359792651112010-11-04T19:18:04.010-05:002010-11-04T19:18:04.010-05:00You did what I realized I should have done a bit t...You did what I realized I should have done a bit too late. To make the short story long - I went to school for 4 years and graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In my 3rd year I realized I should be doing something more art-related, but didn't know what. I had my sewing machine at school and when I wasn't studying (read: when I was procrastinating) I was making all my friends tops to wear out. After graduate school (MBA, Marketing Management) I realized that I should have gone to fashion school. Would I trade my life now? No way. Through my engineering job I met my amazing husband and now have an amazing family. But I always wonder what could have been...Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05142520471073364374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-37155255054437973152010-11-04T17:54:58.190-05:002010-11-04T17:54:58.190-05:00Holly, I enjoyed getting to know you more, facinat...Holly, I enjoyed getting to know you more, facinating! I first found your blog through your wedding planning, by googleing images. I thought I've got to go to this gal's blog she is good! and boy was I right! LezleePriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13487173362830571158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-71371322510341464402010-11-04T15:20:43.505-05:002010-11-04T15:20:43.505-05:00Holly, thank you so much for opening the window to...Holly, thank you so much for opening the window to that period of your life. We've touched on some of your experiences in college and after, but this really put the whole experience together and quite eloquently articulated what so many of us have gone through and where we find ourselves currently -- from our childhood dreams and aspirations, to our education and training, and where the path has lead since. It certainly is a long and winding road, and who knows where all those experiences will ultimately lead us?Jenn Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484708374808620986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-1732875647271569552010-11-04T14:41:04.037-05:002010-11-04T14:41:04.037-05:00I love reading your story and the history of how y...I love reading your story and the history of how you came to be the you you are today! Go holly!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022297670179924365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-30453808285955105352010-11-04T13:03:23.781-05:002010-11-04T13:03:23.781-05:00I just found your gem-of-a-blog site. What insight...I just found your gem-of-a-blog site. What insight you provide. Perhaps you'll end up designing the ultimate wedding dress line or wedding accessories line... It's in your blood and your heart so it will find a way to come out. :)<br />I always thought I'd be a doctor.<br />I did work in the medical field for 12 years as a radiation therapist treating cancer patients before leaving to have my daughter and then launching Out of the Blue Delivered. Not what I ever dreamed I would be doing... but I LOVE it!! Guess you could say that helping others during difficult times is what I'm meant to do. <br />Funny the paths our lives take, isn't it?DawnVhttp://outofthebluedelivered.com/aboutus.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-78573574250998327922010-11-04T13:00:18.584-05:002010-11-04T13:00:18.584-05:00Wow. I never would have guessed! That dress looks ...Wow. I never would have guessed! That dress looks wonderful!<br /><br />When I was a kid I wanted to be an author. I remember writing poems and stories (my mom still brings up some of them) but I didn't think I could ever really do anything with it. <br /><br />Surprise, surprise. Time passes and now I actually am a writer -- just not stories and poems. <br /><br />I don't think I have that kind of writing in me anymore. It's just not my thing. ;)Jessica Nunemakerhttp://littleIndiana.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-83740599252577153282010-11-04T12:36:14.536-05:002010-11-04T12:36:14.536-05:00That's pretty cool that you stuck through it f...That's pretty cool that you stuck through it for so long. I wanted to be a lawyer or librarian.. haha.. And am doing neither of those things, tho I do work for a lawyer doing bookkeeping.. but that's not the same thing at all.. <br />Stopped in from Mama Kat's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-50886706380247351662010-11-04T11:33:00.351-05:002010-11-04T11:33:00.351-05:00I love how you had it all planned out and pursued ...I love how you had it all planned out and pursued it through your adult life - even with all of the craziness. That shows determination. I didn't come anywhere close to being what I wanted to be as a young girl. I dreamed of being a model. I entered a beauty contest but didn't win - obviously. I went on to work in cosmetics for Elizabeth Arden, then I got married and pregnant, AND overweight. Now I am just a country girl living on a farm ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923024947030604307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-72234972424524028812010-11-04T10:27:42.562-05:002010-11-04T10:27:42.562-05:00So glad you like the birdcage card and that it got...So glad you like the birdcage card and that it got there relatively intact !Sandy Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102860976714234477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-43815986679709051732010-11-04T09:57:40.079-05:002010-11-04T09:57:40.079-05:00I found your story so interesting! It's funny...I found your story so interesting! It's funny how life ends up. Still, I think being a wedding planner would use a lot of your design skills.<br /><br />And you never know where life will lead you ... you could still have that fashion line!Jerraleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303751802364926617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-60375210958625264902010-11-04T09:27:06.322-05:002010-11-04T09:27:06.322-05:00Wow! Being how I'm absolutely sure my daughter...Wow! Being how I'm absolutely sure my daughter is going to work in the fashion industry, I'm glad her strong personality is going to be an asset. I never knew it was so crazy!CrazyLittleB_tchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395684677791533950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-58527944527881286722010-11-04T08:55:49.959-05:002010-11-04T08:55:49.959-05:00Oh, Holly! I was so excited to read this little in...Oh, Holly! I was so excited to read this little insight. Fashion intrigues me I think because it can be so similar to crafting. Just different materials. But then, I can't imagine trying to craft professionally. I'm glad you've found something that makes you happy!<br /><br />I wanted to be an archeologist when I grew up (hellooooo, Indiana Jones!). But now I'm a biochemist. Less glamorous, but I'm happy. :)Michele {The Scrap Shoppe}https://www.blogger.com/profile/16033689365597031638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-54485034564372570522010-11-04T08:49:30.269-05:002010-11-04T08:49:30.269-05:00Life is not over Holly! You could still have that...Life is not over Holly! You could still have that fashion line! :)<br /><br />I'm impressed you took a 10 year olds dream that far!<br /><br />I became interested in interior design fairly young. I don't think I had a word for it until my later teen years. I was always 'tweaking' things at my Granny's house. My room was always something I enjoyed making pretty...well as pretty as a poor girl can. ;)<br /><br />I even looked seriously into it in college. But in 1992 Interior Design wasn't what it is today and I was always scared I'd end up with a 'non-lucrative' degree. So, I chickened out and joined the Navy.<br /><br />Today, I'm an admin assistant, writing a blog, doing crafts and still dreaming of being an interior designer. :) <br /><br />And I still say 'someday' I will make that dream a reality!.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00227925128508137750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-39870068934114739352010-11-04T08:32:30.958-05:002010-11-04T08:32:30.958-05:00I think it's amazing that you went that far wi...I think it's amazing that you went that far with your childhood dream!Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576412671838090092.post-68560637867273161742010-11-04T07:56:09.325-05:002010-11-04T07:56:09.325-05:00This was so interesting to read! I always knew I ...This was so interesting to read! I always knew I wanted to do something with art ever since I was very young. I knew there were a lot of different options, but I wanted to pick something reliable & interesting. In high school, I decided on graphic design and even transferred colleges after a year just to follow my dream. I don't think they really teach you about the "real world" in school though. You have to do what the client says and you don't get to make all the design decisions. While I like being creative, it's hard to design when I don't agree with it. I've been through 3 jobs since I graduated and tried some different aspects of graphic design. I think it will just take some time to find my niche.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864409955864362638noreply@blogger.com