new years resolutions

well guys, its new years eve. im going to be working all day, then hanging out with friends all night so I thought that now would be a good time to blog about my plans and goals for the upcoming year. next semester should be great. Im taking a lot of fun classes for my major and I am going to be an assistant costume designer as well as taking to dance classes and singing lessons again. I want to continue to work hard on all of these things and I'll continue auditioning for shows.
Now that Im not in a sewing class anymore I dont want to just stop sewing, so I want to work on a few projects throughout the semester. Im also going to new york the week after school is out, so I may or may not do some shopping for that.
I want to excersise and eat better this semester, as well as over the summer.having two dance classes will definitely help with this too.
I am working a lot this summer, and I am going to try to get  a job next year at school because Im saving up to study abroad in London, and hopefully be able to travel to Paris for a week during that trip.
Thats about it as far as this next year for me. I just want to keep working hard both in school and out of school so that I will one day be able to do the things I want to do with my life.

I am going to be an assistant costume designer!

I had my first meeting as an assistant costume designer this morning, and it was so much fun! the lead costume designer showed us around the costume studio and told us about the show that we are doing, which is Shakespeare's Loves Labors Lost. they are going to set this show in the 40s so we looked at some pictures of clothing from the time period and began pulling costumes to look at.

It looks like next semester I will be spending around 6 hours in the costume shop every week working on stuff. (which also means it probably wont be a good idea to try to get a job there too next semester) and since this is set in the 40s and lots of the costume departments period dresses aren't in crazy good condition (and especially because the girls will be dancing in these dresses) a lot of the dresses for this show will have to be made, so the costume shop will make some of them, then the head costume designer, me, and the two other assistants will each make a dress as well, which is actually really cool! so when I go see the show, one of the characters will have a dress that I made!

here are some pictures of clothing from the 40s so you sort of know where we are going to be going with all of this.

I was going to put more pictures but it was taking too much effort to find good ones. anyway, I still dont know  a ton of the details on how being an assistant costume designer works, but Im excited for this experience and ill be sure to keep blogging about this adventure as it unfolds