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I have a blackhole around my memories of that age. I don’t have many clear memories until around 7-8 years old. I am not sure of the exact reason, but I have some suspicions that I do not care to get into on a public platform.

What I do remember…

I was adamant that I wanted a little brother and sister. It was a deep yearning for me, actually. When I finally had a brother at 9 and was able to spend time with him when I was 12/13, it was amazing. I loved doing things with him, playing games, etc. I was a very dedicated sister who just loved having someone to interact with, even if he was a toddler.

Most of the people I know never wanted a sibling. I thought it was the greatest thing. 🤷🏻‍♀️

In elementary school…

I vaguely remember wanting to be a fire fighter or a teacher. I mean, kids are usually influenced by what they know, right? I also wanted a Lamborghini (I wrote that in a “When I grow up…” paper in school).

In middle school…

This is when I started tuning into my life goals. I knew I wanted to do something creative, likely in fashion. I tried to learn how to draw clothing models that could be realized in fabric. I would make notes about the type of material used in the clothing and determine the formation process. I was really into it.

I also knew that I wanted to create a business out of my creative endeavor (I found interest in entrepreneurship from a young age), and I didn’t want it to be a physical business. I decided I wanted it to be a form of mail order. I wanted to make stylish clothing for overweight young adults and kids that could be easily accessible for purchase from anywhere.

Then the dotcom boom happened…

The internet started taking off like wildfire at this time (late 90s into the early 2000s), and I knew that was going to be my selling platform. I became obsessed with learning e-commerce. I reached out to Full Sail University my freshman year of high school because I wanted to know what it would take to get accepted, so I could hone my ability to design clothing.

Guess what I learned?

I cannot draw. I’m really bad at it, actually. I did consider CAD for clothing briefly, but also realized this might not be the best approach for me.

My sophomore and senior years were spent taking Business Management/Marketing at the local career center. My senior year, the instructor even created a curriculum that was updated to feature e-commerce.

My instructor actually created it just because of my strong interest in that area of business. I was the only one to ask for e-commerce specific work because I wanted to learn as much as I could. I was dealing with some mental health issues at the time, and word spread around the whole county (between multiple schools, even). She wanted to accommodate my interests.

If you ask me, that makes her a next level instructor at any level of education. She spent her weekend after hearing the news of what happened to me just making up the curriculum so I could start it that Monday.

Her name was actually Karen, and she is physical proof that the intonation placed on a word does not always describe the person it names.

College didn’t happen…

After high school, I took a home certification program to become a seamstress. Do you know what I learned from that endeavor?! I hate to sew.

That may have derailed my dreams of clothing design, production, and sales a little bit…

I ended up in a similar field only because I found a business owner who taught me about business, content-creation, and so many other aspects of entrepreneurialism. That fed into my determination to go to college for business and the completion of that associate’s degree in May of 2024.

I may not remember what exactly I wanted to do at five, but I can certainly tell you that sometimes childhood dreams do come true. Here I am, a business owner, studying business in college, and finding my way nearly 35 years later. 🙌🏻