Monday Morning, Sun is Shining

It’s Monday morning and happily the sun has graced Paris with its presence, yet again, as we begin another work week. What luck for me that my work isn’t work at all, but just a chance to do what I love.

Every week, I fill my appointment book with all of the things I have to do, followed by those I would like to do and hope to find a balance somewhere by Friday. I still haven’t mastered it. If you have, please tell me how you do it, I am all ears…Or Eyes, as the case may be.

I am off to do a fitting at the atelier late in the morning. It will be a bit unusual in contrast to a routine fitting as this dress will be moving around, bending and stretching on a stage as her wearer croons those love songs she is so famous for. She is a lovely person, so it is always a great pleasure to work with her. I am conclusively fortunate that all of my private clients are lovely people whom I genuinely adore, famous or not. I have heard the horror stories from some of my quite talented designer friends and I have incredibly fortunate in managing to avoid them in my career, which, incidentally, as a result of my enchanting clients, seems to be much shorter than it has been.

The day will be quite busy, as I will meet others as well and put out what I hope will be only small fires which inevitably come on Mondays. (You know I am speaking figuratively, of course). Thank goodness for cell phones! I will need to balance those with my motherly duties which I am delighted to still have, working of the sketches and patterns for the handbags for spring 2007, and making what I hope will be only small changes to some last minute spring 2006 pieces I have been working on.

Life is full, and life is good. I wish the same for you, where ever you may be.

Best to you from Paris,
Jennifer