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Daily writing prompt

What brands do you associate with?

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It depends on what item I’m thinking of for use. For phones and computers, it’s Apple. For planners and notebooks, it’s Sterling Ink. For makeup, it’s Maybelline. It varies widely.

Overall, I aim for products that are relatively affordable but have good enough quality to not be a terrible disappointment when I use them. For instance, I don’t find designer clothing to be of a good use of money because they usually make products that are of average quality or less. I will buy secondhand clothing or new clothing from Target or Walmart but I wish I could afford more ethical clothing options.

I have actually been thinking about this a lot lately. Most recently, I had gotten a job in 2022 for my dream company to work for: Neiman Marcus. I got a role as an Assistant Sales Manager for the Women’s Clothing department. It was the dream for a fashion merchandising major who had graduated during the worst part of the pandemic in October 2020.

Quickly, I learned that the fashion retail world was not what I had thought that it was during my school experience. I was also spending about 3 hours a day in my commute to and from this dream job.

I am grateful for the experience and the company was amazing to work for. But in the process, I learned that I did not fit in well.

The company also provided me with a benefit of being able to use LinkedIn Learning and I was able to start exploring IT, technology, and cyber security. I started leaning into that curiosity and I am still obtaining certificates in that field even after leaving Neiman’s a year ago. And I am thankful for that whole amazing process that looks like a failure on the outside because it led me to something that I am developing a new passion for.

I have been working on developing the skills to move into a whole new career field. I’m working through Coursera courses to learn user experience design and develop my portfolio.

Daily writing prompt

If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be?

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Literally. I use it way too much and sometimes incorrectly.