Work, Work, and Work

I work for my aunts company like I mentioned earlier and I work here at the house, the bottom two floors are offices. I work every week day from eight to five doing multiple things. Right now I'm working on redoing her website, facebook, and all social media. I was also working on designs for five pillows that will be used in her show room. These pillow are now sent to a fabric store near downtown to be made and they turned out really good! It's cool to see a design all the way to the finish product.

I'm also helping with the designs for pillows that will be embroidered by the hill tribe women. That is why I went to Sapa to give them the designs and see how they make these pillows. Hopefully we can get the pillows back soon, but it is in the middle of harvest so hopefully in the future.

 We started organizing and designing her showrooms for when customers come and see all the latest trends we are starting in the years to come. We gave the front entrance of my aunt's place a makeover and we have finished! The front door is now bright red and we will get new plants. I'm realizing that I really love to be outdoors (nothing new) and thinking of doing something with horticulture with whatever my future career will be. But then again I can’t decide anything in my life!

I love the old French shutters that we put outside with plants hanging off of them. It’s funny because Vietnamese people would be like "why are you keeping old wood?" but to us they are rustic! We put in grass, many different plants, and cleaned up the ivy that was over growing.

These past few days I have been photographing all the new samples and artifacts that need to be sent to customers or to be shown on the websites.

We have all been busy because of the multiple customers that are coming to Asia.

I have learned so much about how home good products are made and how much work goes into each piece. My aunt said this is a detailed business and she is very correct! It's interesting to see everything - from the factories where they build and paint the products, to the shipment details. There are so many steps and a lot of people involved. It has been a great experience to be here and to be able to work overseas.