Was i always into decor and fashion like i am now..gawwd no!!! I was a tomboy full throttle..no two ways about it.Baggy jeans and tshirts with a fit meant for yokozuna were my kinda thing.Please note am a petite..not flattering to my body at all...but one thing that has never dissapointed me is the fact that the garnish (read weevils)in the 'githeri' back in high school ensured my booty stayed loyal.
I outgrew that stage eventually,thank God.I started glamming up on a budget hoping that one day i could get to don branded attire.When i joined the hotel business,my interests broadened.First of all image mattered and with that came perfection too.Honey hotels are run by people who suffer from OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).People like Julia Roberts hubby in the movie 'sleeping with the enemy',the one who wanted everything to face a certain direction....yes that one...those are your hoteliers.
Setting of tables and service became something i enjoyed.The perfection that came with it was adrenaline by itself.I loved how the cloth would fall perfectly on the edge of the table,forks and knives had to be spotless and exactly an inch from the edge of the table.The decor in the hotel rooms and the entire building left me in awe.I wondered how it would feel to actually do it for a living.
I wished for my own little place,one that i could incorporate all this wonderful ideas and develop my own haven.I then realized i was a budding interior designer..it was in me.I just had not realized it yet.
I left the country and took everything i had learnt from the hotel industry with me...i was getting closer to my dream.IKEA,Homes r us,Home centre...this names had me behaving like a kid who had just spotted a 'goody goody' give away stand.Prices were relatable and the sales made it even better.I could visit all this places now,i could trot the globe.
I was here,but not quite there yet.Godspeed.
