Welcome to Said By Red!

Do you remember trying to picture yourself as an adult when you were younger?

I do.

I could never fully see the "grown" me--it was like a photograph that wasn't completely in focus and was slightly blurry. Physically, I imagined myself looking pretty much the same, perhaps showing some maturity, but with no drastic changes to my outward appearance.

Career-wise, I couldn't really picture that either. There were so many things that I was interested in becoming: a chef (I was always experimenting with ingredients in the kitchen), a pediatrician (I love kids and sometimes science), and an entrepreneur (I wanted to--and still do--open my own restaurant & hotel).

Throughout the years, I struggled with what exactly it was that I wanted to do. In college, I majored in Public Relations knowing that I wanted to focus on event planning. However, none of my core classes focused on this. Therefore, when I graduated, I didn't really know where to go. I wasn't sure if I wanted to work for a PR agency, or even pursue the typical 9-5 kind of job. So, I bounced around a few positions, trying to find something I liked. As the years flew by, I began to worry a tad. Where exactly was I going? And most importantly, how was I going to get there?

Now that I've been out of college for almost three years, and at my present job for two, I've had some time to figure out what I want out of life, what I want for myself, and the kind of career that entails. After feeling pretty lost, I feel like I've finally had an epiphany. My interest in event planning has never diminished, and I decided to take a stab at it again: I enrolled in the Special Events Management course at NYU, and oh, how I loved it! I knew right away that THIS was what I was meant to do! Slowly but surely, everything has started to click, and the gears are moving things into place. Though I may not be the most experienced at the moment, I am certainly on my way. That's where this blog comes into play...

I plan to use "Said By Red" as a resource for not only myself, but other up-and-coming event planners out there. I believe that experience is the best teacher, and as I experience all that event planning has to offer, I hope to pass that knowledge onto you.

Here's to bringing that photo into focus!

~Red Lotus Event Design