RetailMeWhatToDo

I have missed the mark by a long shot... though I certainly posted more than I would have otherwise. My goal of 5 in 5 was not made a priority and I will be the first to admit it. That's the thing though —   what you focus on is what becomes important. I have been focused a lot on my personal growth. I have been journaling, reading, working out and spending quality time with my husband/dogs/friends. And I'm not sorry. Since falling off the blogger wagon I have darted down many paths; as I am sure most of you can relate to. I applied for remote roles, worked on some freelance marketing, other work on the side and have continued to show up to my full time job. (Do as I say not as I do.) This platform has evolved since its conception —   it's now a mix of my raw and scattered thoughts peppered with articles and tools. Sometimes it is better to just do. I am taking my own advice and authentically presenting to the world what I think is worth sharing. All the junk in my brain ...

 What a rollercoaster life is. It is really hard sometimes to see adventure or excitement when living out the daily doldrums. The time spent in between milestones is my second least favorite part of growth... cognitive dissonance if you will. Truthfully though my least favorite is really the beginning bit where fear lives. The rest I quite enjoy; the planning, the detail, executing the work. What's more is those tough or unenjoyable parts are the most imperative.  Unlike the popular song by AJR, you can't "skip to the good part". When you listen to all of the lyrics in that song you will here him say "If the world gets me where I'm supposed to be. Will I know I've made it then? It's so hard." And that's the area laden with anxiety and restlessness, the part before you get there. The journey. The internal growth is your destination.  I thought for the longest time that the job, or the move, or the relationship was the destination; and in somew...

Well I guess they don't call them goals for nothing. I expected it to be work —  but more so on the creative end. Staying on top of my blog entries has been more than I originally anticipated. I have been so tied up with life that I haven't dedicated the time I should to it. Forgive me father.  But its not easy right? That's the point right? I'm exploring the idea of writing more outside of just this page. Efforts to make me more accountable. Nothing gets me working harder than knowing I have an external deadline. I mean I'm the person who does their taxes the first week of February. (I'm serious.. I already have my return.) Who knows, maybe I'm not as good of a writer as I think I am. I'm no Hemingway of course, but I consider myself to have the fundamentals. And putting my writing in front of someone to judge might be a shove in the right direction. I don't exactly have a large audience on my own account. Some external perspective will be good! Sta...

 AHHHHHHHHH! Okay. Does you mind ever just reel?? I have been on a wild train of thought ever since kick starting my blog again. And this train has been going lightning fast! I'll start with this, since moving back to Central Oregon I have been working full time in an office and I have been making extra money on the side watching dogs and cleaning houses. I have built up a steady clientele and have been able to consistently bring home anywhere from $150 to $3000 a month in supplemental income. All of this is great, of course, but —  and there is always a but; I will admit it makes me want to leave my 9 to 5 life and start something new.  I'm sure you are thinking by now "What a perfect time Victoria! Aren't you moving to Tennessee? Why don't you pick up there?" —  and that truly is a fantastic point. Problem is I am cursed with a limiting belief system, and as a compromise have applied to a couple hundred remote jobs.  With no leads on my applications I also s...

Yesterday I posted new content to my page and was feeling good. I committed to 25 posts over the next 5 weeks and I had completed three posts in two days! Then I was getting ready for bed last night and was overcome with a menacing feeling —  did my work count? I started doubting myself on the validity of my work and was questioning what really counted as a post. Is a post strictly a blurb on the home page? Do topic pages not count? Also, why am I like this?! Thankfully I finally stopped spiraling at a point in the night and went to bed.  Forward to this morning I was listening to a podcast in the car about positivity and the host said he didn't feel like recording that episode. He went on to say he did it anyway because it was about the practice and conscious effort to stay committed to his future self. I decided that I had to look at my time spent on those two pages as a success, and recognize that it wasn't a failure to my commitment. I needed to step back and acknowledge t...

Today I am blowing the dust off of my keyboard and taking a stab at bringing life back to my page. As you can tell from the date on my last post (talking to the 33 people who've visited this page in the last thirty days) it has been 3 years since I wrote anything on here. I thought maybe I could actually do something with my years of experience and have fun while doing so. Truthfully, I launched this site and my Instagram @retailmewhattodo with no vision of where I wanted it to go.   Rewinding to 2020 I had just quit my job as a retail director and moved out of my apartment in New York to be closer to my dad in my hometown of Bend, Oregon. I took a job at a trucking company and let COVID-19 write the rest. Before moving back home I decided to start RetailMeWhatToDo as a passion project (that I didn't throw any passion into). I also took zero initiative during the aforementioned global pandemic to work on my brain child so double shame on me.  All self deprecation aside I ...

You want to know where to start? You've already started but aren't sure what the next step is? You are ready to stop thinking about it— and start being about it? Cool. Glad to have you here!  The obstacles you are facing and the questions you have are not unique and the overwhelming feeling of facing these situations alone is what breathed life into the launching of  RetailMeWhatToDo . It seemed nearly impossible to settle on just one problem to solve: starting a new venture, running a current operation, being well equipped to scale, or staying well dressed while doing it all—  so I created a service destination that fosters both professional and lifestyle development. With close to a decade and a half of fashion and business expertise it only made sense that RetailMeWhatToDo 's would target to serve and resolve classic business issues as well as personal styling opportunities through one on one coaching and consulting. "If you look good, you feel good. If you feel goo...