“what do you do when you’re that girl who wants to do it all?”
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when I was little I couldn’t decide. I remember saying I wanted to be an architect, photographer, interior designer, pediatrician. (I think the last one because… well, I’m not sure actually. it seems to be the odd one out that necessitated explanation.) anyway, ‘fashion designer’ started to make its way into the vernacular. I loved looking at magazines when I was younger. the faces were just so beautiful. I became slightly obsessed with models. it really wasn’t obsessed. I just enjoyed them. I knew all their names and campaigns. I ‘followed’ them, if you will. the clothes too, although when I recall this time in my life they don’t come up as much.

I never took an art class. ever. not even photography. just arts and crafts in high school. a two day calligraphy course when I was younger. and a maker for a mama. it wasn’t until university applications that I actually used a sketch book. and I filled it fast with images for my portfolio to get into fashion school.

fashion communications to be exact. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be in business, science or fashion. I never gave ‘art school’ a thought. maybe I should have. anyway, it’s not like we didn’t end up learning/studying art. because we did. illustration, art direction, art history, photography, graphic design, web design, advertising, it goes on. so I guess you could say that ryerson university’s fashion communications program is like art school.

I digress. I applied to mac for science, laurier for business and ryerson for fashion. and it was for communications. that was a conscious choice. design I felt was going to be too daunting for various reasons. really, I worried I would not be able to come up with creations. that I would lose the ability to create ideas. silly, right? I still had those pressures in communication. idea generation was and is a mainstay. I just didn’t realize it when applying.

Long story short. I got into all of my applied programs and chose ryerson. I said to myself if I get in here - the risk, I will go for it; take it, accept. so I did and started school in September 2000.
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this girl also wants to do it all.

“That’s the point, isn’t it—there’s no one that I want to copy because I do my own things.”
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do it all is my journey. of wanting to do it all. all that has happened and all that will insha’allah. read along to get to know a little more about me.

“you can always want to do everything, just do something in the meantime.”

ps. my children are going to change the world.

pps. i am going to change the world.

peace.