You know, I think the kids over at www.ed2010.com have it right: set yourself a goal and work like crazy to achieve it. That’s my plan as of right now. I have fallen in love with my internship: I love love love what I do, even though it’s more grunt work and sample returns than I am sure a respectable future in this field would entail.

However, I do get to observe the fashion team at it, assembling the fall outfits and beauty stories. Yes, you would never believe it, but we are working with tweeds and furs in the July heat as preparation for the November issue has already begun. I still have a hard time fathoming how people set the trends for each season this far in advance. However, I guess if you go to the fashion shows and catch the eye of Anna Wintour, she simply decides – a la Project Runway – what is in and what is out.

for example: this….

translates into this…

which ultimately translates into this…

(weird halo effect usually not included)

Anyways, as mentioned, I am a firm believer in goal setting. And – over the past few weeks at my internship – those goals are slowly emerging. I want to be a fashion editor for a Health and Fitness Magazine (think Fitness, Women’s Health, Shape) or, more broad

ly, an editor of a fashion magazine in the realm of fitness, fashion, and beauty. For example, if I could have one dream job, it would be the Fitness & Beauty editor over at Elle.

Sidenote: I love Elle magazine. Who else would include witty, somewhat obscure, literary and psychological (think Freud) references? However, I do wonder how many heads those somewhat snarky quips soar over. So, if anyone from Elle is out there, I plan on interning there next year and have goals to achieve. Get ready.