New Chapters Ahoy...

I don't know if it just happens to be that time of the year, but it seems that there are a lot of new things happening for people all around me at all different stages. Me being one of them! Finishing uni is, to most, an exciting opportunity where it marks the end of one era with an abundance of anticipation as to what lies ahead. For me, I'm in search of the perfect job (some may say perhaps a little naive, but hey, I'm willing to take that chance). I haven't been sending my CV off here, there and everywhere. I want it to mean something and for my passion to be put across with a company that I actually would love to work for. Sometimes I think too far ahead and forget about what is going on now and avoid committing to something, just in case it interferes with my long-awaiting future. With this and my new chapter in mind, I've been thinking a lot lately about taking the plunge and committing to more things, which obviously means that patience is a hot-topic at the moment. I'm pretty good at it but it never stops my mind from wondering what could happen next. So with all these ideas and dreams floating around in my head I know that I will definitely have to master the art of patience. Remember folks, patience is a virtue...

The Future of TOMS...

For some of you who may not have heard of the brand TOMS, they are known for their promise that when you purchase a pair of their shoes, a pair is given to a child in need! An amazing one for one business strategy. Just a week ago, TOMS launched a very exciting new chapter, where they do not want to just be known as a shoes company, but as a one for one company, which can obviously be transferable to a variety of different products in need. The latest news, that Blake, the founder, kept hidden in a tube box for a few months, is that they will be selling a range of TOMS Eyewear. The image below, released by TOMS, simply encapsulates what exactly their aim is. It really is a great model. TOMS have produced a product, sunglasses, that people in the Western world already buy, in turn to help provide eye-care for those in need in the developing countries. If this doesn't scream a great idea to you, then, well, keep up. Sometimes people find it hard to justify buying a product that they don't have a need for but it has the appealing charitable value. So for TOMS to provide a product that consumers want and can still be charitable is amazing. TOMS have definitely stepped up the bar for caring for others. The TOMS story has captivated me over the past year and a half, and I am still eagerly looking forward to what they will do next! Definitely one to watch... 

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The Great eBay Pursuit

I'm not a major hoarder, but over the years I have accumulated a few rather random bits and pieces, too long to list. I'm having a big clean up at the moment and its those things that you think you'll use sometime in the future, like clothes to get dirty, or some stationary item, that I never know what to do with. On the whole I am quite ruthless when getting rid of unwanted items, but the ones that you never wear or use but still want to keep because of the monetary or sentimental value, that I struggle with. I've just got back into eBay, although I still suck at the whole bidding process, one day I'll ace it! Anyway, so through my tidying I have decided to start selling some items on eBay. I think it's a great way of recycling unwanted things and they say that 'one man's rubbish is another man's treasure'. It's such a shame when many people just throw items away without a care in the world. Usually I take items down to my local charity shop, which I think everyone should consider, but this time I thought I'd try and gain a bit of money back, with a few items left to donate to the charity shop, as you need to keep them going one way or another. I'm a little apprehensive about the next stage, the selling, but it's worth a shot to make a bit of money back on the unused items. Here goes...