How do you prioritize? Do you put school before friends, friends before family, family and friends before school? Life is full of so many decisions, and even the simplest could make an impact on your life. Decisions have consequences, and how you handle those shows what you have learned for the future.
I could have done several things this evening; gone to the game, wasted my life away on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, cleaned my room, etc. What won? Project Runway, Heidi Klum, and of course the beloved Tim Gunn. No worries teachers, I powered through my homework due Friday and even worked ahead in AP Chemistry. It feels so good not to be behind! As Sarah mentioned in her post regarding procrastination…. It really does stink!
If you are not familiar with Project Runway, it is a competition show on every Thursday night at 9/8c. Heidi Klum, the head judge, is accompanied by Nina Garcia and Michael Kors. Depending on the challenge, there is usually a guest judge as well. Twelve designers are selected for the show, and each week there is a new challenge to compete against each other with hopes to make it to the final three. The top 3 get to go to Fashion Week and design a cohesive collection. It takes a lot of perseverance to make it this far. Once the designers know the challenge, they sketch, go shopping at Mood Designer Fabrics, and have one day (usually) to make their design. Then on “Runway Day,” the designers have two hours to make finishing touches, send their models to hair and makeup, and pick accessories and shoes from the Lord and Taylor wall. Two hours seems like a lot of time to someone sitting on the couch, but I can imagine that it goes by way too fast for them. The models (who are in competition for a modeling job) work the runway. This is the point where the judges critique the designs, and Heidi gets pretty clever with her comments. When all is said and done, they pick a winner and a loser (the best and worst look). You wouldn’t believe the things they come up with… both good and bad.
Winning design by Anya Ayong-Chee, Season 9:
Losing Design by Buffi Jashanmal, Season 10:
Even though Project Runway is a TV show, it has some values and skills that are applicable to life. For example, tonight’s episode was a group challenge in three’s. Groups generally work if you like or can at least stand the people you’re working with. This was not the case with Elena and Dmitry. They did not get along so well, and Alicia was stuck in the middle of it all. The team learned the hard way because their looks were not cohesive and the judges said you could feel the struggle and tension in the clothes. It turned out that Alicia was eliminated even though the other two were nasty to each other. If they would have prioritized completion of a look before personal problems, the probably would have found more success, and less stress tonight.
Project Runway is not only a fun show to watch, but it teaches people about working in a team, being kind to others, and working for a win. No matter what life hands to you, use Tim Gunn’s advice: “Make it work!” (562)
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