Grace Bonneyさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Grace BonneyInstagram)「Good morning and Welcome Back!⠀ ⠀ I hope you enjoyed yesterday's line-up and getting to know me & my company @casamarcelo.co . So now that you do -- let's get to day 2! Here's a little more about me:⠀ ⠀ I am a First-Generation American.⠀ ⠀ I am half Dominican, half Panamanian. My parents are amazing and have been married for 43 years. They were together for 6 months before they got married. Scandal or true love?⠀ ⠀ I identify as a Black Latina, Afro-Latina or Afro-Caribbean.⠀ ⠀ Family is everything to me! I’m the youngest of 4 and am creating my own little family with my husband and 3 year old son, who mean the WORLD to me.⠀ ⠀ I never fit in growing up, as I was 'too black' for the Latino groups at school and 'too Latina' for the black groups—so I started hanging out with fellow First-Generation Americans. Because of that, I had a broad range of cultures in my friend circle —something that I know is unique to living in NYC and that I’ll forever be grateful for.⠀ ⠀ I have been the only Black and Latina employee in nearly all the jobs I’ve had in the Interior Design industry! The biggest disappointment: a 150 person office with me as the only Black Interior Designer...sigh 🙄⠀ ⠀ I’ve had 12 jobs total, 4 were in college — so 8 in the 10 years following graduation. ⠀ I was always told it was a bad sign on my resume to have so many jobs but I think it helped sell my versatility. Call me a millennial, whatevs 💆🏽‍♀️⠀ ⠀ Salary negotiations were tough but always necessary! Don’t undervalue yourself!!⠀ ⠀ My escape from the industry was in creating my own business, and it's brought me ultimate freedom.⠀ ⠀ Perks of being an Entrepreneur: Flexibility in schedule (I work better at night), dining out for lunch as long as I want, being able to choose my clients (I was always given the difficult ones when I worked at firms), listening to any music that I want to --nobody in my office is uncomfortable with Hip Hop or Salsa (because I’m the only one in my office), and taking days off as needed, for my mental & physical health and creative rejuvenation.⠀ ⠀ Coming Up: IG Live with @EneiaWhiteInteriors at 11am, plus a new project reveal at the end of the day!」10月14日 23時04分