Starting Fresh

It's almost the new year, everyone. Time to take some time and get sappy. I've had a good year. No, it hasn't ended exactly how I dreamed, but I take a walk down memory lane and can't feel bad about any of the wonderful things that have happened to me during it.

I have found my passion. This happened some time ago. Thinking about it, the passion to create has been with me since the beginning, but has grown more this year than I ever could have imagined. I've learned so much. I haven't made bank, doing what it is I love. Makeup artistry is a very subjective, competitive field, after all; like so many other things. But I have grown. I made the big move to Salt Lake City, had a job at an Estee Lauder/Clinique cosmetics counter. I met more people this year than I feel I have since high school, each of them a support and inspiration in one way or another. I'm not on a pedestal or bathing in riches, but that should never be what matters most.

My dad chose a movie to watch recently: You Can't Take it With You. No truer words. Also a very personal memory for me, because it was a play of the same name I participated in during high school. Such a powerful message to come from a simple story. When it's all said and done, what are the things we are going to keep? The acts we perform, the friendships we create and the joy we find in life. Makeup artistry is my joy. 

I'm living at home now, unemployed and without immediate access to photoshoots and other artistry outlets due to distance. I'm back to square one. For a while, I was ready to let this get the best of  me, but focusing on the negative never got anyone anywhere. I'm going to make due. I am alive and loved. All that's left to do is live. To help get me started: a game-changer. What better time to switch things up than at the beginning of a new year?

I'll be joining the YouTube community. About time! I'm pretty iffy when it comes to film editing and what-not as of now, but we've all got to start somewhere. With less pictures to put up on Facebook, I figure it's time to hit the big screen. Technology willing, I'm going to shoot for one video a week. No promises, but that's the goal. Otherwise, we'll be toning down to a bi-weekly gig. Resolutions, for the win.

Other resolutions?
- Have my makeup in a magazine.
- Attend Salt Lake City's FanX (Comic Con) with a boss-um costume.
- Weight loss. Duh.
- Leave Utah. I've got bigger places I wanna be.

To the friends I've made, the ones I've had and the friendships yet to come: you have my love and thanks. Where would I be without you? I've never felt more positive about the start of a new year. Let's make it a good one!