Pick Me Up

With the New Year creeping up fast, many of us feel more energized. We all set goals or resolutions, and usually were motivated to do different things like lose weight, go to the gym, eat better, watch our spending, or trying something new everyday.

Not everyone feels this way when the time comes to ring in another year. Sometimes, we feel out of place, lost or we feel nothing. Completely unmotivated. We need a PICK ME UP every once in a while to remember what it is that we are working towards.

As an artist, I sure do have my days where I just dont know what I am doing with myself. I dont want to do anything, and I try to talk myself out of doing things, or I make excuses as to why I dont want to start something.

We all need reminding of what it is we are working towards. Its easy to get down, or depressed when things arent what we want them to be. We see our peers, family and friends doing things and we feel that slight ting of jealousy although were happy for them, we get pulled into a funk.

I just wanted to remind you  to just chill. If youre feeling overwhelmed, lost or unmotivated, maybe you need a break. Take some time to just refocus, and find some inspiration. Take a small day trip somewhere, read a magazine you normally wouldnt, log in to PINTREST hahaha.or call a friend to talk it out- youll feel better getting it all out! When your ready to move to the next step, you ll know when that time is.

Dont ever compare yourself to what other people are doing in their lives. You will never move forward in your path if your focusing on what other people are doing. Make a dream board, where you cut out images of your goals, your hopes and dreams and post it where you will see if daily. If you goal is to one day own a salon, or a boutique, having images of your dream goal helps to give that reminder to keep going.

Even though your goals may seem too far away, everyday offers a new experience that you take with you on your journey. Focus on what you need to do and as each day passes, it turns into weeks, months and then all of a sudden, youre at that moment in your life when things are going your way.

We all have our days. If you ever need a pick me up, you can come here :) For a smile and an online hug!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your stay!

This is for you Jinaki! I love you

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.

Mark Victor Hansen quotes 

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PINTREST Instant Addiction

After finally giving into what everyone was telling me: "Like, dude!!!! You need to get on Pintrest", or "I love PINTREST, I am soooo addicted", or "I pinned all these cool things on my wall". It peeked my interest and finally got an invite (because its invite only to be able to log in on it) from my friend.

As soon as I got on it, I just couldnt stop. Everything is divided up into categories, and you can browse what other users are "pinning" onto their digital bulletin board. Its kind of like a collage of different items and if youre looking for cool DIY ideas, or decorating ideas, or anything, its a cool site to find some interesting stuff.

The coolest part I like is that if youre browsing around online, or shopping online, you can "pin" whatever your looking at to your board and share it with others and you can follow other peoples boards and what they post.

You have to have an  invite to be able to login, but anyone with an account can send an invite! So, if youre reading, and want an invite, you can leave a comment below with your email address and I would be happy to send you an invite so you can get addicted too! hahaha

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
Camille Pissarro quotes

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Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas to everyone of you that came to visit me here! My Christmas was awesome, I am so thankful for my family, my husband and our children. A couple years ago, I spent Christmas renting a room in a basement in Colorado and wishing I was back home. Last year, I came back and felt so blessed to be home. This year is the same, except that my mom is still in Korea. I had to take her place as the host, I mean the Hostess.

Last year, Snow paid us a surprise visit..luckily no Snow this year... I hate snow

Everyone came over last night for Christmas Eve, all my cousins and Aunts, and even invited a few friends over that didnt have families in the area. I made lumpia, fried rice, a crumbcake, set up a chocolate fondue for yummy dipping chocolate fun. Then everyone brought something, usually appetizers on Christmas Eve. There was Asian Spicy chicken wings, monkey meat ( just a funny name for beef teriyaki), chicken enchiladas, and I honestly dont remember what else. hahaha

I was so busy cooking and running around, I didnt even have time to put on makeup.

The kids stayed busy coloring while I ran around the house. Drawing gingerbreadmen in my various sketchbooks.

We all exchanged presents among the family, then after cleaning, kiddos went to bed. And woke up really early of course, and tore into presents, and it was over in 6 minutes. I have a video I am editing today and will post inthe next day or two of the kiddos and what we all got in case anyone wants to see :)

Matti with all his christmas card money and chore money...he said "I'm riccchhhh!"

coloring one of Bella's presents! I had more fun doing it than her

Bella and her lifesize paper dolls and Panda Pillow pet and scarf She loved it

Matti with his uncle jeffrey

We just finished eating some ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and rolls. yum!!!!!!!  Here are a few photos of the kiddos from today! I hope yall had a blessed holiday and thanks for stopping by!!!

Merry christmas!

"Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect."

 Oren Arnold quotes

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GRADUATION Day!

I cant believe it! On Jan 11, 2011, earlier this year, I started my journey at Rudy & Kelly Paul Mitchell Academy to learn more about the beauty industry and hair, color, cutting, makeup, skin care and so much more. This time last year I had no idea what I was gonna do with my life, I felt I had no options. Now that I am done, I feel like I have unlimited options of what I can do in this career.

Today I graduated at 5:15pm and I cant believe it! I cant even begin to process it! I still have to take my state boards and get licensed but this is just one step closer to achieveing that!

I have met so many inspiring people, not just learning leaders on staff but other future professionals as well, and I hope that I have inspired others as well. I started out unsure of myself and why I was even in hair school when I am a fashion major and artist, but I found that I can combine all my passions into one. I dont have to limit myself to just one option.

As I practiced more and more on all my crafts, I became more confident in myself and what I can accomplish. Its just an amazing feeling to do something you love and for others to enjoy it as well.

In high school, I attended Fashion Design at Votech, and I had loved it soooo much, not just because of what I learned, but of who I met and the friendships I made. Going here is a similar experience for me. Life is really about the people you meet. You come to realize who are truly friends and who are not.

I know that I am not alone in this feeling, I hope that everyone has a pleasant experience while attending school. I was never one to get involved in drama, because life is too short for that and I dont have time! I know I am throwing out some cheesy quotes, but it really is true!

I just wanted to share  this amazing day with you!!!! Thank you for stopping by!

"All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose."

Brian Tracy quotes  

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Tattoo Machine: No Artist Required?

A few months ago, I was hanging out with friends and we started talking about how one day in the future, someone is gonna invent an automatic machine where you program any design you want and it will just ink you. Of course I dont agree that this idea, a machine can never replace what a tattoo artist can do. A machine cannot make a custom design or personalize any type of shading. Tattooing takes skill. I dont know anyone amongst my friends or family that would seriously consider this.

As always, stumbling across random stuff on the internet, I came across this: a tattoo machine that you can program to give you a tattoo. Here is a summary of the product, from

http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/gear/gadgets/programmable-tattoo-system.asp


"There's no arguing it, if you have a tattoo, you're cool. But, some of us aren't ready to make a lifelong commitment to a a random drawing a tattoo artist designed on the spot. This is where the moodINQ Tattoo System finds its niche.
MoodINQ gives you the opportunity to change that skull and crossbones to a tribal sign with a special wand you just pass over your surgically implanted E ink canvas. So how does it work? The good people at Think Geek have partnered with leading physicians and technicians in the cosmetic surgery industry to implant the E ink grid, called a canvas. The canvas can go anywhere on your body and be configured to the size and shape of the body party you'd like to ink. After a short healing period (usually 2-3 days), you can begin using the moodInq software included with your kit to change your canvas to display the tattoo you desire!"

My opinion on this is "ummmm, are you serious???" So your not getting actual ink done, youre getting Implants of E Ink. That just sounds weird and fishy. Almost as strange as a tattoo school that can teach anyone to tattoo in 2 weeks. Really People? If youre gonna go through all the trouble to buy this thing just to get some cheesy flash design that everyone has, then you are just sad. You have to get the implants inserted in your body, so How much is that gonna cost you? Prolly the same amount that you would pay to have a tattoo removed. So you might as well just go get a real tat and if you dont like it, then go get it removed, it will prolly amount to the same that you pay for to get the implant.

The grids look so weird, that it doesnt even look like a real tattoo. Temporary tattoos look better than that! If you dont want to commit, then go to wally world and buy a pack of dragon temp tatts. *sigh*

If you wanna see more about this, go to Thinkgeek.com

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
George Bernard Shaw quotes

I just had to share this with my readers. What do you guys think about it? Would you use it? Would love to hear your thoughts



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Blow Your Hair Out, Not Your Brains

Isnt this sooooooooo cool??? If you dont know already, I am into some pretty cool stuff.  If I am not in an antique store, or in some cool, eclectic store, I am online searching for things that nobody else has- I guess I am a modern picker hahahaha (oh boy, Ive been watching too much American Pickers! hahaha)

But check this sweet baby out! The 357 Magnum Gun Hair Dryer! Say whaaaaaaa????

On one website, it shows the price starts at $225, but when you follow up on Etsy to the link provided, it shows a listing price of $550.

Made in 1981, this cute dryer has 3 settings: Style, Dry or Quickdry. It comes with a white and silver holster with an option to screw into a wall for easy storage. It does not list the wattage of this dryer, but given when it is made, its wattage is prolly not as high as our modern day dryers.

I love this! When I have my studio, I would def have this or something like this hanging up where my salon section would be at. I have so many plans for the future, I love interior design so this really appears to me as a statement/conversational piece. I would prolly not use it just because its so vintage, but I thought I would share this!

Here is the ETSY link if you wanna check it out, or even purchase it!
357 Magnum Gun Hair Dryer

I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I have written it for you! Come back soon!

"Nostalgia is a seductive liar."
George Wildman Ball quotes

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Geeky Cool Gifts for Artists

I was browsing online different websites, such as Etsy.com and FredFlare.com and came across some pretty cool gifts, at least I thought they were cool. hahahaha I just wanted to share with yall, so check em out!

Cute Onesie

Pin Up Artist iphone case

Sketchbook with a spot for drawing tools

Apron for your lil girl artist and her crayons

Foldable Portfolio and Storage for sketchbook

Comic Book Drawing Kit

Ceramic Holder for Paintbrushes

Music + Keeping warm= AWESOME

LEGO Star Wars Alarm Clock

Etch-A-Sketch Ipad Case

An Awesome reference Book for Fashion Majors!

A Fashion Sketchbook/Journal

Plug in Software to record for your musician artist!

Cocktails anyone???

I love all these gifts! And each are withing a pretty reasonable price. I still have more Christmas shopping to do and of course I procrastinate about it! I hope you all have your Christmas shopping done already!

Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present.
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