2011 LIFE

I have really enjoyed this year in my life, I have achieved some resolutions I created in January. One of these was to move up a level in Pureology, and I did it.. I am now a level 2 Pure Artist. I am excited for this opportunity, I hope to shadow some fellow artists so I can learn more about how to be the best facilitator that I can be. I have loved living in the Aves, I am so close to work. Bobby and I go on long daily walks, through Memory Grove, Tanner Park anywhere that we can let Blake off her leash. I love walking through the Aves, and pretending that I live in some of the amazing houses in the neighborhood. just want to scream at them, PLEASE for the love of GOD take off your shoes..
If you know me, you know how much I love my job at CAKE Hair Salon, it is such a fun creative, and positive environment. A day doesn't go by that I don't laugh, I love all of my co-workers. I am just lucky to have a job that I love, and people who only want the best for everyone that works there.If you are looking for a fun, talented creative stylist come see me @ CAKE.. 500 south 210 east.. 801 355 0235

Bobby and I are going to New Zealand in 10 weeks, 10 WEEEEKS, I cant wait. We have so many amazing things planned, 2 Rugby World Cup Games, An overnight Cruise, 2 nights in the Bay Of Islands, Auckland and New Plymouth and who knows WHAT else. I can't believe that it is almost here. I am not looking forward to the flight but definitely not looking forward to the flight home, I am not going to want to leave NZ. On a happy note, the day we come home is also the day my best friend KRISTI ANN LARSEN is getting married,.. SO I guess if I am going to live a day twice, I am happy it is my BFF's Wedding Date...

I am excited that it is summer, and I am also excited for upcoming SYNERGY- it is going to be an incredible experience.. I love my Pureology family, and I can't wait to see them..
yay for the first half of 2011 being such a great yr cant wait for the other half..

My Resolutions for 2011....

SO ITS A NEW YEAR, AND I JUST WANTED TO BLOG MY RESOLUTIONS AND MY GOALS. BY DOING THIS I WILL BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND RE-READ WHAT I MADE A PROMISE TO DO..

* MOVE UP A LEVEL AS A PURE ARTIST-AND START TEACHING THE PURE EXPRESSIONS CLASSES

* COOK DINNER MORE, AND EAT AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE, NOT THE COFFEE TABLE AND COUCH.

* HAVE THE MOST AMAZING TIME WITH bOBBY IN NEW ZEALAND-GO SKY DIVING

* BECOME A CERTIFIED PILATES INSTRUCTOR

* NEVER LET A DAY GO BY WITHOUT LAUGHING AT LEAST ONCE

* LOVE MY JOB EVERYDAY

* BE AN UNCONDITIONAL, PATIENT, LOVING WIFE, BEST FRIEND AND PERSON

SO THERE YOU GO THAT IS MY RESOLUTION/GOAL LIST, AND I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS A POSITIVE BEAUTIFUL AND MEMORABLE YEAR.. HERE ARE MY 2011 QUOTES, I AM GOING TO STRIVE TO LIVE BY.....

"BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD"-GANDHI

" I LOVE LIFE BECAUSE WHAT MORE IS THERE" ANTHONY HOPKINS

"IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING CHANGE IT, IF YOU CAN'T CHANGE IT, CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE" MAYA ANGELOU

"SUCCESS IS GETTING WHAT YOU WANT. HAPPINESS IS WANTING WHAT YOU GET" DALE CARNEGIE..

I live a good life..

I am not sure what it is I want to say exactly, but I am blessed... I have an unconditional loving family, husband and friends... I have a job that I love, not every day is easy but in the end I am passionate about what I do, and that is what matters the most to me. I love to meet new people, and to catch up with people I have met before. I am blessed with all the opportunities I am given, one being just last month when I was included in 500 Hairdressers that were chosen to fly to NYC, to Use our Voice Our Power to Make This a Beautiful World Without HIV/AIDS.. I can't describe the feelings I had through this experience. I got to meet so many amazing stylists, and mentors. I got to use my voice, and was able to hear so many stories that were nothing but empowering, raw, emotional and real.. I am going to continue to strive to raise awareness and to let people know its ok to talk about HIV/AIDS, to not be ashamed, and to not ignore this disease. I will continue to use my voice to raise awareness, and I will use my power to help put a stop to this disease forever.


Here are some trip details...
I was lucky enough to sit by my friend/mentor Lindsey on the plane ride there, we had a blast we were very excited to be able to facebook in the sky.. I also got to be roomies with Trang, who I was lucky to meet in my Pureology Induction training..
We got to NYC, and immediatly went shopping at H&M of course, lucky for us it was 5 blocks from our hotel.. WE stayed in an amazing hotel, on 42nd St and Park Ave.. I just love NEW YORK CITY, we went to dinner in Little Italy, it was amazing. The next day I woke up early and continued to shop, I went to the 4 story Forever 21 in Times Square, that place is fabulous, and very dangerous to me ha ha..
After shopping we gathered together in our business chic attire, and we walked to the United Nations, this was surreal, it was crazy to sit in the same room as all of the ambassadors of the world.. I was Mongolia's seat, I couldnt help but play with the headset and microphone..
We heard some inspirational speakers, and sad but true statistics about HIV/AIDS..
That night we had a nice cocktail, dinner in the hotel and I decided to walk to Rockafeller because I HAD to see the CHristmas Tree, and lets just say it was beautiful, I love that city but during Christmas with all the lights it is breathtaking.. I could go on and on with all of the reasons I love NYC, but I wont ha ha..
The next day we woke up VERY early, and set out for the Pureology/Loreal building on 5th, we formed into our teams and we headed out to represent Hairdressers Against Aids..
I was able to meet a lot of people, due to the rain we decided not to stay in Madison Square Park, we rode the Subways instead, we went to Ground Zero, GRand Central, and back uptown and downtown for several hours. New Yorkers are not the nicest bunch, but I was surprised at how many people's stories were told that day. We recorded them in our little flip cameras and the videos were then displayed on the giant tv in Times Square. It was a very empowering experience, and I am honored and blessed to have been chosen to be a part of it..
I would like to thank everyone for using your voice and your power to make this a beautiful world without aids..
















If you would like to help use your voice use your power please visit the website
hairdressersagainstaids.com.. Help us win this fight..

HairDressers against AIDS...

I AM ON CLOUD 9 RIGHT NOW, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL YESTERDAY FROM LOREAL INVITING ME TO THE HAIRDRESSERS AGAINST AIDS CAMPAIGN IN NYC, WELL I WAS ECSTATIC I COULDNT BELIEVE HOW AWESOME OF AN EXPERIENCE THIS WOULD BE, UNDERNEATH THE EMAIL IT SAID THAT REGISTRATION WAS NOW CLOSED SO CALL ABOUT AVAILABILITY SO I TRIED NOT TO GET MY HOPES UP TOO MUCH, I CALLED FIRST THING THIS MORNING, AND THE TOLD ME THAT I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO....................ATTEND WAHOO, I AM SO EXCITED I LEAVE NOV 29TH AND COME HOME ON DEC 1ST SO REALLY QUICK TRIP BUT ITS NYC, THE CITY NEVER SLEEPS... WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE OUR FLIGHT & HOTEL COVERED BY LOREAL SO WE GET TO STAY AT THE GRAND HYATT PARK AVE...
SO HERE IS OUR 2 DAY PLAN WHILE WE ARE THERE-
On November 30th, 500 hairdressers including ME will gather together at the United Nations for a educators workshop as well as hearing from guest speakers. On December 1st Worlds Aids Day we will flood the streets of NYC creating a viral campaign as well as on our Social Networks and streaming videos all over the heart of New York City, Times Square.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ALL THE BRANDS ARE GOING TO MEET TOGETHER, SO IT IS GOING TO BE SUCH AN AMAZING AND REWARDING EXPERIENCE.. I CANT WAIT TO SHARE MY POST ON MY RETURN, AND I OF COURSE AM GOING TO GO ICE SKATING WHILE I AM THERE AND TO SEE THE ROCKEFELLER TREE , BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO NYC DURING CHRISTMAS TIME...
I JUST AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I LOVE LOVE MY JOB AND THE JOURNEYS IT TAKES ME ON IN LIFE. I AM ALSO SO GRATEFUL TO MY AMAZING FAMILY AND OF COURSE MY HUBBY BECAUSE HE IS ALWAYS RIGHT THERE TO SUPPORT ME, IN ALL THE ADVENTURES I GET MYSELF INTO. I LOVE HIM AND I LOVE THAT HE NEVER MAKES ME GIVE UP ON MY DREAMS...

things I dont want to forget

I want to believe in myself, I want to know that if I want it to happen it will happen, I want to stay strong. I want to never stop being passionate about hair, and I want to continue to grow in my knowledge. I am an artist. I am a wife, I am a daughter, I am Blake's Mama, I am an Aunt, I am a Friend, I am Me. I want to stand up for what I believe in, I want to be able to stand up for myself when my feelings get hurt, I want to have a life with unconditional love and light. I want to move further in my career, I want to be the best I can be, I want to stay positive, I want to look more at the glass half full than empty, I want to spread more love into this world, I want to be happy with my inner beauty as well as be happy with my outer shell, I want to have pride in myself and my work. I want to be always happily in love with my best friend and husband, I want to have babies one day and I want to be an amazing loving mother, I want to be a true friend, I want to never have to be scared to open myself up, I don't want to be self critical anymore, I want to go back and read this every day that I start to doubt any of these things.

I forgot how much I love to Blog

Well another Halloween has come and gone, I sure do love this holiday. This Yr it fell on a Sunday, so that means 2-3 days of celebrations, which is actually quite fun but very tiring.. I had a couple costumes this yr- they were actually both costumes from previous halloweens(?) but with a couple little bits of added flair... THis week has been a pretty emotionally exhausting week, so it was nice to get out be with Good Friends, and have a fun time with lots of laughs. I swear by Laughter. :)
The first night I went with Melissa and Brad to Jenn and Wes's house, it was fun- some really good costumes, and of course Mel and I always have a good time. I really am so happy that we have been spending more time together- she is a positive person and we have a lot in common so we are never wondering what should we do?, plus she makes me go to Pilates, which I am very thankful for.. Then the next night- Meg and I went to Tav to meet up with some friends- Michael was Sue Sylvestor from Glee- BEST costume ha ha, and then we went to a party with another group of friends- I brought Blake as my sidekick, and she was a hit but she was NOT a fan of the crazy costumes and loud music. I think my favorite part of last night had to be the fact that Bobby got off work early, and met up with us- he was also part of my costume- I dont have pics of us because my camera died but we were Ariel, Eric and Sebastian from the Little Mermaid ha ha... Anyway- Yay For Halloween, Family, and Friends...

SaloN WaRs

Sanctuary was invited to be a part in the 2nd annual Salon Wars- Lets just say it was fun but I wont be a part of it next yr :) It was stressful, and working with 3 different locations, WAS NOT EASY.. Everyone was having trouble communicating, and we had a lot of type A's going around ;P We did an Alice in Wonderland theme, and we did awesome I think. Our hair makeup, body paint, and costumes were creative and fun! We did have trouble communicating, and planning the choreography and our poor models drank a little too much before taking the stage but it was fun all the same.
It has been pretty slow at the salon this past month, luckily I have had several PK Pureology classes set up to get me by, plus Bobby has been making awesome money-thank goodness for that! I am going to Idaho on Monday to teach a class, and be a part of the Salon Centric meeting. I get to have dinner while I am there with my friend Brooke, which I am excited about. That girl can always make me laugh. I have an interview at The Bar In Sugarhouse which I am super excited about, I think it will be a fun 2nd job, well I guess 3rd ha ha- I wish I was loaded and didnt have to get another job, but at least all 3 of them are fun in their own unique ways..
Blake is simply adorable, I have become one of those people that can't shut up about their dog ha but ya know what I don't care, she is the greatest little pup and she makes us so happy. It snowed for the first time this season and I thought she would hate it- but Nope she loves it.. this morning I took her out, and her poor little body was shivering but she wouldnt come back inside- but now she is crashed out on my leg- AAAAAAAAAH I love her, Ok that is all I am going to say this post about Blake!