Movin' on up.

Tomorrow morning my husband and I are going to meet with someone to get pre-approved for a house! I am so ready to get out of this area we are currently in. There is nothing to do around here and we find ourselves always driving back to the area we came from to do things. So once it's time to start looking for a house, we will be (hopefully) going back to where all the action is.
At work, I will be trying out for the  Pro Team, which is a position where I will be able to teach other people how to achieve certain makeup looks. Possibly/most likely doing so on camera! I'm a little shy about doing stuff like that, but I will be getting some practice in by doing my own tutorials in the meantime.
 I am also working on my portfolio currently. I have a few photographer friends who will be helping me out with this and I'm so excited!

 Bella has 6 teeth!!!!!!!! She got her first two bottom teeth January 1st, then her "fangs" came in, and now her front top teeth are peeking out. She is also crawling around like crazy and putting everything in her mouth! She can pull herself up and walk around as long as shes got something to hold on to. All this at 8 months old. She is growing up so fast! She is the happiest baby I know. She hardly ever fusses, although she makes up for that by still not sleeping through the night. She is still just totally awesome though.
I've got a side project in the works with one of my best friends. Extremely excited about it!
My green tip of the day: Save the sleeve from your coffee and reuse it, or just invest in a refillable cup. Most places will give you a discount for doing so.  Let's save the planet one coffee cup sleeve at a time!

Giving Back.

Hi there! Been a while, huh? Well...I had a beautiful baby girl who is now almost 8 months old and I can't seem to tear myself away from her cute little self! She is my world. As a new parent, I often think about what kind of parent I will be as she gets older and how can I make the most impact on her life? The conclusion I have come up with is to start giving back to the world and our community and to show her how to become a kind-hearted person and, in turn, do the same as she gets older. This has been so embedded in my mind that some nights I wake up with excitement for the future and can't get back to sleep! I know she is too young to understand what I'm doing right now, but if I get in the right mindset and continue from now on, it will be second nature to her.
The first thing I'm going to do is volunteer my time at Gilda's Club. For those that don't know what it is, it's a place for people of all ages living with cancer, or people that have a friend or family member living with cancer, to go for support, networking groups, seminars, etc. I am fortunate enough to not know anyone close to me that is suffering from cancer, but that doesn't mean I have to sit around and wait for it to happen in order to want to help. For me, volunteering is volunteering. I just want it to come from a positive place rather than negative.
That said, I don't want to get too carried away. I know this will be an emotional journey, so I have to choose what is the most important to me.
Wish me luck and send lots of positive energy my way!