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Are you guys getting tired of the random modeling shots yet?

I have a few personal projects in the works right now I would like to share with you. The first is my new personal mission to streamline my life. In 6 months I will be moving from Lincoln in my own one bedroom apartment to an efficiency in Astoria New York with Bret. There will be a lot of changes brought about by this but the most glaringly obvious is that we will lose A LOT of space. I can’t stand clutter or mess so we will need to be diligent about only having what we need and use regularly in the apartment. To get a head start on this I am attempting to begin living a streamlined life, I have gone through a lot of my clothes, beauty products, movies, books, etc and gotten rid of many things I no longer use or need.

I thought this would be a scary and daunting process, but actually it has been quite freeing! Getting rid of old hair care products and clothes I haven’t worn since high school is something I really should have done years ago and I’m saving a lot of money by asking myself “is this just clutter or do you really need it?” when I’m in line to checkout. The more I cutback and simplify, the more I want to cut back. I canceled my cable and Internet a while back to save money for the move and I actually like not having it, I get more done and I am a more productive person. I started picking up a book instead of the remote and I have made a serious dent in my “to read” list in the past few months.

So what am I doing with all this free time and extra cash you ask? Why, I’m learning French of course! I took French for 4 years in high school but my teacher focused too much on reading and writing and not at all on listening or speaking. Now I can read French fairly well but can’t speak it at all. Since French is somewhat of the official language of modeling and fashion I decided it would be well worth my while to brush up on my skills. It’s coming back to me really fast and I’m improving a ton! I bought a software program that colleges use to teach the language and it is so great and fun to use, Bret even started doing the lessons! When we finish with the French we decided we are going to start learning Italian, very cool!

(the above picture was taken in New Zealand, you will understand why this is relevant in a second)

And one last change I’m extremely excited about, I got a new job! My current job is laying more and more people off every day (and transferring more and more jobs to India) and I’m sure my departments is coming up on the list here quick so I started applying and got a job at….

OUTBACK STEAK HOUSE!!! (New Zealand, Outback, Australia….get it??) Haha, what better place for a quasi-vegan health nut like myself right? Perhaps I could treat myself to a fried onion and 500 calorie piña colada after work one day!!! But seriously, I’m actually happy about this, I have a few friends that work there and they say it’s a really great environment, and my job just plain sucks so I’m really ready for a change. I have orientation on Saturday and than start next week! Bret is taking me out for Indian food at our favorite restaurant tonight to celebrate! I better enjoy it because this job is going to be a drastic pay cut from what I make now so the eating out thing will become really rare here soon!

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And now what you all really came here for….GIVEAWAY RESULTS!!!

Miss AnAppleADay, congratulations, you are the winner of a shiny new gift card!!! Send me your info snowjes at gmail.com

 

And since miss Christie stood me up for the Oikos giveaway, I chose a new number (I use random.org) and Little miss Talia is the winner! Don’t pull a Christie Talia, send me your info!

Congrats to you both, hope to hear from you soon!