Reviewing 2011 to Plan 2012

You are probably wondering where I have been! You probably thought that I would have done my 2011 recap by now, since I usually do it on New Years Eve. You are probably wondering where I have been this last week. I apologize for my silence, fear not, I am still here.

Resolutions are not really my thing. However, when I get to the end of the year, I do like to take a little time to look back and reflect on the wild and crazy year. This was last year's recap, seems like a million years ago.

We are all so busy, rushing from one thing to the next that it is easy to forget to stop and be thankful. There are so many things that I am excited about for 2012. Before I jump into these new goals, to do lists, adventures and more. I do want to share what I was thankful for in 2011.

This was my first year of living in Richmond, Va. I have met some wonderful friends and worked with some amazing people who have really made this transition go smoothly for us. This year, I have had pleasure of being a part of a lot of weddings, 47 of them to be exact.

Many of these weddings were in Virginia. I always hope for a fun destination wedding to come my way so I was so happy to travel to Palm Springs, California for an incredible wedding . My former L.A. client who now lives in Austin, TX traveled to the dessert to marry her best friend in September and I could not have been happier to be a part of this day. Check out photographer Heather Kincaids full blog post on the wedding here. Congratulations, Taro & Nicole!

This year, I was actually on the other side, for once. On March 19, 2011, I married my best friend in New Orleans. It was a little strange to be the client but it sure was nice to have my hair done. I did my own makeup because being the control freak that I am, I needed to do what I do. It was amazing. Following a wonderful 3 days in New Orleans with our amazing friends and family, we enjoyed our honeymoon in Costa Rica. What a wonderful experience. Beautiful photos by Jason Cohen.

I continue to work with Modelogic Wilhelmina and Modelogic Image. I enjoy the monthly photoshoots with new talent, photographed by Todd Wright. I love teaching my styling class to the new talent. We have the best time.

There have been a lot of fun jobs this year with ABC's Shark Tank , the Zacharius Ganey Health Institue, Genworth Financial, Ladies Home Journal, Bon Secour Hospital, the Virginia Film Office, Weight Watchers magazine and more. You may remember when I was in Atlanta over the summer. I am pretty sure it was that hottest week ever. Working on the SunTrust job was a lot of fun. The photographer, Chris Stanford is great to work with. All of the talent and crew were so wonderful, that you forget about the long days and crazy heat.

So, I would say that it has been a great year. One for the record books really. I cannot wait to see what 2012 will bring. I have tons of goals, both personal and professional that I am looking forward to sharing with you. I am working on some great product reviews with tons of contests and give aways that you will love. Thank you so much for your support.

In the spirit of starting fresh and organized, I am taking the next few weeks to set my 2012 up for success. Right now I am working on my new website and branding (coming soon!), about to head to Tampa to speak at The Special Event, and cleaning/organizing my office like a mad woman. I am organizing blog posts now that start back publishing on January 30th. See you soon!

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