Personal Shopper Required?

How do you become a stylist? I would like to know. I think I have good style and my friends love my clothing collection. I love shopping for others to find the perfect “date outfit” or just outfit in general. I know what works with some people and what doesn’t.

My question is how does one become a stylist professionally? I know not like Rachel Zoe, but just a local one? Is it possible? Do people need one in this area? I think I could be a personal shopper, like Cameron Diaz in, “In Her Shoes”. Or even a personal stylist.

Would you pay for a 20-something to style you? I’m hip, cool, and I know what works at any age for most professions. Ha-ha I feel like I just put out a help wanted ad.

Oh well. Anyone out there have an answer? Would a local personal stylist be successful in today’s society? Or in Rochester’s society in general? Are there enough events or happening things that need a formal/semi-formal look?

<3 Mrs. D

P.S. I do realize that I talk about being a model, an esthetician and now a stylist. These are all just things I’ve wanted to do and finally coming to a realization that it may be possible. I am a mechanical engineer during the day, but at night earning side money doing something I’ve always love could be really sweet.

It Pays to have Good Props

This weekend rain or shine I am doing a photo shoot in Le Roy at the farm. A photographer from Buffalo approached me and since I don’t have time to go out there, he’s coming out to me. Originally it was going to be at the old Jell-O factory, but he wanted more of an old barn/country setting. Since I'm a dairy farmer, I have plenty of those.

It’s a dressy/pretty look in a rough, dirty, old environment and then it’s country and comfy with old equipment and my cowboy boots. Hopefully I can track down the Old “M”. I know it’s in a barn somewhere, but which barn and where I’m not sure. We are just looking for busted up/broken down machinery to add some nice touches.

I’m excited, I’ve always wanted to shoot at the farm, it’s my heritage, my history, my life and I get to portray it the way I see it and the way I want. So, rain may come and dampen my look but it won’t dampen my spirits!!! I just hope the neighbors don’t think I’m a kook.

<3 Mrs. D

Daydreaming...

On a day like today I wish I was home in my pj’s with a big cup of hot coco and some girly movie on TV. But alas I am at work; typing away at my keyboard, trying to be productive while I listen to my iPod and day dream about my audition tonight, fashion week next week, and my photo shoot this weekend.

Tonight after work I am auditioning for a role in a Comedy Short directed by an RIT student. I’m looking forward to it. The short is hilarious and it would be a riot to do. I like working with the RIT film students. It gets me training and work and they have great personalities.
After that I have an hour massage and I’m soo looking forward to it!!!

Ahhh more daydreaming…

<3 Mrs. D

Please Ignore the Funk

I just feel left out lately. Like the kid who wants to come in and plays but no one wants them inside because they smell. Now I know that this isn’t the truth, it’s just how I feel. Its how I’ve always felt. I’ve always been a “me” person, why aren’t you hanging out with “me” why aren’t you talking to “me” why aren’t you friends with “me”. The “me, me, me’s” and of course I’ve always felt like people are snickering behind my back.

It’s just major self esteem problems that I have faced, well since I was about 4 or 5. I cope with it but some days I just get in a pissy funk and can’t shake it as easily.

Like today I miss my friends and I feel like they don’t like me and just hang out with me cause so that’s why they hang out with other people. I know it’s not true and it’s petty but again it’s this crappy funk I’m in.

I want to do the fun stuff their doing with their families, but I don’t have a family besides my husband so I don’t get to do those things.
I want to go out and party, but I don’t have single or coupled friends my age, so that’s out of the question.

My life sucks when I’m in this mood. When I’m feeling lonely and, when I’m pissed at Mr. D. for being a duesche and not letting me watch TV and annoying me or playing video games and ignoring me. It’s all just a circle that never ends and some days I just got to hunker down and pretend I’m not here.
<3 Mrs D

Profesionally Purple?

Can you be professional with reddish purple highlights? Most people in the corporate world are opposed to the funkiness of life, but I’m not. I like the out of the box work wear of skinny cargo pants and bulky big knit sweaters. I wear the uber high pumps with the trouser pants and a floral sweater. I’m not in the box, suit and tie kind of girl. So are purple highlights OK? My office is business casual. My attire is business casual. My outlook on life is fun and fabulous. I’m more driven by style and comfort, than professional. I don’t do polo’s, I do button downs menswear vests and shirts, though. I guess I’m a conundrum.

Well my last freaky hairstyle before I got married was maroon top with horribly bleached underneath. It took a full year to get it back to normal. Our office manager has red, maroon, or deep magenta hair every 3 months. So with the thinking that as long as I abide by the clothing rules of semi professional, nothing revealing, I can pull off orchid looking highlights, with grace and style.

I guess being the youngest person in the building kind of gives me an edge. I have a little free will to experiment with business style and still be OK. At least I’ve never gotten reprimanded for my outfits, or my clip in hair. I don’t want to fit into a mold, I want to be me and with everything I do, I know that I will be.

<3 Mrs. D

Quick Trip to Dallas

So this past week I took off to Dallas for three days; business not pleasure. Being a born and bred dairy farmer, my company sent me to the International Dairy Expo because I can talk the talk and walk the walk.

So my journey started Sunday. I was hoping to get a little action in the morning, but my brother came by to pick up his computer and then my in-laws came over to take me and Mr. D out to breakfast. So I finished packing and out the door we went. I had some delicious French toast from East Side Café, in Fairport, where the service always is atrocious but the food is awesome. I stuffed my face in 15 minutes then ran out to my godson Brodie’s first birthday party. He’s adorable and I love him and his two moms. With the smashing of a football cake and tons of gifts it was a wonderful party, except for the Bill’s losing to the Fish! Ugh! Oh well.

Then it was off to the airport. My nook decided to reboot so I had to buy some magazines and my Rochester flight was 45 minutes late, which meant my connection in Atlanta had no layover and I barely made the flight. After arriving in Dallas at 10, there was an hour cab ride and a check into the Hyatt, nice hotel but nasty hookers at night, and I passed out at 11:30, where it felt like 12:30 am and all I wanted to do was sleep.

Well I was up at 6 and out the door by 7 to go register and barely catch the shuttle back to the hotel by 745. My local rep took me to tour Mary Kay, pretty sweet plant. It smells like lipstick lotion and perfume, as I thought it would, and their lobby is adorned with pink things. After the lovely tour we were off to the Expo. It was small, my booth with the company was big, but it was boring. So a long day of smiling, meeting people, and standing on my feet, I was beat. But I have to say that the next part was the best. The most amazing Mexican food I have ever had in my entire life. It was Café Marias and it was FABULOUS! I had this flautas plate and it was so freaking good. Well after dinner my rep took me on a tour of SMU and the rich part of the city. When I say rich I mean 1 million dollar home rich, something I will never have or be. I saw where JKF was shot and some new buildings, old buildings and oil companies. The end of that day I ended up in the hotels sports bar with a couple beers to help me sleep well in a strange place.

The next day was a lot better at the expo but my flights were much worse. Delayed an hour in Dallas, horrible landing, and off and running charlotte. One main point I forgot was that US Air does not have IN FLIGHT FREE MEALS! Dude this hypoglycemic chica needs to eat. Oh and they force checked my bag in Dallas. When we landed in Rochester I got to see the Canadians who weren’t supposed to be on the runway and I got to wait 30 minutes for my luggage to come out. Joyous.

But I made it home and I’m finally caught up at work. I wanted to write a short lil summary of my awesome Dallas trip. It was my first trade show and hopefully not my last.


<3 Mrs D

Quick Update

I know it’s been awhile, probably a week or two, since I’ve written. But I’ve been super busy so I apologize. Let me update you on what’s been going on. Well lets see the last week of August I had this awesome photo shoot with DB Walton. We created some fabulous work. Our wood floor came in over Labor Day weekend and Time Warner came and fixed some lines. So as of now our wood floor has been installed and it looks great. Work is picking up and I’m swamped, staying late, and trying to manage my modeling work with my regular work. It is craziness. This upcoming weekend is Mr. Brodie’s 1st birthday party. So I’m doing that, can’t wait, I’m going to the public market, and I’m packing as I leave Sunday for Dallas for the International Dairy Expo. I’m excited, I get to tour the Mary Kay plant and hopefully eat some good bar-b-que. So that’s what has been going on. I’ve been super busy, keeping my life straight. Oh I’m shooting my small movie role on Saturday. I’ve been applying to more modeling/ad gigs, and keeping my fingers crossed.
So that’s life. Busy busy and running around like crazy. Filling my weekends with shoots, time with Mr. D and home projects. Along with upcoming sorority events and partying like rockstars.

TTYL <3 Mrs. D
I know it’s been awhile, probably a week or two, since I’ve written. But I’ve been super busy so I apologize. Let me update you on what’s been going on. Well lets see the last week of August I had this awesome photo shoot with DB Walton. We created some fabulous work. Our wood floor came in over Labor Day weekend and Time Warner came and fixed some lines. So as of now our wood floor has been installed and it looks great. Work is picking up and I’m swamped, staying late, and trying to manage my modeling work with my regular work. It is craziness. This upcoming weekend is Mr. Brodie’s 1st birthday party. So I’m doing that, can’t wait, I’m going to the public market, and I’m packing as I leave Sunday for Dallas for the International Dairy Expo. I’m excited, I get to tour the Mary Kay plant and hopefully eat some good bar-b-que. So that’s what has been going on. I’ve been super busy, keeping my life straight. Oh I’m shooting my small movie role on Saturday. I’ve been applying to more modeling/ad gigs, and keeping my fingers crossed.
So that’s life. Busy busy and running around like crazy. Filling my weekends with shoots, time with Mr. D and home projects. Along with upcoming sorority events and partying like rockstars.

TTYL <3 Mrs. D

NYE Ressy Update!

Happy September!!!
So I wanted to give everyone a status update on my New Year’s Resolutions from 01/01/2010. Well I have to remember what they were right?
1 – No fast food…STILL ON TRACK!! Omg I don’t remember the last time I ate at Wendy’s or taco bell..I think that’s faboosh!! Trying to eat healthy is a huge improvement in life. Wheat pasta, low fat ice cream, natural peanut butter, all are good.
2 – keep up the kickboxing – Done and Done – I’ve signed up for the fall sesh, which means it’ll be a full year of boxing and I love it!!
3 – Lost 5-10 pounds by working out…well eating healthy and doing 30 min cardio 5x a week has helped. I’m floating around 5 pounds lower than what I started and I’m hoping to lose those last 5 by NYE 23011
4 – Go to the log cabin at least once…well that didn’t happen. There is still time, but we have gone to the car show in Fairport and that was nice, but the log cabin is huge. There’s always next year!
5 – Have a summer cookout. Totally not going to happen. So much going on this summer, with new flooring and parties and modeling and weddings, just no time. But we are having a Halloween party so that kind of counts!
6 – Tile the floor…well no, we bought wood flooring instead and I’m psyched that we’re putting it in this weekend!!!
7 – Enjoy Life!! I AM!! I LOVE my life, my friends, and my family. My weekends with Ben going to the market, my workouts, my modeling career, my best friends photography, my earth son, my mom and dad and my bro, I just love it all!!

So all in all I think this year is great!! So awesome the way things are going in life!!

<3 Mrs. D