As of Late

Hello friends. Checking in from my couch, for the last time, as I have finally gotten the locks on my studio’s doors (yes, two doors to one small room, the quirks of old century homes never cease to amaze) and I will be working from the studio from this point onward. Good times are here again!

Just a few things that you may not have grasped from my garbled Instagram:

• I am on week 5 of my elimination diet. What? Why? How? You cray? An elimination diet is simply taking out the bad to restart your system, and then adding in potential food sensitivities and allergens to see what bugs the belly. I am aiming for a full 6 weeks to see the benefits in my skin, which always takes the longest to rejuvenate. If you’re interested in my specific regimen, I got all my information and instruction from my Naturopath who is probably the best thing that could have happened to me. That, and the B12 shots she so graciously gives me. Current diagnosis is some sort of stomach bug mixed with a B12 deficiency and a potential food sensitivity throwing a wrench in the works. I’ll be posting my experience with Naturopathy another day, or by all means, get in touch and pick my brain if you’re having a hard time and not getting answers from your GP.
• I am on my way to see Gavin DeGraw, Matt Nathanson, and Mary Lambert tomorrow night at The Sound Academy. My inner high-school self is already passed out from excitement. I was on team One Tree Hill, so if think hard and remember correctly, “I don’t wanna be…”
• My website and blog are being overhauled! I finally sat down with someone whom actually knows what the business end of HTML 5 looks like, and I couldn’t be more excited to see the results. I’ve bugged the potatoes out of her with inspiration photos, ideas, and specifics but I am beyond overjoyed to see the first mockup. As much as I can piddle with graphic design and make very cool things with very cool fonts, my coding skills peaked in grade 7 whilst listening to Christina Aguilera and pounding the keyboard over at Geocities and Myspace.
• The studio is officially open for business; having done my first shoot and loving it, I’m so jazzed. I will be doing a full studio lowdown once the final tweaks are done styling-wise, and my display images are up. There are so many little projects that take some time (and moneys) to complete, but it’s definitely on its way to being my oasis away from home, and I can’t wait to share it with everyone. Hello? Dreams? Are you coming true? Perfect.
• Watch. Listen. Do this now. I might be behind on this but oh it’s so great. Oh, and then watch this, because naturally.