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Countdown to 30….Part 2

10 Mar

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Let’s also title this Some Lessons Learned In 30 Years.

1. Mom is basically always right. No, seriously. I can maybe think of one time she wasn’t completely right. (But sometimes you just have to follow your heart.)

2. SAVE moolah for emergencies. Maybe in my 30s I’ll finally get this one right.

3. Let go of expectations.

4. Don’t slack on working out after 25. They weren’t joking when they say your metabolism slows!

5. Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty for your life path. Not your job, not who you choose to date, not for your beliefs. None of it. Your path is your own so just enjoy the journey.

6. Don’t get caught up in gossip. Remember, it looks bad on you for being a part of it and the people talking about others probably don’t know the real story anyways.

7. Walk away from toxic people and don’t feel guilty about it. You can’t change people, so walk away.

8. You have to get uncomfortable to get comfortable. Take Chances!

9. You will have your heart broken…a few times. But, it will be ok. You will learn a hell of a lot about yourself and make some great friends (and some art) from it.

10. Don’t let fear stop you. Fear can be paralyzing, but if you just keep going it’s totally worth it.

11. Tell your family everyday that you love them and try to visit as much as possible. Life really, truly goes fast.

12. Don’t be so trusting. There is a saying, “Be careful who you open up to. Only a few people actually care, the rest are just curious.” No doubt. Too many so-called “friends” have taught me this lesson.

13. When dating, if he does the following: treats you like crap, is not supportive, cheats on you, lies and/or makes you walk on eggshells…dump him immediately. No, you can’t change him, influence him or inspire him. He will not change. Walk away and upgrade!

14. It’s ok to love fully (Even the jerks). But don’t settle.

15. Move! And if you hate it and move back that is ok too.

16. Trust your gut. It could very well save your life. If it doesn’t seem right, it’s not.

17. DO NOT get more than one credit card. Seriously.

18. Don’t go to school unless you’re really ready to.

19. Quit saying you’re old. You’re not old. I feel younger at 30 than I did at 20!

20. If he wants you, he’ll make the effort.

21. Limit the booze intake. That hangover is just not worth it. Oh, and after 25, a hell of a lot harder to work off. And that’s a lot of moolah you just spent.

22. But if you do drink too much nothing cures it quite like pickle juice, McD’s egg mcmuffin, a hot shower and nap.

23. Use moisturizer everyday. One with at least SPF 15.

24. Sometimes you have to take the long way to find out what your calling in life is. I’ve had HOW many jobs only to end up doing exactly what I said I wanted to do as a kid. But, I wouldn’t have the friends, knowledge, appreciation and resources I have if I hadn’t gone through all of that.

25. Not everyone is meant to be in your life forever. There are Reasons, Seasons and Lifetime.

26. There really is nothing sexier than confidence and a sense of humor.

27. You never know unless you ask. The worst you’ll get is a ‘no’.

28. Having an inspiration board helps!

29. Don’t let anyone steal your joy. They’re just jealous/miserable/sad.

30. I will never have all the answers, but I’m having a great time finding them!

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Countdown to 30…Part 1

5 Mar
photo by Manda Wakeman photography

photo by Manda Wakeman photography

 

Yesterday marked exactly one month till I turn the big 3-0. It was like a fire was lit under my tail. I was motivated to get so much stuff done, stocked my fridge with healthy groceries, worked out…I’m ready for this!! But first, I need to slim down some more and I have exactly 4 weeks to get slim before I celebrate!

It also was a nice chance to reflect before bed as to how far I’ve come in (almost) 30 years. If you asked me as a little girl where I would be in my life at 30, it wouldn’t necessarily be where I am right now, but it would be close. My family is healthy and happy, I have amazing friends, a home I love and I’m working in TV. Now, little girl Leah would’ve said by 30 I would have a Grammy, Emmy, Oscar, live in Hollywood and New York and keep a place in Cleveland, be married (possibly twice) and have my star on the Walk of Fame. Well, I do not have any of those things, but I’m ok with that. I’m happy with what I have. It’s not to say I don’t want more, cause Lord knows I have a huge bucket list I’m still trying to fulfill, but at (almost) 30 I am happy with the journey God has taken me on.

Now, back to slimming down. I was at the grocery store yesterday and as I was walking up and down the aisles, choosing healthy but affordable options, I was thinking about my list of goals for the year and how one of those goals was to take up Ballroom dancing. I’ve taken jazz and hip-hop, but never ballroom and I have always wanted to. Plus its been 2 years since I’ve taken a dance class. Then I came to the magazine aisle and saw the latest issue of SELF Magazine which features dancer/actress Julianne Hough on the cover. She wasn’t skinny, she was in DANCER shape. Something I was once upon a time. I had to buy it, it was calling me.

 

March issue of SELF

March issue of SELF

 

After coming home and cleaning, dancing around my apartment and working out I finally got to sit down and relax. I curled up to my new magazine and got re-inspired. By the way, bravo SELF for the way you reformatted the magazine. As a magazine freak/snob/collector I found it to be fresh, relevant and all around well done. Great tips on how to go out and have cocktails and snacks on my next girls night out without all of the calories and guilt, new workout moves for my trouble areas that I can do anywhere and the article with Miss Hough was also great. I too have issues with my “thass”!

 

So, let the countdown begin! Here’s to 4 weeks to slim down before I celebrate! Oh, and I need to figure out how I’m going to celebrate…

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Listen Up Cleveland Episode 2!

4 Mar

Tune in for my latest episode of Listen Up Cleveland, which premiere’s tomorrow at 7pm! This week my guests are Michelle Andree, lead singer of the band School Girl Crush and the founder of Cleveland Musicians Care, and designer Valerie Mayen, owner of Yellowcake Shop!

 

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Both are incredible, talented women and I had so much fun interviewing them for L.U.C.!

For information on my guests, you can check them out at the follow sites:

Michelle Andree: http://www.sgcrocks.com/ and http://www.clevelandmusicianscare.com/

Valerie Mayen:     http://www.yellowcakeshop.com/index2.php

Listen Up Cleveland premiere’s tomorrow at 7pm, but will repeat all week at 8am and 7pm! If you don’t get TV20 you can catch it on-line at the following link: http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/MayorsOffice/tv20/watch

As always, you can follow me on Twitter at @ClevelandLeah (#listenupcle ) and Facebook at facebook.com/ClevelandLeah

xo

 

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Festivals and Red Carpets

27 Feb

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These past two weekends I had the pleasure of covering two more really cool, fun events here in Cleveland. First, on February 16th I was at the 4th Annual Brite Winter Festival in Ohio City. Obviously being a huge lover and supporter of music and the arts (especially locally) it is an event I never want to miss. And this is coming from a woman that doesn’t like playing in snow. :)

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It’s a great way to go out and party and play outside in that dull stretch between New Years and St. Patrick’s when we’re all suffering from cabin fever. This year, as always with this event, the weather cooperated and was freezing cold and snowy!

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If you are a musician or artist that would like to participate next year, or if you would just like more info on the event, head over to their website britewinter.com

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Then this past weekend I got to cover the 5th Annual Greater Cleveland Film Commission Road to the Red Carpet event at Pickwick and Frolic.

Road to the Red Carpet is not only a great night of getting dressed up (black tie of course) and watching the Oscars with 600-700 of your closest friends, but it raises so much money for the Greater Cleveland Film Commission which helps to bring both big budget movies (like the Avengers, and soon Captain America) and many independent movies. Having a background in acting, a love of film and the whole process of making movies, I am honored to cover this event and help bring awareness and support to GCFC.

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To find out more about the Greater Cleveland Film Commission and how you can get involved, donate, apply for jobs and much more, head over to clevelandfilm.com!

And to see my coverage from both events, tune into TV20 at noon and 6pm for our Weekly News Wrap-up all next week. You can watch TV20 24/7 on-line here: http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/MayorsOffice/tv20/watch

xo

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2013 GRAMMY Awards

11 Feb

Well, it was quite an interesting Grammy awards this year. Im really proud of Akron’s own The Black Keys and Dan Auerbach, and congratulations to them for winning tonight! Prince giving out Record of the Year to Gotye was an amazing moment, but I really had hoped Prince was performing. Maybe next year since he is releasing new music (Check out “Breakfast Can Wait”). Here is a run down of my thoughts on the performances, red carpet looks and random moments from the night:

Performancs~Best

The Black Keys

The Black Keys

1. The Bob Marley Tribute. Aside from the fact I love Bruno Mars, think he’s incredibly talented and would love to have his babies, pairing him with Sting was genius. Then to add Rihanna and Bob’s sons Ziggy and Damian…phenomenal. I was dancing around the living room to it!!

2. The Weight; the Levon Helm Tribute. I usually get a lil choked up when I hear The Weight, but this stunning tribute to Helm which featured Elton John, Mumford & Sons, Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) & Mavis Staples was so well done I cried. And Mavis Staples proved she still has it!

3. Kelly Clarkson; Patti Page/Carole King Tribute. Clearly the tributes won big time in my book. But that aside Kelly proved why she is the highest grossing American Idol singer and that she doesn’t need to ever lip-sync. Love. Her.

4. The Black Keys with Dr. John. Our Akron boys kick ass. Period.

5. Jack White with a lot of awesome musicians. He just continues to surprise, entertain and amaze me.

Performances~OK

Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood

1. Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z. Like every other woman on the planet I was beyond excited for JT sexy self to return. Overall the performance was good, but it didn’t blow me away.

2. Carrie Underwood. Speaking of blown away, Carrie performed the hit which vocally was killer. Spot on, flawless. BUT the wedding dress that kept changing graphics…um…weird. I get what they were trying to do visually, but I couldnt get past her upper body moving and her bottom part not. Just weird.

3. Maroon 5 and Alicia Keys. It wasn’t bad. Vocally strong (especially Ms. Keys), but over all didn’t excite me.

4. fun. I thought it was a fun performance and loved the rain effect. Don’t understand the capri’s, but whatever.

Performances~Bad

Frank Ocean...as Forrest Gump?

Frank Ocean…as Forrest Gump?

1. Frank Ocean. Good grief. All I hear is how great he is. I, being the music snob I can be, have surprisingly not checked him out yet so this was my first impression. Yes, I missed the infamous SNL performance. So, first impression was not good. Off key, boring and anti-climatic. And why is he singing about Forrest Gump? I don’t get it.

2. Taylor Swift. Just make it stop. The only thing worse would’ve been Carly Rae Jepsen.

3. Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley. I hate to put them in the Bad category cause I’m such a fan of them, but it was a rough performance. They’ll do better next time I’m sure.

Red Carpet~Best

Kimbra (with Gotye) in Perth

Kimbra (with Gotye) in Perth

1. Jennifer Lopez. Suck it dress code and Angie’s leg! All hail the queen!

2. Katy Perry. Her boobs getting the attention in that dress was like J Lo in the infamous Versace dress all over again. And nice nod to Priscilla Presley.

3. Nicole Kidman. She looks amazing in gold and happily in love with the sexy Keith Urban.

4. Justin Timberlake, I don’t think I need to explain why.

5. Kimbra. She looked so ethereal and sweet.

6. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. One of the hottest couples ever, and her black dress was gorgeous!

7. Kelly Rowland. That dress was insane. Complete perfection. And it makes me want to work-out hardcore.

8. Faith Hill. The perfect black cocktail dress.

9. Bonnie Raitt. She looked amazing in her pantsuit. She is aging gracefully.

10. Joan Osbourne. Yes, you read that right. She walked the red carpet in a beautiful yellow gown and looks exactly like she did in the mid-90s when she was at the GRAMMYs for One Of Us.

11. Janelle Monae. Girl has got the best personal style since Gwen Stefani came on the scene. Great pantsuit and pompadour.

12. Rihanna. She looked elegant in her red Azzedine Alaia gown.

13. Florence Welch. Modern day Shirley Manson in a killer green gown.

14. Miranda Lambert. Loved the color and fit of the gown and want her earrings so bad!

15. Beyonce. Risky, edgy and looked so comfortable.

Red Carpet~OK

Adele

Adele

1. Taylor Swift. The grecian dress was divine on her, but the hair looked ratty.

2. Adele. I know everyone hated her dress, but I didn’t think it was terrible. The color was fabulous on her and her hair/make-up was perfect. It was just too busy of a print.

3. Carrie Underwood. The Roberto Cavalli dress was great on her, the necklace (how many carats is that?!) was fabulous on her, I just hated it together.

4. Estelle. It is a cool, funky dress, but like Adele its just too busy.

Red Carpet~Bad

Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen

1. Carly Rae Jepsen. This Roberto Cavalli did nothing for her and her hair bored me.

2. The Dream. Seriously, lose the “Swap Meat” hat.

3. Lisa D’Amato. I don’t even know why she was there and why she would wear that dress.

Show Highlights

Al Waser

Al Waser

1. Prince giving Gotye their Record of the Year award, and telling them he’s a fan of the song

2. Jay-Z calling out The-Dream for his “Swap Meat” hat

3. Kelly Clarkson giving one of the best Grammy speeches of all-time.

4. LL Cool J, Tom Morello, Travis Barker, Z-Trip and Chuck D closed out the show with “Whaddup”

5. DJ Al Waser walking the carpet in a space suit.

Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson

Overall I’d give this years GRAMMYs a 8 out of 10. What did you think of this years’ awards?

*All photos from Rolling Stone.

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New Year, New Chapter, New ‘Do!

1 Feb
A year of my hair!

A year of my hair!

 

 

I felt it was time for a change. As Sheryl Crow says, “A change would do you good.” It’s true. I have always preferred long hair on myself, but I felt it was time to mix it up. And there is something about taking inches off your hair that makes it feel like you’re cutting some of the past out. Like somehow experiences and past chapters live in my hair. Time to cut it off!

This was the perfect time. It’s still the beginning of a new year, and all new experiences are on the horizon! My very own show, Listen Up Cleveland! will be premiering in a few weeks and I’m in the process of producing another show. Then, in just a couple of months, I will turn 30. My 20s will officially be over and that is when the next big chapter begins!

I think going shorter (and even lighter!) is also perfect for Spring, which I don’t think can come fast enough!

Huge thank you to my friend and stylist Taylor Roby at the Salon at Bratenahl for my new look! If you’re looking for a stylist I high;y recommend Taylor!

The Salon At Bratenahl: (216) 451-1444

 

 

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Leah*s Pop Culture Review

30 Sep

There are so many Fall releases of movies and music that I’m having a hard time keeping up! And finally new, fun fashion trends to try (and some to toss). Here is what I’m liking, loving and loathing in entertainment and fashion right now. Let me know what you’re into or so not about as well!

Liking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Fun-color Hair- a take on the ombre trend, its quirky, different and so Rock n’ Roll!

* Decorative nails- not like the super long multi-colored nails, but the new trend of cutesy objects like hearts, keys and tv’s (like Zooey Deschanel wore for this year’s Emmy Awards)

* Lady Gaga, Katie Couric and Stacy London- these celebrities all came out this week with their past battles with eating disorders. I commend them for their honesty.

* Christina Aguilera’s new song ‘Your Body’- It’s a fun uptempo dance song and typical X-tina style. But while the song is fun, I’ll discuss the video for it later… (Hint: Not so fun…)

* MUSE new song ‘Madness’- It’s different and cool, like most of MUSE’s songs are to me. I haven’t had a chance to listen to the rest of the new album, but if the rest of it is as great as this song, then I’m uber-excited!

Loving:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* No Doubt’s New Album- Finally, after 9 years No Doubt has returned with Push and Shove and its awesome! Seriously, just go download it.

* Pitch Perfect- Ok so Ted had been my favorite comedy of the year (and in my top 20 of all-time), but Pitch Perfect is really brilliant and fun. I didn’t stop laughing the entire time and I’m in love with Rebel Wilson even more. She makes me want to mermaid dance. It’s definitely a must see if you’re sarcastic, musical or both. It’s Aca-Amazing.

* Once Upon A Time- I have been obsessed with this show since episode 1, and I’m ecstatic over the Season 2 premiere tonight! So refreshing to have great scripted television again (OUAT, Mad Men, Revenge, etc…) to have a fantasy escape instead of the Reality TV crap we’ve been subjected to.

* Suri’s Burn Book- This Tumblr page and Twitter account is now a new book being released. Suri Cruise mocking other celebrity children is ridiculously funny and genius. Makes me giggle everyday!

* Hellogiggles.com- Speaking of giggling, New Girl actress Zooey Deschanel teamed up with 2 of her best friends to create this inspiring, interesting and fun website.  Check it out, and check out the new season of New Girl!

Loathing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Here Comes Honey Boo Boo- Why America?! Why?! As if Jersey Shore wasn’t bad enough! Good grief!

*Amy Poehler and Will Arnett splitting up- I’m devastated. If they can’t make it who can?

* YOLO- When people say it to me I start clawing my ears. I’m sorry to my friends that still say it and I haven’t told you about my hatred for it. It’s not you, its me. I loathe Drake for starting the stupid word trend to begin with. As if his “rapping” (I say that loosely) wasn’t bad enough.

* Christina Aguilera’s ‘Your Body’ music video- Let me preface this with that I am a huge X-Tina fan. Now with that said, Holy Huge disappointment! It is pretty much the epitome of trash. Awful, just awful. C’mon Christina you can do waaaay better than this! Sigh….

 

Alright, that’s just my random opinions on what’s going on currently. What are your thoughts on all things pop culture right now?

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Put Down The Scalpel.

10 Jul

Photo courtesy of Huffington Post

 

Huffington Post Celebrity recently showed a picture of what the always beautiful Heather Locklear looks like now (see above). On the left is a picture of her 20 years ago as the sexy and conniving Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place. To the right is a current picture of her. Still pretty, but clearly much fuller lips and cheeks, and at about 50 a little too smooth of a forehead. She is another member (or victim, however you look at it) of the plastic surgery club. Another recent case is TV actress Lark Voorhies who played Lisa Turtle on Saved By The Bell. Her new look was not only completely shocking, but you couldn’t even recognize her! It made headlines everywhere, and the scrutiny she must face is something I wouldn’t wish upon anyone. But why did she mess with her face to begin with? The pressure in Hollywood is obviously insane. Everyone has to stay looking young and sexy. But, it’s not just pressure in Hollywood anymore either. Look around your own hometown. How many women have breast implants now? Let me be clear, I’m not criticizing. I have many friends that have breast augmentation, but as a society we are now taught that huge boobs are what make a woman attractive. Even the teenagers are getting boob jobs for crying out loud! And they’re not even done developing! Botox is just as popular somehow too. I don’t understand why you would want to inject Botulism into your brain or be expressionless. I personally think you should know when I’m pissed off, happy or sad. And, hey actors/actresses: Expressions on your face is kinda important for your job. Unless you’re playing a robot. Just sayin’.

The plastic surgery madness isn’t limited to just women. Mickey Rourke and the late Michael Jackson are the obvious first men you think of. Talk about drastic! Mickey was so sexy in 9 1/2 Weeks, and now he’s completely unrecognizable. Michael…well. Anyways, there are other cases of famous men. Look at current pictures of Tom Jones, Kenny Rogers, Pete Burns (of the 80s band Dead or Alive), Bruce Jenner, Burt Reynolds…I could continue, but I’ll let you just Google more examples. It’s such a shame. All of them-both the men and women-were blessed with good looks. But due to pressure, society, issues with aging, insecurity…they felt the need to augment their bodies.

What is considered beautiful obviously ranges by region, trends, time period, etc… At one point being anorexic was hot, then back to curvaceous. Looking manly with wrinkles and calluses was hot (hello Steve McQueen!), then being “Metrosexual” was the rage (thanks Backstreet Boys). One marketing campaign I have loved since they started it is the Dove Real Women campaign. Celebrating all shapes, sizes, ethnicities. That’s how it should be! We should be embracing our bodies, our differences. I know how incredibly hard it is. Believe me, I’m trying to practice what I’m preaching. We all have our days. But I know I don’t want to take a knife to my body to change it either. If changing yourself through surgery is something that will really truly make you happy who am I to judge, but you hopefully look deeper into your reasons before doing it.

So let’s make it our campaign to appreciate what we have. Maybe Hollywood will follow our trend and start aging as gracefully as Kathrine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, and Paul Newman did. And as beautiful women Joanne Woodward and Jamie Lee Curtis are. We are all beautiful in our own way.

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The Hair Diaries

7 Jun

I’ve had my fair share of horror stories. When I was a kid my mom attempted to cut my hair and one side ended up much shorter than the other. When I was 9 I cut my own bangs, but instead of cutting below my fingers I cut above. They ended up so ridiculously short! Luckily The Cranberries were really popular so I tried to pass it off as if I was doing the Dolores O’Riordan look. My peers didn’t get it, but whatever. It made me feel a lil bit better till it grew out. Then in 1995 I wanted, like the rest of America, the “Rachel.” I had fine, stick-straight hair. My hair stylist warned me that with my hair it wouldn’t turn out right and that it’s a high maintenance ’do. Well, I’m stubborn and wanted it so she gave it to me. She was right. It ended up like a mullet almost. Like I could be Joan Jett’s kid pretty much…but less rockin’. And it would’ve been way too high maintenance for a wash n’ go girl like me. Oy vey. Then, after a streak of good hair, when I was 19 I went in for an emergency trim at a Great Clips (or something like that) because I had a last-minute audition in the morning. This so-called stylist freaked me out by insisting that all drugstore shampoo’s have the same chemicals they use to embalm corpses, and proceed to hack 3 inches off my hair! I left bawling my eyes out. Lesson learned.

Ok, now hair horror stories aside, since that tragic moment 10 years ago I have been blessed with a lot of amazing stylists. The new problem? I feel like I’m cheating on them. I’m lucky in my line of work that I get to experience many different professional stylists because of photo shoots, advertizing, etc… But, again, I feel like I’m a cheat. I was seeing one stylist for a while because the company was sponsoring us. So, I was under contract. When the contract up I was free to go where ever. I couldn’t afford this particular stylist, so I went elsewhere. Found a great stylist and went with her till a new contract was drawn up for our new season. Left her to go where I had to. Found an awesome stylist at the salon, stuck til season was up, then moved on. You get the picture. I know I probably shouldn’t feel guilty, but I do. And I know this is a good problem to have, I could have far worse. But is this guilty feeling normal? That I don’t know.

So this blog isn’t just my conscience-cleansing exercise, but it’s a thank you to all the amazing hair stylists that have kept me from having bad hair in a long time and make me feel beautiful when I leave their chairs!

If anyone is looking for a fabulous hair stylist in the Cleveland, Ohio area I recommend any & all of the following:

Laura Bally at Dino Salon & Spa in Strongsville

Taylor Roby of Salon at Bratenahl Place

Alison Kramer at hq salon & spa AVEDA in Westlake

Joey of Jade Salon in Ohio City

Gary Mandalfino of Gary Mandalfino Salon on W.9th

Rosa at Dino Salon on W.6th

Casey at Always In Style in Parma

Tara at Color Nation in Rocky River

 

 

 

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I’m Taking My Own Path, Thank You.

11 Feb

We all have those moments where we play the “What if” regret game. Whether it’s regretting what we did or didn’t do, at some point we wonder. I played that game recently. “What if I took college seriously and didn’t drop out years ago?” “What if I pursued this career?” “What if I dated this guy and didn’t date that one?” “What if I didn’t let fear/laziness/stupidity/people/etc…stop me?” It’s a dangerous but beneficial game. Dangerous in that regret can make you feel just awful about yourself. But, it can be beneficial in teaching you what you really want and don’t want. You can’t go back and change the past, but we have today to change things for the future.

I began having my “age issues” again recently. That’s why I started playing the “what if” game. “Am I too old to be interning somewhere?” “Will turning 30 keep me from work?” I know that’s ridiculous. I feel ridiculous even typing it, but it’s the truth. That’s what I thought and felt. I know I’m not alone in this aging thought process though. Recently actress Demi Moore went through a very public situation that sent her to rehab. It has come out that she struggles big time with staying young in Hollywood. Now, you wont see me hitting on someone Zac Efron’s age and doing wipp-it’s, but it’s just another example of how aging and regrets can effect a person. Writer Anushay Hossain recently wrote a great article on Huffington Post regarding this (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anushay-hossain/demi-moore_b_1260971.html?ref=women), and how we are a youth-based culture. Hopefully Demi will make peace with her path and learn to accept age better. This isn’t the pot calling the kettle, I am learning to accept it.

One of the regrets I had was not finishing school. I went back to school last year and will graduate this August. One of the best decisions I could have ever made. I know without a doubt after all the bumps and stops along my path that the broadcast industry is where I’m meant to be. But, it took dealing with the fears, roadblocks, fun times, crazy times, random jobs, relationships, opportunities and people I have met to make me know for sure. All of it has shaped me into the woman I have become, and continue evolving into. We all have our own story, our own path in life. We must run our own race. We can flirt with the “what if” game, but at the end of the day there is no need for the sliding door. You are where you are in life because that’s what God intended.

A childhood friend once said to me she loves the idea of aging and wrinkles on the face because every wrinkle tells a story. I have to agree with her that they do, and I’ll appreciate them one day. But for now I’m just accepting aging while looking for a great eye cream.

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