Getting Started.... Down to business

Ahh, back in business! Last week was great, worked on a video all week for the Park District. Hot as could be, but still was a great time. And the sailing was fun, if only there would have been a bit more wind! Probably worked out for the best though, that way there was plenty of time to get the shot form the shore!

I quit this business for about 9 years, one union was on strike in 2000, the other was planning on 2001, so at that time I took a (sigh) "real", by real I merely mean that there was a paycheck every 2 weeks. What I thought would be a wonderful, supportive work environment was anything but! Not all the time, but much of the time. I was blessed to have met some really wonderful people, still maintain those ties & have been able to put the others behind me for the most part.

After working there for 3 years I left & worked with my new husband, Jim. It's been fun, hard, dirty work, satisfying & frustrating, but now, I get to get back to the business I have such fun at. Yipee!

I started my career as a model. Fun job, travel, some glamour, but really, more hard work than the public thinks. You always have to be prepared, can never be late, but are always late on the other end, family dinners, holidays, etc! Just when you need to be somewhere, a shoot would run over & there is no, "I have to get home for the sitter", or "my family is having a dinner". You work until the shoot is over! And no, you don't go to all sorts of parties, well, I guess some did, but when you have to get up early, dark circles under the eyes just won't do!

And talk about glamor, we would have to arrive at the studio with our hair in rollers! You knew the models by how awful they looked & how much "stuff" they were schlepping. I've always had closets full, not of fancy clothes I'd wear to look like the top of fashion, but to fit a certain persona-young mom, business casual, executive, casual, etc. And all those clothes had to be clean & wearable! My right shoulder is still a bit lower than the other from carrying heavy garment bags!

Modeling was fun, that's when i got to do quite a bit of traveling, but it is a different beast from doing commercials, which is different from industrials, which are different from film. The transition from modeling to commercials was not too difficult, but there was a stigma from being known as a "model", that was a step down from being an actress! So next time, perhaps more about that?

I hate to be so disjointed but there is so much to say (see, I'm getting the hang of it!) & really so little time right now! I'm getting ready for ICVM next week in Denver, and have to get all sorts of things prepared as well as work at the shop. So more tomorrow, or so. G'nite!

Oops, almost forgot, please go to www.Christian-Movie.com I am the featured actress for July. Brittany has done a tremendous job of putting my samples together in a cohesive order. Eric Highland is a lucky person to have found her! I can't wait to see them both at ICVM!