Amber E. and life.

Balance--

2009-04-27T20:34:00.000-07:00

I'll admit it... Balance has never been my strong point in any way. Even in the small things like, walking... I lose my balance and bump into walls all the time. This lack of balance seems to roll into the important matters of life such as: God, family, friends, job(s), volunteering, the beau and whatever else that would be deemed more important than walking.

Even though having this much stuff going on would feel like an overload, to me its the right motivation that I need to make sure my drive for future goals and life stays strong. Everyday feels like an accomplishment making me so much more at ease with any challenge I face.

I'm learning a lot about how to organize my time so every factor of my life gets the right amount of attention without stretching myself too thin. I'm also learning OODLES about the importance of a good nights rest! I do love sleep, don't get me wrong... if Hunger and Sleep had to battle it out, Sleep would win 9 times out of 10, without question. I'm talking about getting the right amount of sleep at the right time. Not the easiest thing considering my past sleeping habits or lack of sleep all together.

Needless to say, everything that I have going on is completely justified as "An Important Part of My Life".

My 4 jobs give me the experience I need for the career I'm aiming for, not to mention a little help towards my savings for when I leave the country. My volunteer adventures are giving me amazing life experiences, plus they will help my application for future goals. Having my family makes the mundane repetitiveness of life worth while. Same with my close friends... Living without people to share life with doesn't seem much like living at all. The beau of my life has naturally become the love I would hate to live without. Even though we began our relationship probably at the worst time possible... I knew he would be worth it, and he completely is in every way.

Through all of this the most important thing that helps me feel balanced and motivated and just plain happy is God. Without Him none of this would matter... but because of Him I am able to accomplish even the smallest goals.

Feeling balanced has never been easy but now more than ever I feel excited to live and experience life to its fullest potential.

Sunglasses make the job worth while...

2009-04-13T14:53:00.000-07:00

That's right peoples, I finally started my job at the Sunglass Hut in the Laguna Hills mall (which has mall rats straight out of the 90's!). And I must say... it might not be the bestest idea... Not only is my pay close to minimum wage, but I have an inexplicable addiction to sunglasses!! They may as well just pay me in sunglasses! Oodles and oodles of sunglasses!

I have already bought my first pair... and I've only worked 2 days... eek, is that bad?? Oh well... I don't care, they're amazing glasses! They are RALPH by Ralph Lauren... who could resist? Apparently not me! I wear them all hours of the day, no matter what I'm up to...

They look good in the sun!

Anything is better than these sunglasses I found online:

Are you trying to be a fashionable welder??

I too am a Star Trek fan... but not THIS much!

....words cannot express how I feel about those... even though they are Chanel.

Anyways, looking at pictures of other peoples' ugly sunglasses is my justification for getting new sunglasses so quickly after I started work..... Hopefully I don't need to write up a justification every time I get a new pair or else I'll be blogging a whole lot more!!!

Till next time...

The void in my life has been filled!!

2009-04-11T18:51:00.000-07:00

The Bamboo Fun by Wacom

My old graphic pen tab kicked the bucket almost a year ago, and thankfully this one is soo much better! Might not seem like anything to spend almost $200 on, but for graphics, to me, it is a necessity!

Just wanted to share my excitement!

Bangs or no bangs??

2009-04-09T17:37:00.000-07:00

Can't decide whether to grow out my bangs or not...

With bangs:

or... without bangs:

Reasons for want to grow them out: 1- I plan on spending a lot of time at the beach this summer, in the water too, and my hair would be easier to maintain without worrying about my bangs. 2- Need a change. 3- Getting sick of having to trim them every 2 weeks.

Reasons for wanting to keep the bangs: 1- I look more Asian. 2- I feel more Asian. 3- uuummmm........

Let me know what you think!!

Tacos straight from Mexico!!--

2009-04-08T18:41:00.001-07:00

And by "Mexico" I mean, my kitchen...

STILL incredibly delicious and satisfying.

Getting my size 6 foot in the door!!

2009-04-08T14:35:00.000-07:00

Its finally happened. I've been offered (and given) one of the greatest starting points for a fashion graphic designer.

One of my closest friends, Maggie, did some incredible networking and set me up with a man that wants MY graphics for his mens t-shirt clothing line. He was so thrilled to be working with me just after seeing my rough sketches! Not only do I feel that menswear is my passion but the graphic style he's looking for is exactly what my style is.

Needless to say I have to pinch myself every now and then because its such an amazing opportunity to get my name and artwork out there... and quickly!

One of the greatest feelings is this guy (who shall remain nameless) is all about promoting me as his artist. He's not going to take credit for my graphics that will, soon, bring him a lot of money! SO AWESOME!!

Over the next couple of weeks I will be working at the golf course during the day, graphics at night and at the mall on Saturday's.... because Amber E. needs a new car!!! I feel so blessed to have opportunities to work creative jobs that keep me motivated to live life!

Until next time...

When the cat is away, the mice will do nothing all day!

2009-04-08T14:10:00.000-07:00

Yes, thats right... my boss isn't in the office today!! She's playing in a golf tournament (big surprise) and I have our dorm room of an office all to myself!!

As you can see in the picture her desk is empty...

Ahhhh the greatest perk is being able to play my music loud and rock out all day long!!

**head banging to AC/DC's Back in Black**

Hells yeah....

...and life.

2009-04-08T13:56:00.001-07:00

So, I got the great idea to start a blog from my lovely super smart sister Alesha! Mucho easier to get info out there about how life is going than in emails. Even though I miss sending written letters, I'm afraid that stamps cost too much and the post office still takes FOREVER to send things!

For example, I should have received a check in the mail at the latest on this past Saturday... but nooooooo!! Bastards. And it puts me in a pickle... I don't have motivation to do this art for a guy because I haven't gotten his check yet, and now he needs artwork ASAP for a fashion show!! Well... I won't send him art till I have the check in my account, that's a standard I won't weaver on.

Anywho, nothing like a little venting in the first blog... Amber E. and life.

Mozel Tov!