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                            I found this bit on 1940's lingo. Funny to see how much things have changed.

                                      Pumpkin was on a mission this Thanksgiving. His eyes tell the story.

                                           Just added this amazesauce to my perfume collection. Swoon...

                                                                        Vera Wang vest.

Dissed...

Manhattan.

Update:

So I went and checked out the makeup artistry school. Super excited to start in December!

My focus will be on fashion and photo makeup, because that's really where I want to go with this.

It's only an 8 week program. As I go through the course, I'll be setting up my portfolio and FB page for future clients. Hopefully, the majority of my work will be in NYC.

I also ran into a woman the other day who is a Reiki master. Kinda funny, because I have been looking for someone who is in my area and able to teach. Everything happens for a reason... For those of you who don't know what Reiki is, it's a form of energy healing. There are different levels of Reiki, and for every level, there are "attunements" which open you up to the energy.

There are 3 levels. Level 1, Level 2, and mastery. Each level in training takes longer than the last, but to me, it's worth it. After finishing the MUA course, this will be next.

Next year my focus is education. I haven't had much time to post blogs on the usual subjects because I've been so busy planning my future goals and projects. I think it's important to every once in a while, take a step back and evaluate where I am in my life, where I want to be, and then do what I need to in order to evolve.

Evolution = Success

Parts

To lust; Eyes
To love; Heart

Couldn't have said it better myself.

My take on “HATERS”
What is a HATER? basically the anti-fan right? …WRONG!

A hater will follow everything you do.. every post, every word, every move you make, EVEN YOUR GRAMMAR!

Basically they are MEGAfans. Your fans follow what you do, but never as closely as someone who hates you.

But why would you be randomly hated by someone you dont even know? a few reasons… but the biggest reason is usually they dont understand why so many people like you or what you do. your music, your art, your photos, your modeling, whatever..

Remember when Howard Stern first got big? 60% of his fan base were fans 40% were people listening because they HATED HIM!

haters just cant come to terms with or understand why you have fans, why so many people like you and what you do… so sometimes they will hate you only because people like you.

…oh what rebels they are!…

The more successful you are, the more you will find haters who have something negative to say about you behind the mask of the internet. or even publicly bashing you or what you do for whatever reason.

One important thing, if this gets to you… remember your work or art, isnt YOU as a person. OF COURSE it matters to you, but if someone is bashing what you do, they arent always bashing YOU. Generally haters cant separate the two, but make sure YOU can. I mean how often do you hear “oh Justin Bieber needs to DIE!!!!”. A comment first derived entirely from his music, and not his personality or personal life.

Anyway, heres the bottom line

Haters are your BIGGEST FANS! (angry mega fans!) - they are the ones that view-review-rerereview everything you post.

SO…. dont sweat the haters, because they love you, in the most ridiculous way possible.

I <3 my Haters.

- JSaffer

FYI

I haven't blogged in a while...

I'm super excited for the holidays. It has been a crazy year. Every Christmas, we celebrate at my house and I cook. I Even bought a new apron for the festivities. Don't worry, I'll list a few great recipes incase you all are looking for some new ideas.

A bunch of new things have been happening lately. I decided to go back to school for makeup artistry. I've always been involved in fashion, modeling and photography. This would be a perfect way to dabble deeper. My goal is to be a MUA in NYC part time and LA on occasion. So... Photographers, models, and those of you in the film industry...Keep me in mind :)

Classes start in December. On top of that, there are some continued education courses in massage I've been researching. If you're not moving forward, you're staying behind...