WHO LOVES A PARTY, I KNOW I DO!!!

At the point that I am in , in my life, I am still trying to figure out what I want to do for my future career. I can't seem to choose only one career path so instead of buckling down now and eliminating possible options, I am trying my hand in everything that interests me. One career that has gotten my attention is event planning. I think the idea of throwing parties as a job sounds so glamorous and exciting. So when my mom's birthday came up and she said that she wanted a party I saw it as the perfect opportunity to test out my skills and so I opted to throw it for her.

I treated my mom as if i she were the client, I sat with her and we had a consultation. During this time, she told me what she was looking for and what kind of decorations she wanted. She told me details from what kind of cake she wanted, even showing me the recipe. We went out and shopped together for her decorations and because she was a very specific client I let her her pick out which decorations she wanted, she told me that she wanted to feel like a princess that day and I told her that whatever she wished was my command.

When it came to the day of the party I arranged for her to go out, so that I could get her out of the house that way I could decorate and this is what she came home to find.....

The process was everything from slightly stressful to exhilarating and even though, everything looked incredible in the end, there were quite a few challenges. Like the balloons I had blown up with a specific vision of hanging them from the ceiling like chandlers would refuse to hang, then not having the right equipment to make the client's (my mom's) desired cake. in the beginning, i thought that nothing was going my way and that the party would look like a disaster, but after taking a deep breath and just chilling out a bit, i was able to find solutions to all of the problems. In the end, everything worked out beautifully and was worthwhile when i saw my mom's face light up. It was an amazing experience; not only did i get to be hands-on and feel like i was an actual event planner by doing task like consulting with the client and creating a design layout but i also learned that if i am going to be an event planner of some sort, then it is KEY to be patient, creative, a quick problem solver as well as how important it is not to sweat over the small stuff.

Doing this was so rewarding and i just encourage anybody that may be like me and is perhaps a bit indecisive to just try out as many things as you want and keep your options open because you will never know what you might love to do and every experience is a life lesson!

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Summer Nails!

Are you looking for a new nail polish colour in the spirit of summer?

Well if you are, today I'm here to give you the 411 on what are the hot summer colours of 2011 and which go great with which skin tone!

The colours for summer are usually bright and brilliant colours, which guarantees to put you in a happy summertime mood! So, starting with some eye-poppers, canary yellow, fluorescent lime green, blue, and tangerine orange are some really great bright colours. They will not only grab the attention of many but will also go really well with any little summer dresses you may have!

Summer is all about lounging around the pool/beach, so why not be inspired by the colour of the water and paint your nails either a nice turquoise blue or a beautiful royal blue.

If you are looking for a classy but seductive look you can never go wrong with a classic ruby red. This nail colour is great for evening  dates and  can really give you that wild but sophisticated look to any outfit!

Or perhaps you need a more professional summer look  or you are just the type of gal that enjoys neutral colours but doesn't want to miss out on all the fun, well no need to worry because there are so many amazing summer colours that are neutral. for instance you can try some more earthy natural tones like a nice slate grey or a pretty lilac colour, olive green, a cafe colour or even a nice light peachy colour will match any outfit.

Also if you are the type of girl who is that is quite indecisive and you can't seem to choose only one colour for your nails, you can spice it up by painting your nails french manicure style, which means painting your nail whichever colour is the lighter one out of your 2 preferences and then using french manicure strips, carefully separate the tips and paint them the darker colour of your two preferences. this is a fun quirky way to grab the attention of all your peers and is also my personal favorite way to paint my nails!

Finally, sometimes we choose colours that don't necessarily look the best on our skin types. so I'm going to give you a rule of thumb if you are fair-skinned choose a light colour or a lighter shade of a really rich dark colour, usually something with a blue-ish undertone. This avoids looking Gothic. If you are dark-skinned, you have much more freedom to choose from a wide variety of colours and can take the risk of painting your nails a dark colour but for the best look try and find shades with a yellow undertone, this will complement your skin beautifully!!

Note: To find out the difference, when you are out shopping for fingernail polish, take a piece of plain paper with you and hold the nail polish up against the paper and you will see a reflection of the color. If you don't have any paper, use your wrist.

Check out these websites for more ideas of amazing summertime colours!!!
http://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/makeup-articles/summer-nail-polish-trends
http://www.refinery29.com/summer-2011-nail-polish-colors-trends