Multi-tasker to the rescue

Sundays are literally the best I swear it. If and when I have nothing to do on Sundays (which is often) I spend the entire day cleaning/organizing. My way of cleaning and organizing it focused but so scattered.  Example...today because TNT (the channel) has had the Lord of the Rings Trilogy playing all day I have had the joys are watching it while keeping busy. BUT then the Vikings were playing so I had that game on too. THANK goodness for 2 tvs. On top of watching two things (we won btw) I also completed 4 loads of laundry, 2 loads of dishes in dishwasher/hand washed, folded and put away clean laundry, matched missing socks, cleaned cat litter, constructed a box fort and cardboard toys for the cats, took a bunch of garbage down, eat 2 times, organize under bathroom sink, and put away all the papers and stuff left out from the week. I've been at this since noon. I just took a break Mission accomplished. Now to do my nails (yay) and pack because I have a 7am train home tomorrow which means I need to be up and at Union Station super early tomorrow morning to retrieve my tickets.

Now to the fun stuff! Christmas! So I couldn't bare to wait any longer to give Mike his presents. You know when you get REALLY good gifts that make you excited, that's how I felt. So we opened our presents on Friday night. He got me the most gorgeous Lana Necklace, a cashmere sweater, a Marc Jacobs scarf, and an Actual Pain beanie! If you aren't familiar with Lana, please do yourself a favor. She is a Chicago native designer and has her stuff everywhere. I now own earring and a beautiful necklace and all from Mike! Love love them. He did a great job. Now for his gifts. I was beyond excited because I got him some hand engraved TIFFANY cufflinks. It is a BIT odd that I got my boyfriend something from Tiffany before he did, but heck we definitely aren't traditional. I also finally picked out a nice more trendy backpack from Herschel to upgrade from his dirty American Apparel one. Come on if a man is going to be wearing a suit and overcoat, you gotta have a nice backpack!  And of course you cant forget the Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Bath Soap and tickets to see Devin Townsend Project and Gojira in February! So stoked! (pictures below)

Fitness achievements for the week:

Spent 11am until 7pm at the gym on a Saturday....I took Ass Arms and Abs and Juvamutki Yoga.  I did my first handstand in yoga. Felt pretty good to be the only one out of 5 to do it without help.  My muscles have been pretty tight and have been receiving some of the best therapy Delos Wellness for pain management. So my goal is to get back into more regular yoga practice combined with a lifting program. Slow and steady wins the race!

Since I am getting up super early I should probably get those bags packed. I am very excited to see my family for the quick 2 days I am home. Sure isn't like the old days when I could go home for a week!!!

 My star kittie Magnolia Mountain the Gray!!!

 14Karat Gold Lana Necklace

 Mike's Monogram Silver Tiffany Cufflinks ON

 Bella the White LOVES her box fort!

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Happy Holidays To Everyone :) And get some Tolkien books to read :) U will thank me later

The skin I'm in.

It is the first week in December...already. I've purchased 0 Christmas presents and my skin is angry! Well I take that back, I got a facial last week and it helped clear up some breakouts from my work trip to Vegas that wouldn't go away. (Gia is amazing at Spa Social) Now it is just a little dry and some post acne redness. BOO! It is a work in progress. I just long for that day that I can wake up and not have the need for makeup, maybe just a little tinted moisturizer and go. But on the bright side my guns are getting HUGE!
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 But in other news, just finished up a fashion segment at WGN for The Shops at North Bridge....Erica and Dee (and Amanda) are just so wonderful to work for. I have been fortunate enough to have modeled for them for so many years. They really are so genuine and fun to work for. Plus who doesn't love being on tv? I worked with all these models from Factor (go figure.) I of course feel like an outcast because I am not apart of their "agency" ( I quote agency mostly out of annoyance, they really are with a great Chicago agency.) I am not with an agency. I have in fact been freelance or "independent" for almost the entire duration of modeling. I started off with Lily's Talent Agency but after making the mistake of going exclusive and cutting my hair off (Thanks Nick Arrojo) it didn't work out. Why is it that they don't educate 15/16 year old models on what they should and shouldn't do when they send you to a casting?  I decided to leave once my exclusivity was up and here I am. I can't really say many negative things about my career thus far considering I have been lucky enough to have great connections and a good reputation of being professional, reliable, and good at what I do. I mean who gets to model for the Chicago Bears, walk in Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, and model consistently for the most amazing fashion boutique in the city? (KRISTA K BOUTIQUE) That's right me! So why am I not signed? Beats the heck out of me, I see girls all the time that are signed and I wonder what is so special about here (sounds harsh) but truthfully we all want to think highly of how we look and how superb our portfolio is. It really is very subjective (just like anything that is based off esthetics.) I guess I just get frustrated that I know I can deliver and somehow I am not the chosen one.  I do get some great opportunities but being at a stand still and not progressing is always so annoying regardless of the situation. Being 25 means I am not getting any younger, but at least I stay in better shape than a lot of these other fellow string beaners out there. Suck it, I have the same hip size but at least I have a nice firm muscular glutes to work with. 

In most recent news
UPS just came through, I decided to buy the Neiman Marcus/Target collaboration stuff....I got the Tory Burch Thermos and Lunch box...totally cute..very excited to splurge on myself these days.

 And of course I couldn't end it without taking some pictures of myself and my cats.  Seeing Cephalic Carnage tomorrow night, so that'll be swell. The Hobbit is next week. Well I can't even begin to describe my level of excitement there. Until next time, stare at my pictures of me being vain.

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