onward and upward.

it's been a crazy busy few weeks.

lots and lots and lots of victories.

first of all, i passed my state board exam.

please excuse my haggardness. 4am wake up calls

and hours of grueling tests will do that to a

would be cosmotologist. but alls well that ends well.

i passed! now, to find a job...

i worked on an amazing shoot with some very

talented people. see all the images HERE.

oh and "like" my fb page while you're at it, will ya?

spent the past week in vegas at paul mitchell the gathering

working with my favorite lady. i worked alongside some seriously

talented people and we busted out some seriously amazing hair.

life is good, people.

xo

beauty shoots are my fave.

a couple of images from a recent beauty shoot with

DQP and au mauricio. some seriously talented people.

i'm honored to count them as colleagues.

i'm thinking about doing a tutorial for the second look.

tutorials are scary...and a lot of work.

we might be turning over a new leaf here, people.

get excited.

sneaky peek.

gathered the team and tromped around trabuco.

the hair. the light. the styling. i'm obsessed.

final images coming soon!

doin' work.

just a couple of teasers from the fashion

shoot for companere magazine i worked on this weekend.

lemme tell ya, this editorial hairstyling thing ain't for sissies.

it's WORK. but i love it. so so SO much.

speaking of loving, or just liking a lot, head over to my

Paula Peralta - Hairstylist page on facebook.

give it a thumbs up and then pass it on to your friends!

30-day challenge.

i was first introduced to chalene by winn claybaugh's

masters series. she's amazing and incredibly motivating.

chalene is a huge advocate for to-do lists and goal setting.

i need help with both, so i signed up for her FREE! 30-day challenge.

i might just post my journey on this here blog.

wish me luck!

cheap and easy.

instead of the designer clothes and wads of cash for my bday,

i want everyone to "like" my hairstyling page on fb.

it's my birthday and i'll shamelessly self promote if i want to.

thirty eve.

this photo was taken 20 years ago. i was 10.

yep, that's right...10 plus 20...the dirty thirty is here, people.

i'm not exactly where i always thought i'd be at 30.

not even close, actually. no job. no house. no husby.

BUT...i have hope. this is the year. MY year. i can feel it.

me and 30. we's gonna tear it up. get ready. get excited.

neon trees tickets for sale!

selling two neon trees tickets.

july 16 in cost mesa.

6th row, center section. UH-mazing seats!

$60 for both!

email me if you're interested.

dangerous curves ahead.

vogue italia. june 2011. gorgeous.

renee says, "it's a revelation!"

i say it's simply amazing. UH-mazing.

if you are not offended by fashion breasts,

see the full story here.

justin be-bear.

last week, miss katie was laid up in hospital.

angel popped in for a visit and brought what might

very well be THE get well soon present to end all

get well soon presents.

a five foot tall teddy bear dressed like justin bieber.

amazing. i know. angel wins.

kate + ginny.

loving this month's spread in marie claire.

ginnifer goodwin. the face. the hair.

i die.

ps. did you see something borrowed? thoughts?

nickel diner. nay-nay. kissing.

'member my newly lawyer-fied friend renee? sometimes i think of her as nay-nay. i don't call her that to her face. i'm kinda scared to. don't know why. just am. awkward like that, i guess.

anyway, my nay-nay took me to nickel diner in downtown LA last week. i had some killer mac and cheese. nay-nay had a delicious beef stew concoction over mashed potatoes. i snuck a bite...or two.

our waiter was the raddest, tatted up, "i'm too cool for you" kinda dude. by dessert time, we were all the best of friends. nobody can resist the hysterical laughter that generally occurs when renee and i are together. speaking of dessert, this place serves the most amazing red velvet cake i've ever had. EVER. no seriously people. this place is worth the trip for the dessert alone.

oh also, they have old school sodas. in bottles. y'know, like bubble up and stuff. i picked kiss cause...well, i like kissing. and in the interest of full disclosure, blog friends, i hoped that drinking it would bring a little more of my favorite activity my way. it's been a bit of a dry spell. oy.

anyway. nickel diner. downtown LA. GO THERE.

love you. and kissing. and you.

renee ebony miller.

this is m'girl renee. she lives in LA, is a total foodie,

just passed the bar and is one of the funniest people i've ever met.

i love her so much i couldn't resist doing a post about her

oh. hey renee, aaron neville called...

ocmco presents: messiah in america.

just finished another ocmco performance.

these are a few of my fave ocmco peeps + my fave

post-performance treat courtesy of claim jumper.

ocmco is hittin' the road and performing in

salt lake city next month? wanna see us?

check back later this week for ticket information!

this is my life.

been working hard. REAL hard.

and never been happier.

life is good, people.

yipes! stripes!

worked a shoot last week with the very talented

frederic charpentier and team.

can't wait for the final images to be released!

for all of you wondering how i achieved my

UH-mazing slicked ponytails,

i used PM Slick Works and PM Freeze and Shine Spray.

and then with a wave of my magic hair wand

BOOM! done.

four eyes.

#1

#2

#3

i need glasses. here are the finalists.

which ones should i get?

winner winner.

just found out that i've been selected as 1 of 200 winners

to attend PBA beauty week in las vegas this year. exciting!

beauty week is a fabulous networking and educational opportunity

and i'm looking forward to soaking it all up!

button front skirts.

peanut says: "H no!"

i say: "hmm...kinda like it."

what do you say?

get the skirt {here}

oo-tah.

spent the weekend in utah with my darlings.

martha grad-ee-ated from byu.

to celebrate, papa ostergar cooked up a storm.

breakfast, lunch and dinner. that man's got skills.

sethie is my fave. ain't he cute?

brian came down from slc for a visit once or twice.

he's fun and oh so charming.

met up with susan and her darlings too.

gus gus is my bf now. UH-dorable!

yep, these is my peoples.

bonding time.

jackie may popped over for a visit.

she's the best. so sweet.

saturday night, we hit up the bombay house. oh my yum.

good food. good company. yeps. 'twas a good night.

loved utah so much, it almost makes me want to move there.

ALMOST.