For those wondering, yes, I am alive.

Holy life.

Well, its Mid October... so its about time to talk about September, right?...... September was an insanely perfect, horrible, emotional, frustrating, invigorating and a learning month for me, and for that I will have no photo's, my post tonight will be a little narrative about my month... feel free to move on without reading...I won't be offended.

September started out like perfection!! I had accepted a job at the Aveda Institute to teach Cosmetology and this seemed like a dream come true! I have always thought maybe one day I would follow in my Dad's foot steps and teach, but I thought it would be years down the road. This opportunity presented itself & the school was more than eager for me to be apart of their team so I jumped in. Everything was falling into place. This must be why I stayed here in Ut! Hallelujah!

The weekend before I was scheduled to start training I had planned a trip to drive to Southern California for my best friend, Wesley Bird's, birthday. We were going to celebrate in Palm Springs and it was going to be just magical. I decided to bring my partner in crime with me for the adventure, so me and Mr. Mimi headed on down to my hometown. We drove through the night, and through the grace of a higher power we made it safely, friendship intact. My car may or may not have over heated on the way, so I had the joy of having my coolant system replaced in the 14 hours we were in San Diego visiting my family. Tragedy was averted, my car was fixed, and we headed to Palm Springs and enjoyed a super laid back weekend celebrating my perfect girlfriend with some of my favorite humans on planet earth, and of course Sawyer Bird was there too. We headed back to the Provoland Sunday afternoon and after 3.5 days together non stop we surprisingly didn't want to kill each other. Friendship test: Pass.

I started training for my job the following week and it was great, I was having a good time, getting the hang of things at the Aveda school, but something just felt off. The anxiety that I had been feeling before my "not move" was back... and of course, me being me I tried to fight it... finally, what felt like an eternity of uneasiness, I couldn't fight it anymore. I told the Aveda school I wouldn't be able to teach for them. Anxiety gone, job gone. Major bummer. But, now what?

Back to the job hunt, I got super down and even more frustrated then I was before. But Momma's gotta eat, so I applied to every salon I could find in Utah Valley. I had way too much free time. I was going a bit crazy,ask anyone around me.... so what did I do? Side project here and there helping out friends, I became a personal assistant to a very busy human in my life, but I needed something for me..... so, I started a blog. I spent my free time designing, researching, and planning what I wanted for my blog. The rest of the month was a bit of a blurr but September came and went & October 1st I launched Perfectly Provo. I still didn't quite know what I was doing, but it kept me busy & it kept me motivated & it helped me feel a sense of purpose I had been lacking in the previous weeks. 

The blog has gotten a lot more exposure and a lot more traffic than I could have ever expected. Its been up 2 weeks now & I have had over 2500 views! Thank you to all who have visited, supported, commented & texted feed back! I am grateful to be able to share something I enjoy so much with all of you! Please keep sharing and I love feed back, it keeps me motivated.

While Perfectly Provo  has been keeping me busy, my job search continued & I am still finding new ventures to pursue! I accepted a job at Suggestions Salon in Orem & will be taking clients Tues & Thursdays! I would love to see all of you who live in the Utah Valley!! I am excited to be back in a Redken Salon again & I am offering esthetic services with Image Skin Care, Spray Tans, and Gel Polish! I'm sooooooo excited to be back doing what I love so much in a place that already feels like home. Although, my salon home will always be Salon Bordeaux, Suggestions is my home away from home and I'm really looking forward to growing and learning there.

As for my other ventures, I have recently decided to be a distributor for It Works. It is a health based company that works through detoxifying your body for weight loss and toning and firming skin. Right up my esthetic's alley. Many of you don't know this, and I try ever so hard to disguise this in photo's and by the clothing I wear, ever since moving to Utah last summer I have gained 15lbs. Ugh, I don't want to talk about it, but here I am, talking about it. I've been fighting with myself for years to be a healthy Me (anyone who knows me knows I live off of Diet Coke and Sour Patch Kids). I just can't do that anymore. This company is giving me the motivation that I've been lacking to get my buns in gear and have the best body of my life. Hell, I'm not getting any younger. I'm just starting my journey with It Works, but I've seen real life results in people around me, and I am excited to share my progress with you all. If you are interested at all let me know, I'd be happy to help you reach your goals.

None of these awesome things that have come to fruition were it not for some pretty awesome people in my life!

I just want to say a HUGE thank you to those people in my life who have supported me through all of my madness the past 8 weeks. As I am sooooo well known for.....its about to get sappy folks...... feel free to scroll.....

A GINORMOUS thank you to the most perfect parents who put up with my inability to keep a budget and be a grown human & have time, and time again supported me emotionally, spiritually & financially when I just couldn't do it on my own.

Thank you to my Provo FAM! I love you all so much and I am grateful for the support we are able to give each other in each and every one of our endeavors. We are all so insanely different and yet, we work so well together to love and lift each other ever day. Man I love you crazy faces!

Thank you to my provo babies. You two girls keep me laughing and bring me back to reality when I'm off in my own world of sass town.

Thank you to my Bug. Since the day I met you my life changed for the better. I'm so grateful that no matter how far we are you've always supported me in all of my madness & you're always there to real talk me & love me from a far.

Thank you to that one human who is my anchor to reality. I dish out a lot of sass, on the daily, but this one always knows exactly what I need even when I fight it. Thank you for not giving up on me. You've been my best friend since the day we met. I'd be crazy without you somedays. Most days.

xo
Tara Brooke

Augusto

August seriously went by so quickly and yet felt like it lasted an eternity. 

That month was one of the strangest months I've ever experienced. 

so many plans and changes to just replan and change. 

I feel like the month was split into 2 lifetimes.

wesley bird came to visit me & it was obviously magical

#imobsessed

This guy had a birthday.

kidnapping turned into a nap in the back seat

#birthdaylunch

my kitty obsession got weird.

#imnotashamed

Soaking up the last of summer @sevenpeaks

died over this textual encounter

& this guy

played in parking lots

took this dude to chipotle for the first time

#yourewelcome

got sassy for a hot minute

went with this girl to buy a prius.

#treehugger

Movie date with these fine ladies

sold my life away to move away

going away party for Me & Ashley

which should have been for just ashley

 #letsbehonest #istilllivehere

#normal

 we found this hella weird, but delicious diner in Pleasant Grove one night

#onemanband

and then i stayed in Utah to figure out life. 

until next month

xo Tara Brooke

Homeless, but not hopeless

Well, if any of you have been keeping up with me via Instagram, Facebook, or here on this bloggy blog, you may know that I was scheduled to move to Arizona last Thursday. 

Well, its Tuesday, and I am still in Utah......

Why you ask? Well, I've been asking myself the same question. 

I made up my mind in May to move to AZ in August. I was in a position where I really didn't feel like I wanted to stay in Utah. I was living in SLC & things didn't seem to be going my way & life was just hard. I was going through the motions & just working to work. So naturally, I was looking for an out. I wanted to take the easy road and just bail. So, Aug 15th I scheduled my move.

The beginning of June I moved in with my best friend Ashley in Provo and things started to look up. I became more social, it was summer time so I was frequenting Seven Peaks & life became so easy. Too easy. I had made up my mind that since I was leaving in 2 months I could just play. 

So that's what I did. Oh boy, did I play. 

I worked less and less, wasted more and more time at the pool & in the midst of all of this I started to lose myself. I realized I wasn't living a real life, and I was ready to just move to AZ and put the pieces of my life together. 

Summer was quickly coming to an end and I started feeling anxious. 

Not ready to leave.

 I was a mess. 

Ask any of my closest friends. an absolute MESS. 

Everyone would say, "Aren't you so excited to move?" & I would fake a smile and say,"Cant wait." 

but I wanted to wait....

My last day of work came and went. and I kept putting off packing. A very good friend of mine came over and we talked about my confusion and he was kind enough to give me a blessing. 

I will not go into details about this blessing. But it was definitely what I needed. 

My plan changed. 

I decided to go to AZ for a short time, check it out, go home to California get some sanity and decide what I wanted to do. 

I was in limbo. my mind was constantly changing throughout the week. 

back and forth. what to do. stay or go.

my head was spinning and my heart was MIA. 

Moving day came. 

Fact of the matter was I needed to be out of my apartment by noon. 

So I packed everything up, put it in my car. 

Had a last meal with my closest friend and said the hardest good bye. 

I then headed to a friends house to drop a few things off and to say good bye. 

And then, I just didn't leave. 

I was homeless and jobless and I didn't know what I wanted or where I was going.

 All I know is my heart had finally surfaced & I didn't leave. 

I don't know what I am still doing in Utah, but whatever it is I feel it will be great. I can't explain how I was feeling as I tried to drive away. I don't expect anyone to understand my decision. 

I am sure many of you think I am crazy (I felt crazy too). 

But I followed my gut & I trusted my heart when it said to stay. 

Dear Utah. 

I'm still here. 

& 

I am ready to party.

thank you to all of those who have dealt with my madness the past few weeks. 

thank you to the Smith family to has housed me so I didn't have to live in my car.

thank you to my perfect family & closest friend who let me figure this out on my own even though you had feelings of doubt. you all know me too well.

Prep & Presale

Major Prep for Saturdays sale today! 

Everything is organized & ready. 

Had a few requests for Presales today and & tomorrow

 I've already sent some ladies home with new fun things. 

If you're interested in coming for Presale let me know!

 I know Saturdays can be busy for most so I would love to accommodate you all anyway I can 

tops.shorts.skirts.hats

dresses.sweaters.pants

boots.wedges.jeans

Don't forget 

SHOP 

MY 

CLOSET

Saturday, Aug 10 

Saturday is Shopping Day!

Hey party people! I put my focus pants on today in order to get everything all ready for 

MY BIG SALE 

this Saturday! 

You never know what you really have in that closet until you pull every item out one by one. Parting with some of this stuff is going to be harder than I thought! But my loss is your gain! 

Check out some of my prep here:

SHOP 

MY 

CLOSET

Come shop my closet THIS Saturday, Aug 10th in Provo, UT 

Check out Presale items @tarabrookecloset 

Share on Insta or Facebook & like shop page 

to get buy one get one free item. 

Thanks for your continued support

xo

Tara Brooke

Shop My Closet

No, but seriously. Come shop in my closet! 

For those of you who know me, know that I, like most girls in their 20's, LOVE to shop. And for those of you who know me well (especially roommates, coworkers & lovers) know that I rarely wear the same thing twice. If you ask my mom, its a problem, if you ask me, its a hobby. 

Yes, I am the girl who has tags on some of the clothes in her closet still. 

Yes, I am the girl who rips tags off before trying clothing on from Forever 21. (& you know you can't return that with out those tags... that's how they get you). 

Yes, I am the girl that, unless I am utterly obsessed with a piece, refuse to instagram it more than once. 

#imthatgirl 

I have, in the past, had people tell me that they would love to shop in my closet....Well, ask and ye shall receive ladies, ask and ye shall receive. 

With my move coming closer every day I have been losing sleep (no seriously, I have been) over how I am going to fit EVERYTHING I own into my little Civ. My solution?.... Sell everything. Well not everything, but pretty much. Clothes, hats, bags, shoes, home decor and shoes. Yeah you read that right. My SHOES ladies. For those of you with size 8-8.5, you have hit the mother-load. 

Here is a little sneak peak of some of my favorite pieces I am selling. 

Please, forgive my crappy iphone pics. 

everything.must.go.

 Most pieces from: Forever 21, Target, H&M, Cotton On, or other small boutiques. 

$5 for most tops, skirts, &shorts

 $10 for most dresses

 $15 for most shoes

$20 for most outerwear

Designer pieces priced per age and wear.

Accessories and home decor prices vary per item.

Sat.Aug.10th.

message me on FB for details of time and place

be there & shop my closet 

please & thank you

Bye Bye July.

July was fuuuuuuulllll of fun! 

check out the fotos

celebrated america with these babes.

stadium of fire with my best friend

#kellyclarkson

sweet treats at workie

nature walks with my birdie babe

Bachelorette party for our Breezy

giggles in the rain with by birdie babe

adventures with this girl

italian dinners. target prep for texas.

my hairs got real pink. & i found these perfect moccs.

texas roadhouse with our perfect best friend. 

#greatphotographer

Texas travels

landed safe with a kookie from my bug

perfect view

puppy snuggles

#iamdead

Lakeside bonfire

Boating withe the Birdies

#mmmhmmm

Country dancing with my Boo's

Skype party with this dude

#brotherfromanothermother

Six Flags over Texas photo party:

this bird.

Forth Worth Stock Yards

my baby bird

Medieval Times

#bestnightever

#butseriouslyitwassofun

Back to Utah

Wesley Birdie followed me back to the UtahLand

these are my humans

my humans are the best

party time all the time 

wesley and i got a baby.

#soulmates

I can not believe July has come and gone but I am sooooo excited for August. 

There is a lot a lot a lot a lot changing around here. 

Keep your eyes peeled. New post coming sooner than you expect.

Hope you are all having an amazing summer!!

xoxox