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