The "F" Word

Fat! Fat! Fat! I have always been a bigger girl, but with life getting away from me in heading into scary waters with my weight! I am busier than ever and always on the go. I’m making some HUGE food mistakes! So guess it’s now or never to get off my ass and do something about it.......... Again...... In January this year I took on a 12 week challenge. I lost 22kg :) yay :) then moved home with mum & dad for 6 weeks {while the hubby was away at sea with the navy for the first half of the year} to get some help with the three terrors, I mean angels....
Thennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn in those 6 weeks I gain 24kg........ Leaving me 2kg heavier than when I started....... No, this is not new for me. I have done this every year for 15 years. I am a hard core yoyo dieter. I’m busting out of my fat clothes. Yet, it’s funny. I’m comfortable and confidant at the moment. I’m super happy. I have always had a guy who loved me, he has some hard core rose coloured glasses on! Poor fella, he met me skinny{during one of my biggest yoyo stages, lost 40kg in 3 months}, didn’t know he was getting with an ex heffa. I don’t doubt that I would be so much happier if I was much lighter. But I guess this is a good thing. I need to do this slow...... Slow and steady wins the race..... Step one.... Take away ban! Step two, devouring sweets while sitting on the laptop ban! Step three, increase water intake. You have to be slow with me. I’m so freaking busy it’s not funny. But, I’m not too busy to do something about this. Baby steps, baby steps. So I stick to it.
I know I’m not alone in my weight battles. Don’t be shy, share with me. Leave a comment or email me at sammy_okeeffe@hotmail.com
Your stories will motivate me. Help me. Share with me :)

Beauty for the Working Mum

As a mum of three under 6, I don’t have time for complicated skin care routines. Showering alone is a luxury that I rarely indulge in. So I’m a big fan of Dr LeeWinn’s anti-aging scrub. I use it morning and night, while brushing my teeth, washing my face and washing my hair telling my two year old not to pee in the shower.   

I use a mask twice a week. I use Dr LeeWinn’s anti-aging mask (no I don’t work for this company, they sell their products in coles and thats where I do my food shopping online at midnight in my PJ’s) I apply my mask when I walk in the door on a Monday and Thursday after work, then I leave it to dry while I cook dinner, wash it off in the laundry while I put the wet laundry from this morning out of the washer and into the (most likely full of dry clothes) dryer.

Drinking pure water is one of the best ways you can improve your general health without much effort. Why? Because our body is over 85% water. Drinking tap water, which is often filled with chemicals, will over time adversely affect your entire system. Right around the world people are purifying their tap water or choosing to drink fresh spring water, and they are loving the amazing benefits.

Another thing I do for my skin is Silica. Silica is AMAZING! I take Blackmores silica & Blackmores Hair Skin & Nails morning and night. While I’m in the kitchen being a maid to my babies.

MY BIGGEST SECRET, Liquid Gold, Bio Oil. Finding time for this one is easy. Bribe the hubby to put it on by offering to be nudie ;)

Skin care doesn’t need to take up too much time. If I can find time in my day for skin care I’m sure you can too.

Ex Oh Ex Oh

SammyO

Beauty School Drop Out.

I am SammyO, & I am now, a beauty school dropout. I had a disagreement with my diploma of beauty school last week. Not only did they loose records of 6 months of my bookwork {that has been marked and sent back to me}  They abused, yes I didn’t use that word lightly, verbally abused me for not doing ANY work over the last 6 months. Then had the hide to ask me to re-fill in my form for VET fee help {otherwise they don’t get paid} TUT TUT TUT.... what a stupid mistake....... Telling me that not only did they loose my work, they lost their chance of getting paid. Being absolutely devastated from being yelled at by some cranky cow named Cathay. I tell her where she can stick it.... I come back down to earth after all the tears have dried and think, SHIT! How am I going to be a makeup artist with NO training? Then I think to myself........ You are SammyO. Nothing. Nothing will stop you on your trip to Prada. I have options. But nothing set in stone. I will let you know as I do.

Ex Oh Ex Oh

SammyO

The Great Wall Of Vagina's

So this is my third week in this job. I have met with..... one, two, three, four, Eight woman. Ranging in ages, sizes, backgrounds. I hear from every single one of them, eeuuw I’m ugly, no I’m fat, look at my cellulite, I have stretch marks, I hate my ears, my nose is too big and so on & soooooooo ON!  I’m sitting here thinking, ARE THEY HIGH? I have deep seeded self esteem issues. But being here for only three weeks I’m already learning to shut up and just say thank you when someone gives me a compliment. It’s faster and easier than the uncomfortable response I would have given in the past. I’m SammyO, The new Marketing person here at APBK {mind you I have no education in marketing so if you want to help me keep my job and share some tips I can be reached at; sammyo@artphotobykira.com.au J}

These women are absolutely breath taking. I kid you not. Yet they still have the same hang up’s that myself, a size 16 has. One breath takingly beautiful client came in here last week. I would kill that Bieber kid if I could look like her! She was self conscious of her body after giving birth to a beautiful baby. Mind you I could not see one single flaw with this lady at all.

So to help me realise WTH is going on here, I dug a bit deeper. I found that women love to compare themselves. We always want what we don’t have. I want to be thin, while she wants my breasts {she’s nuts I tell ya!} I want long hair while she is dying to just chop her’s off! We are all beautiful. Thin, chubby, tall, short, black, white, purple. The experience with discover Sensual You will help you realise this. There is no mould for beauty. It comes in every shape and colour. That’s what makes it so desired.

I struggle with this too, so I do know it’s easier said than done. But around here if you put yourself down you get a newspaper to the back of the head {kidding, kind of haha} So the small change I have started to do is simple. I want you to do it too! Say nothing but “Thank-you” and smile when someone gives you a compliment.

I have attached this photo because I want you to see, We may think we are different and we are, But we are still normal. We are all beautiful.

Ex Oh Ex Oh

SammyO

To Produce a Vlog

Sounds simple enough yeah? Well, Im trying to shake things up at Art Photograpy By Kira, trying things a lil different. I suggested making a Vlog. Choose a topic, offer a tutorial, something close to what you are trying to advertise, get people interested. EPIC FAIL! In the most hilarious way! Having 3 kids under 6, I am a planner. I plan everything! I am one of these freaky people who plans holidays just so we get the most out of them. I thought I planned this Vlog pretty well. I wrote a script, knew what whas going on, had an idea on how long it would take..... well, NO. It just so happens that my partner in crime for this vlog, Vicky, has a freakish amount of hair. To look at her you would think wow what beautiful healthy hair, and you would be right. But she has the amount of hair of 5 PEOPLE! It is stupidly thick! It took 5 hours to style it! So my vlog that I thought would take half of Friday took all of Friday. But I must say after seeing it, (still not put together) It will be great. Well for a first attempt anyway.

I can't stick to a script. I can't censor myself in a blog. You either get me raw or you get me fake.... and thats FREAKING BORING! I am who I am. I'm loud, demanding, want everything now and my way. I'm also the kindest person in the world I would give the shirt off my back. I'm not one of these people who "sit on the fence." I choose sides and stand up for what I believe in. I have had many people leave my life because of this personal quality. At times I have been ridiculed and told that I am a bad person for thinking like this. It has taken me many teary nights to say, SCREW IT! I am who I am. I will change, but from personal growth. Not because you want me to. When you grow older you don't lose friends, you just learn who the real ones are. Who matters and who doesnt. {Love you Judy & Chrissie} People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out. But when darkness sets in their true beauty is only revealed if there is light from within. So you can love me, as I am right now, or go jump. I think I'm getting to a stage in my life where I like myself. For a 24 year old I think thats pretty good.

I'm the kinda chick I'd wanna be friends with. haha.

Hope you have subscribed to my blog cause I can not wait to show you the vlog we did :)

Discovering Sensual You

Well, from my facey spamming, you may know this is where I’m working. Basically I got offered a job from one of the best photographers in Australia. But I’m not a photographer’s butthole; People would die to work with this woman.... “Kira let me get your coffee, Kira let me pick up your cat poop, don’t pay me just let me work for you” And she chose me? An Ella Bache Diploma of Beauty student, Me? A mother of 3 crazy monkey's I mean kids, ME? Who didn’t apply? Who arrived on her doorstep to look at my wedding album design? Then she offers me this amazing opportunity. I freak! I can’t sleep, it plays over and over in my head till 1am when I wake up the ol’ ball and chain (5hours earlier than planned) drive to the gold coast have a lil holiday and process all this. I have no sales and marketing experience whatsoever! But I have always believed in her product. Besides my mother, I am the BEST at getting the most out of every buck! Sometimes it’s about value, not the price tag..... {Jessie J instantly pop’s into my head excuse me while I flick to YouTube to put it on}

So where was I, Value...... Yeah well this is what I learned while I was away on the Gold Coast....

{Well ok I noticed it written on a sign while I was getting a pedicure}

If you’re not being treated with the love and respect you deserve, Check your price tag. Have you marked yourself down? It’s YOU that tells people what you’re worth and what you will accept. Get off the clearance rack; get behind the glass where they keep the valuables. Bottom line value yourself more!

Taking this job with Kira was my way of valuing me. I have done everything for my husband’s career with the Navy & our kids. This is my time to sparkle and shine. I can do this job! I can do the crap out of this job! This is me on my own experience of Discover Sensual You. Pretty awesome to have a job where your boss uses you as a model and you get to play fantasy dress up’s while getting paid! BooYeah! This is one of my images from my Discovering Sensual You experience. If you watched the behind the scenes, hearing me talk about bestiality, wellllll lets say work is a comfortable place haha If you haven’t seen “behind the mask and lace gloves” it can be found on our facebook page at www.facebook/DSYOU and will be uploaded to youtube ect when The marketing person gets their finger out of their ass and does it....... Oh crap that’s me..... Yeah well I’m new to this...... I’ll get it J