Mid-Year Check-In

It is the middle of the year and it is always good to do a little check-in.  How is the year going?  What have I accomplished?  What goals do I still want to reach to finish the year out?

• The auditions slowed down a bit during this first half of the year but, even so, I managed to book and shoot another commercial.  Pretty proud of that accomplishment.  
• I'm also very proud that we shot the entire first season of GIRL PARTS which is making it's debut later this month.  I was talking with our creator/writer/producer yesterday and it sounds like some exciting possibilities are hovering on the horizon. Continue to send positive vibes as we are doing our best to get this series the most visibility possible.  I don't want to jinx anything yet but will definitely keep you posted as things become more definite.  
• I started working on my first screenplay recently and am hoping to have a first draft completed soon.  I've always been a writer but coming up with an idea that I felt passionately enough about to spend an extended period of time with just hadn't happened until this year.  Writing my own project is another check mark on this year's to-do/to-done list.  
• The short film I shot last year, TRUE LOVE, had several festival showings around the country and a very successful debut here in LA earlier this year.  
• And a short that I shot quickly with friends, APRIL FOOL'S, had such a positive response that we ended up reshooting it with a better camera so that we can present a higher quality product for festival submissions later this year.
• A group of friends and I started our own production company.  We started developing and writing our own webseries and we are on track to shoot our series later this year.  We also shot a few shorts that we wrote and starred in as a bit of a learning experience that was fun and helpful.
• My Wheel of Fortune episode kicked off this year and that was fun, right?
• One of the best things about this year so far has been my involvement as a Book PAL.  Reading to my two 3rd grade classes every Monday has brought me so much joy and fulfillment.  I can't believe I only have three weeks left with this group of kids.  And I will definitely be continuing as a BookPAL when the next school year starts in the fall.
• Also...I learned to knit!  A three-year-old-New-Year's-Resolution fulfilled.

Checking in always makes me feel a little better....and always gets me motivated to attack the remainder of the year with gusto.  Striving to make each day count.  Continuing to grow, learn, listen, dance.