"May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- Write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself." -Neil Gaiman
This is the last day of 2013 and boy am I happy. Goodbye to the most stressful, painful, exhausting year of my life! It seems that years ending in odd numbers aren't lucky for me.
Today also marks the last show of this year for us. And after this show there will be lots of changes. To the material, the costumes, the scripts, the hair, the makeup, the office work... it's ALL changing and definitely for the better. I'm retiring two of my most "iconic" costumes tonight and I couldn't be happier. Most of my costumes I have had since I started in magic at the young age of 15. So needless to say they are starting to look quite immature on me and I have far outgrown them.
My hair I am going to start repairing back to its original color. I found an awesome red hair shampoo that can do that for me. Then to work on finding a style. I am refusing wigs now so it is just trying to find me a good way to get volume and maybe some curls.
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| The Many Faces of Hannah. Yes that is Ariel. I'm also planning to become a mermaid this year. |
As far as makeup goes I'm ready to start doing a Smokey eye and I really should start wearing more fake eyelashes. And get a shade of foundation that is my skin tone. Believe it or not even red heads tan a little when you live at the beach for a year.
We are completely redoing our office work techniques. Brandon has been reading lots of Dave Ramsey and has lots of plans for the new year. Lately we have been working a lot on our personal lives and getting it in better shape. Now it's time to tackle the rest.
This year I will take over as my role as a magician truly for the first time. I'm going to build a small show just for myself and come up with some of my own routines for our show together. We're also hoping to get some more boxes for me to jump in and out of. Maybe I'll get to finally levitate soon? I'll guess we will find out.
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| Performing my first solo routine back in October |
So as this year winds down I KNOW that the coming year will be better. But I also know that because of what all has happened this year I'm going to be a stronger person and able to take on whatever gets thrown at me next.
I'm counting it down. Only a few hours left and I can't wait. Break out the sparkling grape juice. It's time for the New Year, New Me.
