This Week's Event

Amazing house in Bel Air.

Before pic... we split the tennis court in half - 1/2 dinner area, 1/2 kitchen After... (look for the posts for the tennis net)

Diana Ross!!!!
The past couple weeks have been tough. Lots going on at work. It's great, but exhausting. This event was for Cartier. Cocktails and Nobu-catered dinner for 100 guests, then more cocktails and performances by Jamia Nash and Diana Ross. It was a great charity event and overall was a huge success. I, however, am tired of thinking of it. I need sleep. We started loading in for our Wednesday night Cartier event last Saturday morning and worked straight through to event time in 90+ degree hot heat and a crazy terraced yard with about 3 gazillion stairs. It was awesome*. I am sore EVERYWHERE, inside and out. Worked out the legs on the steps, arms on carrying crap, got a little sunburn... I'm just sore everywhere! Started at 8 every day, went to 8, 9, 10 pm or later... then event night worked 'til 1:30 in the morning, only to have to be back at 8 am for load-out. SO NOT feeling that.

Now I'm wrapping up Chanel and Cartier, and working on upcoming LG Texter NYC. I'll be in NY July 4-11. Looking forward to it! Tonight I'd love to sleep, but am off for dinner at Ketchup, then it's on to see my friend's band perform at the Whiskey a Go Go.

*if awesome means sucky

Camp Pendleton Mud Run June 7, 2008

Did the Mud Run with Rob, Lee and a couple of Rob's co-workers. SO MUCH FUN. 10k, which equals about 6.6 miles. It was at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego. We woke up at 4:30 am, left by 5, and met up with his friends at the Oceanside Dennys. Grand Slam for breakfast, then up to the site to park for the race.

Had no idea what to expect - have never done anything like this before - and it was fantastic. Apparently it's the same track the marines train on (but they wear their utilities and boots). We ran (and walked) over hills, mud pits, and several 5' high mud-covered walls and through a lake (water up to my shoulders!) and a few fire hoses. CRAZY. I've attached a course map, but it's misleading... I don't see my lake-crossing on there. Too muddy to bring my camera, I was only able to get a couple before and after shots. We are doing this again next year fo' sho'!!!

Here's the website. I didn't win, nor did I come in last. http://www.camppendletonraces.com/mud_sat.html

Driving Back From Vegas

Oh wow, I forgot how boring the drive is. Luckily Gordon is in the driver's seat and navigating us back home. We're 2 hours out of Vegas and just passed Barstow. Not bad. 2 more hours to go! Thinking now about food... Though 4 hours ago, as we left the Wynn buffet, we both swore we'd never eat again. Should probably wait 'til we're closer to L.A. so as to spare us the awful chains with the dangerous bottomless fries.

Had a bit of an epiphany today. Realized that I have too much 'stuff'. I have survived for 3 weeks (first in Cannes, then Vegas) on the same suitcase of clothes and toiletries and gadgets. How much more do I really need? I have SO MUCH CRAP at home. It's embarrassing. When I moved in with Gordon last October, I packed up 5 years of crap - crap I actually narrowed down from all the real crap I tossed - and brought it to the new place. It doesn't fit and I have probably 30 boxes that I haven't even unpacked. They are taking up space in various corners.

Well after 3 weeks of hotel living, I have gotten a taste of starting fresh and living off necessities. I really like it!! I feel better and lighter and not bogged down (Swampy!) by crap. I had three gorgeous nights at the MGM Signature, in a kick-ass one-bedroom apartment. No random knick-knacks, no old office supplies that I'm keeping "just in case" I suddenly have to do 30 reports on cardstock. It was different when I was freelancing - money was tight and I had to pay for supplies out of pocket. It was quite handy to have those 30 boxes of labels (thank you MGM!) In case I needed to do a mailer to promote my services. Now - at the very least - I can expense the office supplies. I don't need to hoard.

So my resolution is to whittle it all down. Not all at once. I don't have a week for the full project. I need to stick to a goal I can manage, so I'm resolving to get rid of at least one box per week. Maybe I'll get inspired and do more than one in a week. But I'm not going to set myselfup to fail. This is an ambitious goal for me - living with less clutter - and I need to do it right.

Cross your fingers.