2025 = Money

I decided for myself to be bold and to declare 2025, the year of money, money, and money.

I started this year doing something I never thought I would do. And that is to do a modeling photo shoot and pursue a career in the commercial/lifestyle aspect.

When I was younger, a few people told me that I should model. I shrugged it off because I definitely didn’t meet any of the height and weight requirements. I wasn’t sure what they saw other than, maybe, my lips were plump! I was even approached by someone from E.L.F Cosmetics who gave me his card and told me that I should contact them as soon as possible. I stared at the card for about two months, and then tore it up and threw it out. I was in my thirties. My goal at the time was to get through college, as I was paying for myself, and I was also working. I didn’t think that modeling could have helped me earned some money to pay for that tuition. I really didn’t.

But, to be honest, I’m a bit thankful. I feel that I would have been absorbed by the industry itself, as I didn’t have a good sense of self yet. You see, also, in my thirties, I found a spiritual practice that fulfilled me. And, now, after eighteen years, I feel that I have a strong enough center to be able to do things from a place of stability and confidence.

So, I’m past fifty years of age, and I guess there was no more thinking. It’s a time to simply DO. I tried not to think about my weight (135 lbs) nor about the fact that the body might have gone down an inch in height. At the photo shoot, I incorporated my boxing gloves, and did some amazing shots with them. I did raw polaroids so that I could start to send applications to modeling agencies, and I am damn excited. I don’t care about being a fashion model. I realized there is a market for mature petite commercial lifestyle print models, and I meet the requirements for that. Go figure!

I didn’t like all the makeup on me, but I realized for what I am doing, that this is an important part of the process, so I’m yielding to it. I definitely loved standing in front of the camera and smiling, laughing from deep within. It was truly special and probably annoyed the photographer, who is so professional and serious about what she does.

While I was busy doing that in the first week of 2025, my blog kept coming up on my phone as a recent site, a gentle reminder to write. So, here I am at 3:43am and this is happening.

I can’t wait to get all the photos of my 3.5 hours photo shoot. That’s only the first one. I’m building out my Instagram, and learning so very much, and I can’t wait for the second shoot and to have a hard copy “Younging it” portfolio in my hands.

Happy New Year!!!