Thursday, August 06, 2009

It Gives Me A Sense Of Control In A World Full Of Chaos.

Dolls!

Major, epic news! That involves a storm of exclamation points, evidently. I've accepted a position... not at yet another baby-steps-closer-to-what-I-want-to-be-when-I-grow-up financial gig... but as the new Senior Beauty Editor at Daily Makeover. SQUEAL!!!

My feelings about achieving this lifelong goal can be only analogized to those of The Princess Bride's Inigo Montoya after he finally killed the six-fingered man. You remember the scene:

I'll be working under Rachel Hayes (remember I told you I have her autograph?). AND, I will still be able to write BBJ, so stick around! I also want to THANK YOU, dear readers, for motivating me to write about what I know and participating in my forum where I like to discuss sometimes obscure topics ranging from The Enchantment Under The Sea Dance to My So-called Life. The more I feel I have an audience (again, that's you), the more I'm compelled to do what I love--which is writing about beauty. And now, I'm even going to be able to make a LIVING from it. Three and a half years of doing this on my own has led to an invitation to join an industry in which I so desperately belonged for years, though I had no rightful claim to it. No pedigree. I'm amazed and frankly, psyched that this blog that I started as a distraction from my boring job has led to a career.

So again, thank you to everyone who read, commented, and kept up with my shameless abbreves and pop culture refs thus far.

XO!

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21 comments:

  1. Congrats & best wishes! Yay!!! :)

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  2. Congrats Amber!! This is VERY exciting news! :)

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  3. That's amazing!!! Congratulations!!!!!!! You'll be AMAZING!

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  4. It's gonna be your finest lifetime!

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  5. You are AMAZING! I"m so excited for you-- you will be the best senior beauty editor EVER! (And wait til you see the fab business cards! haha)

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  6. Aww best wishes and CONGRATULATIONS! This is such a sweet post and we really appreciate all the work you put into this blog. It's lovely.

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  7. This is absolutely the BEST news! Congrats a 1000x over!! :) You will do a wonderful job!!

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  8. Amber that is amazing news! You're now allowed to have fun at work! lol Congrats!

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  9. You are a TOTAL STAR. A unique snowflake (wail!). xoxoxoxoxo

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  10. Congrats, Amber! I can think of a better person for the job--or a better job for you!!

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  11. This bascially illustrates my dream in real life... now just to hope something similar will come my way at some point. Congratulations!

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  12. Anonymous9:39 AM

    Amber - a HUGE congratulations to you!
    well deserved - it was only a matter of time before someone scooped you up!! :) And I'm so glad you get to keep BBJ!

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  13. Thank you ALL! You are the best beauty friends a gal could have.

    Beautyjunkielondon--Keep doing what you're doing! If you're passionate about it, people will NOTICE. xo to you.

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  14. Many congratulations!!! I wash JUST thinking about how many of your posts come up on my google reader (love having so much to read!) and thinking, "Man, she does this like it's her job! She must really love this stuff and has so much to say!". I guess the karmic world was thinking the same thing!
    So deserved! Looking forward to reading more.

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  15. That is fantastic! Congratulations Amber!

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  16. Awesome - mucho congrats!

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  17. I am so happy for you!! Your blog brings me little smiles every time my feeds update and I am glad to hear you are realizing your dreams, girl! You deserve it!

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  18. Omg, congrats! That's such fantastic news! I bet most people wish they were so lucky to work in a job they truly, passionately enjoy. :)

    Best of luck!

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