2. I got my hand made pouches at my uni, CSUN ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT SHOW which was a goal of mines before graduating, my pouches also got in the Csun student illustration show which was also a goal and a score! ;)

3. I took up 6 classes - my first full load of classes for the final yr, it was stressful but I managed to pass my classes.

4.  I finally graduated :) Which was long over due haha ^^'

5. After graduating I made a goal to get a fashion internship or a job related to fashion before the yr ended and I achieved that goal with not that much effort to be honest. 

I applied for a creative assistant job for a clothing brand - VIOLET LOVE. 

I did a phone interview, but found out few wks later I didn't get the job position, but the designer loved my art portfolio and saw that I would be a better fit for future projects! I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING! :D 

October rolls by and I accepted the art gig for Violet Love and started on the projects! 

I'm helping with the FIRST T-SHIRT COLLECTION, by designing images for the t-shirts! :D 

This opportunity has given me SO MUCH JOY AND HAPPINESS!!! I just feel SO GRATEFUL & THANKFUL that I get to be part of something SO COOL! :D I NEVER imagined I'd get a job like this so fast, it's the closest to my dreams, which is to be a fashion designer! :) 

Having this opportunity and chance, has given me so much positivity for my future, I just feel so positive that I can't wait for 2016!!! :D I think it will be a good yr for me, I HOPE! :)

6. I faced my fear again by taking the writing exam to get my Diploma (I was sooo discouraged from not passing the first time, that I held off on taking the exam), but to my surprise I passed it! :D

7. I'll be getting my Diploma in Bachelor of Arts, with a focus in Illustration! :)

Even though 7 great things happened to me this yr, by FAR the HIGHLIGHT of my yr was taking the BALLET CLASS! 

Ballet is very dear and near to my heart and I loved it since I was a child. I wanted to do ballet and wear the tutu's (lol), but when my mom told me I would have to perform for an audience, I immediately said no and changed my mind, because I was such a shy child, I HATED performing for an audience or having to put myself out there, it was a scary thought, I just wanted to have fun and not have to perform.

Well, FAST FORWARD to my adult life, I still secretly loved ballet and dreamed of doing it. I really started to hate myself and hate that I let my shyness control me. So when I found out that my uni had a ballet class for PE, I KNEW I HAD TO TAKE IT! I thought,  'THIS IS MY CHANCE! This is my chance to take back my dream as a child!', because it was one of my BIGGEST REGRETS in my life! I thought to myself, it's NOW OR NEVER & I signed up for the class! LOL :D

BEST DECISION EVERRRRRRR!!! The outcome was really beautiful and I discovered many things of myself, it was a beautiful journey, it went from, "What did I get myself into?!, Maybe, I shouldn't be in this class, and oh my god, I'm not cut out for this!!! Should I have taken this class?! ;(, I feel like the weakest link! to Ok! I'm finally getting the steps down! OMG final day, I CAN'T WAIT TO GO OUT AND PERFORM, LETS DO THIS!"

I felt confused lol, because, I had some learning issues with remembering the steps and trying to learn music and counting beats (IT WAS HORRIBLE LOL, UGH MAN! >.<), I bombed the midterm, it was so embarrassing, I practiced and practiced and worked hard on getting down the steps and I actually got them down, but when it came to perform in front of my class with my group members, it was horrible, I just wanted to die, I was messing up and I actually forgot the steps and got confused with some of the steps and worse of all, I had trouble being on the same beat with the other girls in my group. I felt like such a screw up and wanted to die, it was one of the low points in that class, that I cried after class. I started to question everything, that maybe it's best to dream than to actually do it, you know, like that saying goes, Be careful for what you wish for?, yeah I felt like that.

But anywho, for the final for the class, we had to do a performance in front of an audience and the students had the option to be part of the show or not and help out with designing the show. I decided to be part of the show, because I took the ballet class for a reason, to face my fears of being shy, to take back my regret and to take back my childhood dream. Even though, I bombed the mid-term performance, I wanted another try at it, and wanted to do the final performance with my classmates.
And let me tell you......I'M SOOOO GLAD I DID IT!!! I HAD SO MUCH FUN, from the rehearsals to the ACTUAL SHOW! When the night came for the show, I WAS PUMPED UP AND EXCITED AND COULDN'T WAIT TO GET OUT THERE AND PERFORM! Being backstage you guys, I WAS SO SHOCKED OF HOW CALM AND FINE I WAS FEELING! LIKE NO OUNCE OF NERVES! I'VE NEVER FELT SO RELAXED AND CHILL KNOWING I'LL BE IN FRONT OF A LARGE AUDIENCE! I WAS AMAZED AND IT FELT SO GREAT!