Curiouser and Curiouser

Well as you may have noticed, I am veeeeery late to getting this week out.  I promise with good reason.  Sunday I gave myself whiplash...don't ask, so yesterday I was stuck in bed not being able to move then this morning the alternator in my car went out.  SO needless to say this week has been curiouser and curiouser!  But on with the show!

It's Thanksgiving!  And I am so thankful for so many things in my life!  But instead of making this blog about all of the things that are going right in my life, I'm going to tell you why I'm so thankful for all of the things that are going wrong... Where to begin...

I'm thankful for my job.  I hate my job.  I actually really like the company I work for but I detest my job.  I love the people I work with but let's break it down here.  My job consists of working harder than what my pay should require to end up begging people for money in the end because I survive off of tips.  But I'm thankful for this job.  I'm thankful because if I were working a job where I was making a comfortable wage, I would have no motivation to work hard to move my acting career forward.  And I am so motivated to succeed!  So I am thankful.

I'm thankful for my butt.  I hate my butt!  But I'm so thankful for it because no matter what I do it gets attention.  And not just from people wanting to hit on me but from people who genuinely want to compliment me.  It's so big it actually makes my waist look even smaller.  People tell me every day how beautiful my figure is and I'm thankful that it makes me stand out...but I hate it.  

I'm thankful for my friends.  Most of the time they don't want to talk to me because I'm loud and I'm very open about my feelings.  For some reason or another they stick around and I love them so much for their love and support.

I'm thankful for my family.  I love my parents for raising me not to be a perfectionist but to be proud of myself and to live a life that I can be proud of.  This is the end has made me a perfectionist which causes me to be obsessive but at least I care enough to do things right.  And my brothers suck!  They're such perfect examples of what men should be and how to live that they make me so sick and so proud at the same time.  I love them so much but can't measure up to them.

And I'm thankful for you!  You are reading this blog about me and my life when you could be doing something else waaaaay more exciting.  You have no idea what it is to know that someone else cares about your life and wants to know more about you.  I live to entertain people and I am so thankful that you are so willing to let me entertain you, whether in my weekly blogs or on your tv screen.  So thank you so much for letting me do what I do!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Kimberly

"How long is forever?" Alice asked. The white rabbit replied, "Sometimes just a second."

This week has been a very eventful one for me and Friday this quote jumped out at me to write about.  Everyone always says time flies or where did the time go but it does seriously get lost faster than we plan.  

I lost a friend from High School this week.  I don't know if he thought I considered him a friend or not but he was definitely a source of fondness from the past.  He will forever be our Super Sophomore.  And it really shook me because no matter how much you think you understand life, you still think that everyone around you is going to live forever.  And for someone to be gone so soon, well I just wasn't ready.  And I don't think I'm handling it very well.  So for those of you really close to me, get ready to be smothered with love because that's what I do.  I lash out in love!

I also finally ran my Avengers half marathon this week.  Today my legs are fighting with me to even function.  But I felt like this day would never come when I signed up for it.  It seemed like forever away but the time and training went by so fast!  I'm excited that it's over but now I'm definitely anxious for the next thing.  I always need something next to work towards.  I guess I technically already have the next thing to focus my time on...our feature film Beachwood Drive.  And thinking about how fast February is going to get here is both exciting and frightening!  

So I'll wrap this up by saying, I'm not much of a procrastinator but I am being conscious of when I do procrastinate in order to avoid it.  Time is so precious and it really does need to be spent well.  Life is so short and it's so important to make the best of every moment.  So live, laugh, love...that's the saying right?  I have some movie planning to get going on!  I hope you have some big plans for yourself too!

Check out my new video blog with my friend Ben Davies.  We should be posting new videos weekly! 
Ben & Kim Faith in Entertainment

And please keep the Beaty family from Huntsville,TX in your hearts and prayers!  
Until next week...love you!!

Every adventure requires a first step.

I always think that I like adventures more than I actually do.  In fact the idea of an adventure gives me a little bit of anxiety because I'm very type A and like to have all the facts before jumping into anything I do.  So really I'm not an adventurous person at all, although I'm getting better at it.

I do like the outcome of adventures, the stories, the experiences, etc.  My problem is that I'm such a planner!  I like planning things out and knowing how things will turn out in the end so I can be prepared.  But planning something out kind of takes away from it being an adventure.  And let's be honest, no matter how much you plan, there will always be something that doesn't go exactly how you thought it would.  

And on top of that, the more you try to plan an adventure, the more you come across potential problems that could keep you from having the adventure!  So the more you try to avoid these issues, the less and less exciting the adventure becomes making it less likely to ever happen!  If you spend too much time planning, you'll never take the first step.

This year I've had quite a few adventures and next year I know there will be a lot more.  I can honestly say that I've pushed myself to do more this year than I ever thought I'd be capable of doing.  Don't get me wrong, I attribute that to some really great people that helped me and I'm grateful for them.  And I know next year I will be able to do even more, we will be able to do even more!  I like that I'm learning to let go of plans and just let things around me and people around me fall into place.  Unfortunately they don't always fall where I'd like them to and I guess not everyone is going to be willing to come along with me for every adventure I'll take.  Does that mean I'm supposed to give up these adventures?  Nope!  Not all of my adventures will be the same as everyone else's. 

But why should I worry when I'm never the one in control anyway?  I need to be more willing to follow my heart and grab opportunities when they come my way instead of worrying about what could go wrong.  I mean, when God provides, who am I to question it?  Because what could go wrong could go completely right!  An how exciting is that?!  So I'm taking first steps...a lot of them!  And I hope for your sake that you do too...  :)

You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.

It’s so funny to me how the people I admire most in this world are the ones that took chances to stand out and be different from the crowd.  I love people that break out of the norm, specifically in entertainment.  Yet when I try to do it myself, I get worried about breaking some kind of mold that I’m supposed to form to.  I’ve always been a stickler for doing things “right.” All As, follow the rules, etc.  I wouldn’t say I’m boring but in acting, doing things the “right” way is boring and doesn’t get you noticed.  It’s the crazy ones that succeed!

Take for instance Helena Bonham Carter and Robert Downey Jr.  I love watching their work because they are so unpredictable and they’re exciting to watch!  And I want that!  I want people to be so excited to watch me because they have no idea what to expect.  Of course, I have to balance that out with truth so that you can believe that I’m a real person.  Many of you may not know all of the levels of thought involved in being an actor, but this is why we are crazy!  We have to figure out how to be outlandish and so unreal but still seem real so you invest in us enough to come back for more!  Honestly, how many times have you asked your friends “did I seem like I was real then?” 

So here is my utter predicament, how do I break out of my shell that I’ve lived in for so many years?  It’s like two sides of me are at war to seem normal and put together or to be free, wild and exciting in everything that I do.  It’s Producer Kim vs Actor Kim and I don’t know who will win!  Ha ha!  I guess the fact that I have two sides at war already makes me a little crazy!  So yeah, I’m on my way to certified bonkers!  I’m working on it though.  I got a pet rabbit and named her Follow (the white rabbit) and I am running an Avengers themed half marathon in two weeks so there’s that.  I’ll be excitingly crazy before you know it and hopefully you all will love watching my insanity bloom! 

Shameless plug:  Oh, before I forget, I have a video blog starting very soon called Ben & Kim Faith in Entertainment with actor Ben Davies that will post weekly on https://www.youtube.com/user/Ben1010101010

Here’s a teaser video to fill you in so you can participate with us!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t2UEY_HnTE&list=PL-3mxdbQGGHsaXn6ZwzPcwkGiApq4xJtn&index=2

Until next week…