Summer was fun…but it’s still hot!!!

What was your best summer moment?  Mine was my housewarming, what a party!  Old friends and new friends came together and it was a great afternoon with food, fun, swimming, and dancing.  Everybody had a blast playing Wii Just Dance and we went for an evening swim after the hot sun went down.  It was definitely a party to remember and I look forward to having more fun times in my new home.  It was brutal to be moving during the summer months but it feels good to be settled in.

I had some fun creating an audition video for an upcoming new fashion design show.  This came up the same week I was getting ready for my housewarming so needless to say I was a little stressed being pressed on time with the video deadline and getting my house ready for my party.  I had lots of fun and created an entertaining video though.  I will post my video as soon as I can, but for now I went ahead and posted my best runway walk and the outtakes of my video on my YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HeatherNyki?feature=mhee …be sure to subscribe to my channel to get updates on my new video posts as soon as they are uploaded.

In the image here I am finishing crochet detailing for my dress design as Nolan Kubota styles my hair and makeup for my runway walk in my audition video.

This has definitely inspired me to get back onto the sewing table.  Between getting settled having access to my sewing machines again and creating this video talking about my design style and inspiration, I’m ready to continue working on my fashion line.  My goal is to have a fashion show within the year and start selling my designs online again so I will be launching a new website, coming soon.  I considered launching my fashion line here on my modeling website, but I feel like it deserves its own place.

I have been working throughout the summer also, but the most outrageous gig was a commercial I was casted for, then cut from, then recasted for, but in the end I did not make it to set.  This was the first time I was ever put through the loop like that.  It was nothing I did, they simply decided to cut back on the number of extras they wanted at the last minute, but they could not make up their mind on how many they really wanted.  It was a bit ridiculous!

I am looking forward to fall…my favorite holiday is approaching!    ;)    Stay tuned to find out what I wear for Halloween this year

I apologize for it being so long since my last post.  I have been busy traveling, modeling, and speaking at workshops

I do have some exciting news that I have added new things I was working on during the time since my last post.  I have my Runway Gallery published with images from a few of the different fashion shows I walked in.  I have also been editing videos of my workshops at which I have been speaking which are posted on my Youtube channel (HeatherNyki).  These are simply self made videos to provide a little more information about my modeling life as well as give a taste of what my workshops are like.

I am absolutely falling in love with the fashion industry, so much that I am now producing my first fashion show.  After walking in so many fashion shows and meeting so many designers, I decided I wanted to provide another opportunity for these designers to showcase their fashions.  Of course I have the hope that some of them may ask me to walk for them again, but I also have the desire to be on the other side as a designer myself in the future.  Producing these shows will not only give me experience of the fashion shows from every angle, but I will also be able to provide an opportunity for the new models attending my workshops and learning runway technique to use what they have learned in a live fashion show.  My workshops are about helping your modeling career, not just teaching you how to be a model.

These workshops are geared toward models who are interested in learning more about being a model and how to make money as a model - which is a challenge for most models.  I also provide technique training and hands on experience for new models.  If you are interested in finding out more, please visit my New Models page.  I hope to have online training videos available for those who are not local to attend a workshop live.

Aside from the workshops, I am still walking in runway shows and attending fashion shows as well.  In fact I have a photo here of the necklace I got from a fashion I attended recently.  When I saw the model come out with this necklace I about died…I honestly gasped and gawked with dropped jaw as the model walked by on the runway.  I tried to talk myself out of it, but alas, I could not live without this work of art.  It truly is a work of art and it hangs on my wall mounted inside a picture frame when I am not wearing it.

I went from summer weather one day into winter weather the next!  Wait, did she just list that in the wrong order?…Nope I meant to say it that way.  I went from 90 degree sunny weather into 30 degree snow - and I thought winter was over, but not for every part of the country.

I traveled to a few new places last month and left my warm weather at home to get snowed in on the mountains.  I had lots of fun in the snow after a heavy spring storm.  The snow was so thick just after a couple days it was unbelievable!  I went out sledding and would have loved to do some skiing, but didn’t have enough time.  I just learned to ski the beginning of this year and actually had much more fun than I expected.  I’m not a big fan of the cold temperatures, but I am very athletic and took to the sport rather quickly and easily.

I had a fun St. Patricks Day!…What about you?  Being Irish/Scottish I feel this is MY holiday :-p and I couldn’t stand to let it pass by unnoticed.  It was kind of humorous to witness a sea of green clothes in crowds of people, but I love the spirit.  I wore my first springtime dress of the season - of course with green in it - and was very pleased it stayed warm into the evening instead of getting chilly after sunset.  Spring is definitely here…it was even warm in the snow when the sun came out actually

I also got incredibly busy with Spring Fashion Shows! And I still have a few more upcoming fashion shows for summer already that I’m very excited about!  I get such a rush of energy walking the runway and I absolutely love the fashion industry so I’m in heaven  I have started a runway gallery and will be posting that very soon, with video! I also spent some time speaking to and training new models just getting started in their careers and am looking forward to doing more events like that in order to share my knowledge and experience.

Lastly, I want to let you know that I have started my own Youtube channel: HeatherNyki at http://www.youtube.com/user/HeatherNyki and will use it as a video blog so I’m looking forward to having fun with that. Woohoo!

Well I know Spring Break is right around the corner and many are gearing up for beach body status …I’m part of that group, getting my bikini body ready for summer.

I wanted to share some tips with you to let in on my secrets to keeping fit and looking healthy.  I know you’ve probably heard it before…diet and exercise.

Yes I go to the gym, but honestly not as much as I should.  The funnest exercise I get these days is shopping, hehe.  Walking the mall in some high heels does definitely benefit my lower half  Seriously though, there are some really quick exercises you can do to create an efficient workout that doesn’t take lots of time.  My favorite combination includes side planks, crunches, and push ups.  Sometimes I mix things up and throw in some leg lifts or lunges or even squats, but for the most part I like to keep it short and sweet…we all got things to do and who wants to stare at themselves in a mirror on treadmill for half an hour?!

Now what about the whole diet thing? Well to be honest that was something I worked on to get into better eating habits over all.  I shifted to an almost vegan diet, not because I don’t like to eat animal products…believe me I love ice cream…but it really does keep your body cleansed and energized.  I do still eat meat at least once a week and there are healthy alternatives to milk and cheese, other than soy which studies have shown can create health problems if consumed regularly.  But I know you want to know how to get there FAST!  Well this vegan diet acts as a natural detox cleanser and is definitely a healthy alternative to popping pills…in my opinion.  So, my suggestion, do the vegan thing for the weeks leading up to your spring break, as much as you possibly can but don’t beat yourself up if you cheat - I do it too  In the morning I usually make a fruit smoothie, either with fresh or frozen fruit.  For lunch I like to have avocado and hard boiled eggs maybe along with some vegetables - baby carrots are my favorite snack food.  For dinner I will make a bean or rice dish with vegetables and sometimes some meat, usually chicken or shrimp and sometimes steak.  Fruits are usually my dessert, but I recently had the idea to make my own ice cream substituting my healthy alternatives for the milk and cream and I am so excited about trying it…I will let you know how it goes

Thats the basics in a nutshell.  If you want more information or detail about my meal ideas or exercise routines just leave me a comment and I will take some time to answer all your questions and give you more ideas.

Looking good is a lifestyle of healthy habits  Have a FUN Spring Break…I WILL!

February was a great month!

I walked the runway in a fashion show for a local designer in Phoenix and it was a fun event.  I loved the outfits I wore and got to enjoy the first part of the show.  It was a long show with many designers, including a hair artist who had girls on the runway to display her up-do styles.  I was able to watch the first half before the intermission, but after intermission I had to get ready to strut my stuff & ‘do my little turn on the catwalk’ lol.  The dresses looked great on me and I wanted to take the gold one home because it fit me so well and looked amazing!  I was barely able to get a photographer booked to get images of me on the runway.  It was a last minute scramble because everybody I was contacting was busy with other things that weekend.  I finally got Ted Scanon through a referral of a referral :p  I’m very pleased as this was the first time I worked with Ted and he did a great job.  I posted some of the pictures he took in my candid gallery and as I get more runway pictures I will be adding a new gallery to hold them.

I also got to work NASCAR this weekend!  How cool is that!  I had a blast a the race event and got to meet some fun people.  I didn’t realize the races were so loud & understand now why ear plugs were being sold, at first I thought they were just for the wimps, but it really does get deafening.  I did get to take some time to actually watch the races instead of being to busy working the whole time.  I also got lots of free goodies cuz there are lots of vendors giving samples and promotional items to attract patrons.  I worked for Ford and Wypall Wipers.It was interesting to be a Ford girl for the weekend because I grew up in a Chevy family lol.  But you know I have nothing against Ford even growing up as a Chevy Girl…actually I prefer mustangs, so I definitely have an affinity towards Ford I had lots of fun and the Ford people were so nice and great to work with.

This month was also a fun month for Bebe fans since they were having contests for best outfits and giving away $250 gift cards!  I would have loved a nice little Bebe shopping spree for the coming summer  They had a new outfit theme each week and I missed the first week, but submitted for every other week in February.  The first week I submitted was for best Valentines Day Evening Look.  The second week was for best NY Fashion Week Look. The third week was for the best Awards Dinner Look.  Unfortunately I didn’t end up winning, but Im curious what you think of my looks…I’m opening a poll to cast your vote for your favorite look of the three I submitted for the February contests.

Leave me a comment about which look you like the best: