Thank You!

This week has been quite wonderful!  As you all are probably aware, my very first national commercial began to air this past Monday.  I was working all day and hadn't caught the commercial in the morning before I went to work so I was eager to get home and watch it!  When I got home, I not only had that to look forward to, but also came home to find my cheque for the Luxury Mattress Infomercial waiting for me!  It's not a bad day when I get paid for one commercial on the same day another one airs!

My experience of first seeing myself in the commercial was definitely surreal and as you may imagine, I picked it apart and absolutely hated everything about me in it the first time around.  My head looked shrunken on my shoulders; my voice didn't sound like my own, etc., etc.  I was not surprised by this reaction; its not every day my face pops up on t.v! However, I enjoyed the commercial more and more each time I saw it!

What was most special to me about that day, however, were all the phone calls, texts, emails and facebook messages I got from all my family and friends who were so excited to have seen it.  To know that there were so many people in their living rooms anxiously awaiting to see me in a commercial made me feel more grateful than I can express. In that moment, I felt lifted and completely supported and that is a truly special and wonderful thing!

So, to you I say thank you for your excitement, for your eagerness, for your constant encouragement...thank you!

My KitchenAid Commercial with Anna Olson

On September 19, 2011, just 2 days away, my first ever Canadian National Commercial will air and I am pretty excited!  What's cool about this, other than the obvious (it's a national spot; features a local celebrity; it's a well-know brand; I got paid, etc...), is that when I first was sent the script from my agent for the audition, I loved the spot and knew I was perfect for it!  I went to the audition feeling nervous as always but left feeling like I nailed it and that is such a rare feeling for me after an audition.

At the audition, I knew the clients (from KitchenAid) were in the other room watching on a monitor. I was relieved that they weren't in the actual audition room because that many bodies in the room is always intimidating.  The audition went really well!  I was so grateful to the casting assistants (thank you Fade to Black!) as their direction was perfect and extremely helpful. At the end of the final take, I heard an eruption of laughter from the other room; perfectly timed with the "punch line" of the spot. I was so thrilled that I got a laugh, I was on cloud nine.  Then, as I was leaving, still on my high, I thought, "Wait, the laughter came from a different room; it may not have been for me at all!!" Which just made me laugh!. Regardless, I left the audition feeling that for the first time, I did everything I could do to nail the audition and I did enough to get the part; if some one else walked in and did something else that they like more, so be it!  I went and I did my job and that felt pretty great!  And, even more so, when I booked the job!

We shot a few weeks ago and it was great. The commercial features just the lovely Anna Olson and I.  I actually have lines and am featured and everything!! 

Though I am very excited, I can't help but be a bit nervous that for some reason the commercial will not feature me well or I worry that for some reason they've decided not to air it after all.  I guess, it just feels to good to be true to consider that perhaps my acting career just might amount to something after all. Of course, it is too soon to tell, but I think that's the fear that's holding me back from being too excited and what's putting some negative thoughts into my head instead. 

My hope is that this commercial will amount to something; that because of it, I will book more and more and so on. But, what if that doesn't happen? Am I no further along then? Of course, I can't worry about it. I have to celebrate it for what it is, enjoy the moment and keep moving forward!  And, I intend to! With a bit more of a bounce in my step than before! Heck, why not!?

So, keep an eye out, September 19 on The Food Network, HGTV, Slice and Global (although Global might just be featuring Anna's bit).

Oh, and if you're the type of person who stays up late to catch all the latest infomercials, keep an eye out for one for a luxury  mattress brand called "Dormeo." I booked that a few months ago and have yet to catch it.  So, if you do, let me know!!