UPDATE ON SMHENNADESIGNS!

I have made several changes to SMhennadesigns in the past few weeks and i'm excited to share! 

First, I would like to share a few words. I'm not very good at writing about myself but feel like its important for me to express myself. For as long as I can remember, I envisioned having a well settled business doing something I LOVE, something that I always have been passionate about, something that would always take my mind off of things. That is of course, Henna (well, one of the things, at least).  For those that don't know already, I have never taken any sorts of classes to learn Henna. I was self taught, and used my friends/family as canvases for my art.  

I dream of being the next Ash Kumar, or the next Paval Ahluvalia (SUCCESS WISE). I want to someday share my knowledge and secrets of my success (When I do get there).  I want for people to see my art, and recognize it. I want to inspire and be inspired by everyone I come across. Slowly, BUT surely I will get there one day. I have learned to believe in myself, and in my skills.  I have learned that I am a lot closer to reaching my goal, than I was yesterday. I have learned to never give up.  

There were/are many people who tried to bring me down in the past, but that gives me a better reason to keep going. Not only to prove them wrong, but to prove myself right. Luckily, Alhamdulilah I have many people who support me now and the number one are my parents! I would never, ever, ever be where I am today if it weren't for their love and support. and I still have a long way to go, InshAllah 

I am happy that they don't push me to only focus on my Nursing career, but that they have an open mind to my Henna business as well (and all the other crazy things I come up with). I am also happy that I DO have some close friends/loved ones who support me with even the tiniest things. That really means a lot because that is what keeps me going!  There have been many times when I felt overwhelmed with my job, Nursing career, personal life and my business. I would tell myself, that is it! I can't do this anymore (YIKES! that doesn't seem like an option at the moment, no no no!) Alhamdulilah, every single time I feel that way, something good always comes my way. I believe that my passion will lead to persistence and success! and that ONE day, I will reach my goals.

Ok, I am done, I think =) 

As for the update, here it goes. Please let me know what you think: 

                                                               Big Banner:

Flyers:

New Business Cards:

Sorry for the poor quality pic! will post GOOD pics of it once they are printed!

So, I was extremely bored of my previous design, and all the other templates from the website I was using (Vistaprint). I decided to create my own design, from scratch. Something that was original and something that I can live with! Hence, I created the floral boarder, which I used for everything above and designed it to my taste. I wanted something very simple, yet professional. Something that reflected my work and taste. Of course there had to be the color purple involved, because everyone knows my obsession with the color (:

Feel free to let me know what you think. Any suggestions, comments, questions are appreciated 

QOTW!

(Question Of The Week)

Let's face it. No matter how much you want to keep the young ones young, u can't keep them protected from the "rest of the world" for too long. It just hit me today what my mother says, " you'll know how it feels once u have ur own kids". Although I kinda grasped the concept without getting married or  having any kids yet. Lol.

I've been observing life closely for quite a while now and it has definitely opened my eyes, and changed me from within. For the most part, this change feels good. No disappointments, as of yet and I'm planning on keeping it that way!  

Back to my initial thought: it scares me how fast the young ones around me,mostly family/friends are growing. From babysitting them as kids,to playing with them,celebrating birthdays after birthdays (and many more to come IA), fighting,lecturing, being there for them, time seems to be slipping through like an hourglass.   You see the other half of the sand, going down slowly and u start panicking but there's ntn you can do to stop it. (Just turn the hourglass around again, lol don't we wish!) I just feel extremely concerned about where these kids are heading. They can't stay in the nest any longer, they must face "life". Because that's what life is about, isn't it?  (Makes me think about how crazy I would get once I have some kids of my own, lol). 

On that note, 
When is it too late to try and protect them? or is it ever?

QOTW!

(Question Of The Week)

Life is a roller coaster, as we know it! We go through a rush of emotions/experiences. sometimes we feel like we are the only ones that feel that way, or we don't see beyond what we know. My goal is to have people share their experiences about certain things, broaden their minds, or just vent! (trust me, it helps a lot). I will ask one question per week and I would like to know what you think about it. =)

What do YOU(him,her,them,they) think?

As a child, you ask mommy or daddy, "Mommy(or daddy) what do you think about my new dress?

As a teenager, you ask your friends, "Do you think he's(or she's) cute?

As an adult, you ask your spouse, "What do you think about that house, can we make it a home?

Growing up, we come across many people whose opinions matter to us, and those whose opinions we could care less about.  We all come across a point in our lives where we look for support from that ONE person who matters most. Someone who makes us who we are. Someone that keeps us going every day.  Someone who swears they will be with us through thick and thin. Someone we KNOW, genuinely cares for and loves us. 

Sometimes we hear agreements, other times they disagree strongly. They may fail to understand because we only know so much until we are in their shoes, right? They may have certain expectations FROM you and OF you, which might not match yours. Then what? 

How much do we care about what 'others' think of us? and to what extent do we go along with it?