My Commercial Shoot!

I had so much fun working on a commercial on Wednesday!

I had to drive over an hour to Squamish where we filmed beside some scenic rocks. I played a Mom of two teens alongside my onscreen hubby.

There’s this instant feeling on set—like we're at camp. You bond quickly with your cast-mates, and the next day, even after only 12 hours together, you find yourself missing them.

I think it's more missing the excitement of it all. As actors we do a lot of auditioning and actual bookings can be few and far between So when we do land a role, it feels like winning the lottery—which it kind of is, considering we’re competing with hundreds of others.

In the last year alone, I’ve had 143 auditions, 6 bookings, 4 callbacks, and 1 hold. That’s actually considered a lot of bookings! But as you can see, there’s a ton of effort behind every job we land. Like they say, you can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket.

It reminds me of exercise.

Most of us work out regularly—maybe 3 times a week (about the same number of auditions I average). But we only really use our physical fitness at specific times, like a big hike or something.

Still, without all that behind-the-scenes effort, you wouldn’t be able to do that big hike. And over time, if you stop moving your body, coupled with aging, before you know it, you can’t do the things you used to love. Or maybe you get so out of shape that you become self-conscious about wearing a bathing suit and avoid going to the beach altogether.

So—just like auditioning—keep at it.

Keep exercising so you can keep doing the things you love!