Balance Is Key... by Liza McMillan
God, family, football... I truly had to become the master of
balancing my own life. I am many things to many people, but
I needed to determine my role in the most important areas
of my life. There came a time where I began to see past
what my eyes could see and I began to trust and believe in
my destiny. My name is Liza McMillan I am 37 years of age
and I am a mother of soon-to-be three children, a wife to an
amazing man and an entrepreneur.
I have been in the beauty industry for over 20 years and
finally decided 3 years ago, to start MUALUXE, where
Beauty and Fashion collide. My company caters to all things
beauty, makeup, hair, and fashion. I knew it was time to make
this journey on my own as my family began to grow. I took a
step of faith and believed in my gifts, zoned in on my talents
and did not look back! With the support and motivation
of my husband I felt even more confident in my choices.
It’s never easy to step outside of your comfort zone but
nothing amazing ever is! I have been behind a chair doing
hair, behind a counter selling makeup, behind the scenes
doing TV production and did not stop there. During my
growth, I experienced working with InSTYLE and the TIMES
magazines, London Fashion week, multiple celebrities and
right back around to bridal and TV production, yet still the
love for what I do has not subsided.
Without taking you thru the whole span of my career lets go
with some highlights. In 2009 I moved to London, England
to expand my career and take advantage of where life was
taking me. At this time, I worked for a paramount makeup
brand and thru them I was able to rapidly expand my
portfolio. Getting to work with actors like James Gordan,
who is now taking over America and Natalie Dormer from
the hit series “The Tudors”, nothing compares to working
with actor Kevin Spacey. I miss the wonders of London but
my time there was limited. I missed my home here in the
states and returned after a few years.
staying connected. We love going on dates together. Our
alone time is precious and we fight for it. Being the wife
of a former NFL player certainly has a lot to it, especially
since my husband is the NFL Alumni Central Florida and
North Florida Chapter President. It takes a strong, confident
woman to wear my many hats and I am proud to say my
hats are many. From wife, friend, lover, advisor, protector,
Dr., agent, manager, motivator, confidant, secretary, stylist
and the list goes on and on. I love being a wife especially
to the man of my dreams. We have known each other for
over 20yrs, been together for 6 years and married for 1 year.
None of this would be possible without creating a balanced
life with a strong faith-based foundation always leading us
in the right direction.
Being a wife, a mother and having a career is possible.
For me it has been crucial to know and accept where I am
during certain parts of my life. There is a time and place
for it all. We are strong women who are built biotically and
must make ourselves a priority and this is how I live my life!
Live your life in beauty and build on the beautiful moments
in life to create a life by design and not by default. Yes... it
will get hard but what is the good without the bad. From
the MCMILLAN family to yours... God, family, football.
Mualuxe.com
Upon my return, I would reconnect with my love Seneca.
We started a life together and then the time came in my life
when I knew my family needed all of me and my career must
take the back seat. At times that was a hard pill for me to
swallow and I struggled, wondering if I was doing enough
or not but I had to be confident in me, the woman God
made me and recognize that I was at a very special time
in my life. My oldest is nine years of age and is a true little
woman. My husband and I have raised her with strength
and independence with a strong work ethic and respect for
others. Our little one will be four in May and is a mirror of
her dad. She has a confident, free and happy spirit. We have
raised her with the freedom to do as your heart calls and so
she does. Then there is our little Prince who will be here in
June. This news of our new addition was not a surprise as
my husband and I discussed growing our family.
Seneca and I are true best friends and we felt there was too
much love between us to not have one more little one. Our
family brings us so much joy and is our number one priority.
We believe a happy foundation at home will develop
happy children. So, Seneca and I always pride ourselves in
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