After my 3rd and final surrogate pregnancy, I found myself bored and had no sense of purpose. Yes, I know I am a mom to my boys but I need something that is "all mine" in my life. I stumbled across a casting director's page on Facebook back when I was pregnant and got interested in doing extra work. Unfortunately, they never had a call for a pregnant gal so I had to sit out until after the birth. In April, I decided to put my name in the hat and got chosen to participate in the season 2 opening episode for a cable tv show. I was 4 weeks post-partum and lactating. I had no idea that I would never be able to get to my pump during the day. The engorgement was ridiculous after 7 long hours of filming in the hot sun (while in a wool suit, mind you). I knew after that experience that I wouldn't be able to do it again until after I finished pumping milk. In June, I decided to start trying again. I have now been in 5 episodes (well, one of those just had my 4-Runner in it, lol). It has been a blast working on the set. I have made a bunch of friends. It seems that background actors are very interesting people. In addition to the show that I started with, I got a chance to work on a HUGE show recently (I think it had 11 Emmy nominations this year). I ended up having to bow out though due to a migraine attack that included vertigo and nasty nausea. Blah. I hope to get the opportunity to work on the big show again soon. The show that I have been working on is wrapping up in 2 weeks and I won't be able to work on it again before it finishes. I am bummed to miss out on the season finale but the third season will roll back around next spring for filming. I can't wait!
That sounds like fun!
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