HOLY COW

WOW this week has been chalk full of blessings! Not only did I find out I will be assisting Damien Carney, "one of the most accomplished hairstylsits of the last 20 years" according to Ukhairdressers.com, on May 8 near my school for a show. I also was able to help sell Retail (dermalogica mostly) all day and learned so much more about how to sell products and jump out of my comfort zone! It was a phenonemal experience and I feel much more confident in my experience of product sales!

This morning Congressman, Ben Quayle came and spoke at our school and talk to us about issues that directly affect us, our education, potential small business owners and the defeceit we are going through as a country. It was wonderful to hear someone who is able to make a change speak about what he is doing to protect us as aspiring professionals.

Following that we watched a documentary called 'I'm Not Just a Hairdresser' produced by Vivienne MacKinder. It was about woman who are in the hair industry and have made it BIG. They talked about how it is harder for women to make it in the industry because women prefer Men hairdressers. My personal opinion is because women are so catty and hard to trust often and that makes me want to be more warm and welcoming to every women who sits in my chair.

I was brought lunch my the bf and followed that with a dear friend getting highlights and bringing me Starbucks too! At the end of the school evening and last night of zone 4 out of 6, I found out I won the retail prize which contains our awesome new 'Shine On! Spray! Needless to say I'm pretty pumped and have found this week to pretty great. I adore what I do and some times we just need little reminders why we are doing what we are. Today was one of those days!

OH and just found I am a Honorable Mention at the PBA'S Beacon Student conference in August.

Now off to the gym for some strength training before heading home to crash on my pillow.

I will post pictures this weekend too!

4/26-27 Learned this

 So lastnight since I was wiped when I went to sleep after a full day at school and talking things over with the roomie about a spat we got into the week before and going to the gym thereafter... I didn't get a chance to post but learned a lot.

4/26 At school I learned how to do fingerwaves and that they are extremely difficult, thermal straightening which is very tedious yet effective and I also got a 100 on my Anatomy and physiology exam which is the last exam of my cosmetology career before we start reviewing for state boards, I also got a review on our past Salon Building presentation and my teacher told me my presentation skills were outstanding and I really "took charge" which was a huge compliment being I could not public speak even a year ago and now I'm starting to enjoy it.  After school my roommate (lets call her Jan)  and I talked and really got to work to the bottom of everything that was hinder our friendship and relationship of living together. I wrote everything down prior to this confrontational meeting and found it really kept things from getting irrational and emotional but kept us focused on efficient with our time. I've been really convicted of how I use my time lately and setting time limits on EVERYTHING in including conversations, coffee dates, ect; have proved to be very successful and allowed me to keep my priorities straight.  I will be honest in saying in this confrontation with Jan it took me a week to get to the point of being able to talk it out. After I forgave her a few days ago I was finally able to find the worth in the situation and how we could each grow from it. I realized living with another person is like getting microdermabrasion and bringing all the junk to the surface... the good and the bad stuff. Everything in the past, the way one was brought up and how they handle everyday situations is evident in the home. I realized I tend to kind of mentally analyze when I come home instead of discuss my day in vivid detail. I went to sleep this night very invigorated and ready to tackle today.

4/27: Today I went for a run only find out how miserable my runs are becoming.. not sure why but could be due to my strength training/sleep/ not much time to run anymore. My first client was a sweet woman who had celiac disease and many health conditions, as well as going through a divorce, having her house foreclosed and starting a new job... it was at that moment I was reminded how absolutely blessed I am to have even a part of these people's lives while they are in my chair. It is not about me but about them and how I can serve them.

later we took a client for a single color who was a school teacher and we helped price all the retail. I finished the night talking with the bf and now I'm here far past the bed time I had intended but once again that's life and we start school an hour earlier.

I'm realizing after writing my daily doings my life is a lot more full of God's little surprises than I would of imagined. Life is too beautiful to oversee the small things.

Easter Weekend RECAP

    Real real real quick recap (as I'm trying to get to bed by 11:30pm every night this week so I'm well-rested) on life these past few days. Friday night we went to the best place ever, Pita Jungle for Good Friday dinner, Saturday after work I went for a run which was very hot and following that we went to Target and Barnes and Noble so I could study then went to dinner at BJ's which is another one of our fav's, following that we hung out with some of our favorite pals. Sunday we went to the 9am service and celebrate our risen King, Jesus and ate a DELICIOUS breakfast at Cracker Barrel for my first time and this was our spread; (super blurry as it is a phone pic but you get the idea)

and following all this delicous food we went to the lake:

Well it's 4 minutes past my bedtime and I have to get up in less than 7 hours for another week of school. It's my last week of zone 4!

4/21

Today we heard DeeDee Crossett, the president and founder of San Francisco school of Esthetics and Cosmetology. She gave us a lot of vauluable information and taught us things for both the business and technical side. I learned that"Millenials" or my generation are about 30% single children which explains why so many people need there alone time, 75% grew up with working mothers which is why so many women expect to work and also that we like to be on our phones and have freedom of expression.

I also learned how to texture long hair in multiple ways! I did a full highlight, tone, cut and style so am exhausted.

Good night.

4/20 Learnings

Last night I learned that when my mama said "pick and choose your battles" it was subjective and means someone else may choose a battle that I don't think is a battle.
Today I learned from a few clients that age is a natural process and it's better not to fight it.
I re-learned that I was never promised the good life but a life that God perfectly designed for me knowing only I could carry it out.
I learned how to cut hair around the ears.
I learned that not everyone will like me and that is okay.
I learned that as much as I try and resist what I know is right- God will always reveal it to me, it's a matter of how much I'm going to fight it before he does.
I learned that life is full of trials and we have one of two options 1. accept it, learn from it and move on or have a self-pity party.