not enough time?

well, that seems to be the one constant i can count on as of late. I know I've been neglecting to write something new hear for a while and honestly its not from lack of inspiration. I think that I've just been trying to process everything going on. Want to hear some fun goings on?

-For starters i gave a 9 month old boy his first hair cut. He loved it! He got all sorts of attention from the girls on the floor and I learned some amazing new tricks to help deal with children from Melissa. She's a very talented instructor and I'm super glad we have her... I'll explain more later about why i love her. (Apparently duck bill clips work great for getting kids to look at one point - so they stop moving their head.  Just clip it on the cape.)

-Attendance haha... well mines been great haven't missed a single hour yet this month ;P and i plan on making up a total of four Saturdays this month. So my worksheets already pretty much done.

-I've also started searching for my post school era job. Which is no small feat. Its almost as overwhelming as going to school. But I've recently allied myself with Vicky and were taking it on together haha im just not sure if she knows she's as involved as I'm planning on her being.

- Acne medication vs. Wax. well in the case of today, acne medication and wax tied. I finished the service but my poor teenage guest just though it was normal for her skin to blister from being waxed. I simple dismissed her redness because she had already told me she gets very red, But when i realized it more closely resembled raw hamburger than human skin I began asking questions. It only took me two questions to get to the cause, acne medication. This is why I love Melissa, I grabbed her immediately and explained the situation. She remained calm which helped me regain some calm - clearly not all of it. But she explained the situation to my guest and let her know the redness she was experiencing wasn't normal. Then we explained to her about threading and how it would be a great option for her. Melissa even gave her a great home remedy for her sores, milk, apparently it takes heat out and will promote the skin to heal. (Acne medication cause the skins natural structure to change either by weakening it, or thinning it, which is why you should never perform a wax service on someone taking and prescription strength acne medication without permission from their dermatologist.)

-Finally i haven't made up my mind yet about confronting you know who from face your fears day. Am I being spineless? Should i just man up? I honestly think I'm waiting until i know what i actually want to have happen. Some part of me and I'm not sure why thinks that i can fix whatever the issue is. Worse  case scenario im only in school two more months.

- My final day will be in the first week of December! So excited!


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So, thanks if you've made it this far once again haha I'm sure I'm not the greatest blogger out there, but i did just realize tonight that there's a typo in my blog title! fixing that asap.

I'll be the mean girl

Theres been a lot of cattiness and just general gossip flying around lately. Why is it that such an amazing field of work is tarnished by its reputation of gossip?  This is something i dont really understand... In paul mitchelle culture we have a bitch buddy sytem - to in part reduce this. but, what happens when your bitch buddy has loose lips? Or something things that by choosing one but bitch buddy their entitled to choose the whole class, or school.


I know in the end that the kind of people who are negative and love to have that kind of attention surround them are only limiting themselves and their careers. But what about everyone else in the meantime? Are  we supposed to just let them say and do whatever they want? to put it short honestly im tired of being defamed on a daily basis. Am i supposed to draw more attention to the already wild and extreme comments being made about me. I may not be the perfect person, but i can genuinely say i try to be a good person.


the craziest part of all of this now is that the person spreading these false accusations about me is not attempting to take out their feelings towards me on my friend.

Yesterday i resolved that i will be the mean girl. So, just like when a snake bites you, and you have to suck out all the venom; that's what i have to do. Gossip and lies are like  venom. I'm going to suck out all the venom from my life.  I'm going to resolve this if it kills me today haha. Dont worry i'm sure there will be a follow up post tot this.

- on a side not have you read the "be nice or else book"? its honestly very inspirational and it has some great advice. Today i will be facing someone and clearing with them. One way or another. I am resolved.

secrets, thats why her hairs so big.

There's a simple beauty in just getting your hair done, I mean it’s not just the act of cutting it strand by strand or coloring it section by section. There's a strong connection formed between client and hairdresser.

A truly great makeup artist once told me that we have two ears and one mouth so we should listen twice as much as we speak.  So how do you keep balance and make sure the conversation keeps its momentum? haha I just ask simple questions of course they have to be open ended, but beyond that sometimes it’s possible to even steer the conversation in a direction you want it to go; even more than all of that its important to listen. It’s extremely easy to pick up when someone’s tuned you out and given up on what you’re saying. - which is probably the easiest way to devalue your client and lose them.

Personally I try to not draw to many parallels between what they're saying and what’s happened in my life. I want the attention to be on them and not me; they're paying to have the focus be them.  Let’s face it I know a lot of people could enjoy a hour long journey into my life but let’s be real haha that's not why they're in my chair.

When your client opens up to you it’s not for you to share with every other appointment you have that day/week. It’s just to share with you. You don't need to take it to heart and mull it over throughout your appointment just hear it and let it go, chances are it doesn't pertain to anything you will ever need to know. If it’s something that affects you, use those amazing conversational skills and steer the conversation somewhere else. BE POSITIVE. Negativity hates POSITIVITY and will remove itself from your presence.

---- Thoughts on hair school this week.

Not everyone is going to like me, haha well I’ve known that for a while actually. They don’t even have to have a reason; sometimes people just don’t like you. Simple as that. But what’s new is this- I can turn out some amazing hair. What does that mean? I don’t need them to give me my value. My clients already do that for me. Every time they leave happy with a smile on their face for whatever reason, and I’m sure most of it comes from my personality and not their hair, I know I’ve made a difference in their life. even if it only last fifteen minutes after they leave, for one moment they knew they were beautiful and worth feeling that way.

Take whats told to you and stick it where it belongs, in your backcombing. I'm sure you can think of a thing or two to add some lift to your hair.

 

Caper - "my dreams, my future"

What is Caper you may ask? - Well let me give you the run down. It’s an intense three months of selling "bags" of product to win a once  in a life time trip to Las Vegas. (Where you will be educated by some of the biggest names in the hair industry.) Sounds exciting right? Well of course it is, or did you miss the Las Vegas part?!

But as with all great things, there's a catch. Students must sell 80 of the bags at my school to secure their ticket, and of course there are only 10 tickets. So this creates quite the predicament.... how does one go about selling so many bags when they're in such steep competition. I'm currently on the phone with my mom and we’re strategizing haha.  

This is what I’ve broken it down into. Three amazing and undeniable reasons to support a future professional and buy a bag!

1.      We aren’t always going to be future professionals, eventually were going to be out in the real world. And let’s face it even though it’s in Vegas were there to learn. By investing in our advanced education you’re investing in your own head of hairs future.

2.      It’s not just helping us, it’s also helping yourself you’re getting a great price point on professional PM product! – Which of course we both know you’re in need of…. Tresemme isn’t cutting it anymore. If your living in an adult world let’s try some adult products.  

3.      It’ll feel good. Even if you weren’t getting product out of the deal would it just make you feel good to help someone reach and achieve such an amazing goal, to help them experience a truly motivating and life altering experience?! 

Let’s be excited about this! I know I am. Opportunities like this don’t come every day for students living in the Midwest. We have a very wide range of opportunities but none of which include the possibility of meeting the people, who are the driving force behind one of the most successful and inspiration companies to work for - Paul Mitchell -  its far more than a range of products, its schools, and other material things. It’s a lifestyle, culture, and most importantly a family. By supporting your helping us to reach – our dreams, our future.

Did I mention its held at Caesars Palace???

;)