2.28.2006
hairstylists don't CUT hair, we SCULPT it.
look at that, i'm part of that "we" club. that must be because i cut hair for the first time today! okay, so it was only on a doll head and i probably cut 1/16 of an inch off, but it was exciting nonetheless. what a complex process.
so, as a perk of being in beauty school, we get neat things. on monday, we got a 4 hour class on makeup by the makeup brand that we sell at school. the first 2 hours were product knowledge and the last 2 hours were technique and application. it was great!
anyway, just thought i'd update on my beauty school progress. i have to go to sleep now because i woke up late this morning and i don't need that to happen again tomorrow.
so, as a perk of being in beauty school, we get neat things. on monday, we got a 4 hour class on makeup by the makeup brand that we sell at school. the first 2 hours were product knowledge and the last 2 hours were technique and application. it was great!
anyway, just thought i'd update on my beauty school progress. i have to go to sleep now because i woke up late this morning and i don't need that to happen again tomorrow.
2.21.2006
day 1, week 2
beauty school is a funny place. i don't know how else to describe it. and me being there is even funnier. i hope we're almost done with nails soon and the rumor is that we are going to start haircutting one week from now. pretty awesome, right? i like to describe the pace that move at in beauty school is like dog years compared to human years. they just don't waste time up in that place.
i can't say that i'm 100% completely positive that this is the right place for me, but i also know that it took every ounce of courage in my body to at least try it out. i never imagined that at 27 years old, i'd be questioning what i was going to do with my life and be at such a vulnerable place. i guess i'm not really at a vulnerable place, it's not as if i have zero skills, but it's terrifying to feel like i'm starting all over again.
but anyway, did i mention that my "unofficial" partner in beauty school is an ex-stripper? FASCINATING!
i can't say that i'm 100% completely positive that this is the right place for me, but i also know that it took every ounce of courage in my body to at least try it out. i never imagined that at 27 years old, i'd be questioning what i was going to do with my life and be at such a vulnerable place. i guess i'm not really at a vulnerable place, it's not as if i have zero skills, but it's terrifying to feel like i'm starting all over again.
but anyway, did i mention that my "unofficial" partner in beauty school is an ex-stripper? FASCINATING!
2.14.2006
beauty school, new rules, 19-yr-olds... and chasing after a passion
i'm utterly exhausted. today was my first day of beauty school, and i hope EVERYONE wasn't lying when they said today is the worst and most boring day. it was brutal. i just want to curl up in the warmth of my happy bed and rest... but really, it doesn't take much to make me want that.
the girls there are just so young. it's a wee bit hard for me to handle because i don't normally feel like i'm old, but being around 18 & 19 year olds who have just finished high school makes me woozy. I'm almost 10 years older than them.... WHAT?!?! that's insanity.
we get thrown in right away... i guess it is the sink or swim theory. no time to just get your toes wet, i guess that's what today was. we start manicures tomorrow and we're going to begin literally working on each other.
i miss the comfort of my friends, robin and jenny. i miss the confidence of knowing my job inside and out. i miss being able to wear whatever i want. i miss the flexibility of my old job. i miss hour long lunch breaks. oh, who am i kidding? i miss getting a paycheck!
anyway, these next 10 months are going to be no picnic. it is totally going to suck and everyone i know has told me this. but i have also been assured that beauty school is NOTHING like working in the field and it is just one of those rites of passage (and a means to an end - to get licensed) that every cosmetologist goes through.
i just wish the rules weren't like being in high school again.
cheers to chasing your dream!
the girls there are just so young. it's a wee bit hard for me to handle because i don't normally feel like i'm old, but being around 18 & 19 year olds who have just finished high school makes me woozy. I'm almost 10 years older than them.... WHAT?!?! that's insanity.
we get thrown in right away... i guess it is the sink or swim theory. no time to just get your toes wet, i guess that's what today was. we start manicures tomorrow and we're going to begin literally working on each other.
i miss the comfort of my friends, robin and jenny. i miss the confidence of knowing my job inside and out. i miss being able to wear whatever i want. i miss the flexibility of my old job. i miss hour long lunch breaks. oh, who am i kidding? i miss getting a paycheck!
anyway, these next 10 months are going to be no picnic. it is totally going to suck and everyone i know has told me this. but i have also been assured that beauty school is NOTHING like working in the field and it is just one of those rites of passage (and a means to an end - to get licensed) that every cosmetologist goes through.
i just wish the rules weren't like being in high school again.
cheers to chasing your dream!
2.03.2006
maybe - a whole new me
okay, so probably not that dramatic. but here i am, post Philippines trip, and I'm finally sleeping like a normal person. for the past few days i've been waking up ass crack early, but i think it's anxiety over not having a job. but whatever.
i got a haircut today and it is so fly. lots o'layers and more bangs. pretty pretty.
and i finally have a start date for beauty school. in case you didn't know, i have decided to change routes completely and leave the psychology field behind me (and maybe not completely after talking to some stylists since there is some therapy that takes place while doing someone's hair) and attend beauty school to become a stylist. i'm going to start on February 14th and i think i'm feeling some anxiety over that, too. as much as i've always wanted to do it and as much as i think it is going to be kick ass fun, it's still foreign so that's enough to warrant worry. i also know that it's going to take a shitload of hard work. but i guess really, what is worth having that ISN'T hard work?
alright, here's to my last week off... and i begin my new trade. wow.
i got a haircut today and it is so fly. lots o'layers and more bangs. pretty pretty.
and i finally have a start date for beauty school. in case you didn't know, i have decided to change routes completely and leave the psychology field behind me (and maybe not completely after talking to some stylists since there is some therapy that takes place while doing someone's hair) and attend beauty school to become a stylist. i'm going to start on February 14th and i think i'm feeling some anxiety over that, too. as much as i've always wanted to do it and as much as i think it is going to be kick ass fun, it's still foreign so that's enough to warrant worry. i also know that it's going to take a shitload of hard work. but i guess really, what is worth having that ISN'T hard work?
alright, here's to my last week off... and i begin my new trade. wow.
