Friday, September 16, 2005
Junk
There's a lot of junk in my trunk.... Well actually I just felt like saying that, but really, trying to pack has made me realize how un-organized I really am. I didint think i was that bad. oh well. Pitter patter right Amay? Thought you might like that.
Today was good. Not great, not bad, but good. Kyle woke up to catch the 7:45 ferry, thus waking me up in the process, and despite feeling tired, my body wasnt going back to sleep. So I got up and went to the gym. Since yesterday's work out was a little more intense for me, my body was feeling it. I dont mind feeling a little sore, its just when its soooo sore that I can hardly function as a human being that it bothers me. I too have a sore neck. Nothing like Laura's losing sleep over it though. I came home, ate, cleaned and packed a little before work. Work was a little slow. One client I had today wasnt happy, and here's why. She comes to the salon often, so she knows a lot of the slylists. I cut her hair the last time she was in and everything was fine. She had complained that the last time she had her hair cut, the layers were way too short. So we agreed that I would just blend the layers in so she could grow out the shortest layer. She was happy with that. This time we were trying to establish what to do, and I was having a hard time understanding what she wanted, partially because she didnt really know herself. An indecisive person. Damien, the stylist next to me, recognized her and came over to say hi. He started talking to her about her hair. He took one look at her ends (which were quite dry, especially on the shortest layers, which I didnt touch last time), so he said the only thing to be worth her while would be to cut off the really dead stuff, because it I only cut a little of it off, it would still be dry, and it would be a waist of a haircut. I admit, I wanted to cut them off too. Its quite satisfing to cut of dead yuckies. She agreed and was like "ok, whatever" So that's what i did. She hated it. The layers were too short, and i could just tell by the way she kept feeling it and examining parts that she did not like it at all. Its weird how sometimes you can just feel when a person's not happy, the negative energy is palpable, right Biffnuckatuck?
So, even though that wasnt really my fault, I always feel a little down when someone doesnt like they're hair. There's no turning back. I just dont have the backbone that Damien has to tell a client how it has to be.
Hair tip: Be nice to you're hair, especially when wet, that's when the hair is most vulnerable and will break easier. Give it a treat this week.
Hair fact:There are only two different colour pigments in hair, red and black, so no matter what you're hair colour is, its a certain combonation of red and black, this means that all hair colour is quite unique. Blondes have a hardly have any pigment at all, and what little they do have is mostly black. Grey hair is hair without pigment. People with really ashy hair have mostly black pigment.
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Sarahstottle posted @ 5:24 PM
Thursday, September 15, 2005
New post time
Its been a week, and what do I have to say for myself? I hate it when I leave it this long because then I dont know what I should write about because so many things happened, and I end up feeling so overwhelmed that I dont write about anything at all.
My hours at work have been cut down. This is because Jessica, the one of the other junior stylists, just graduated, so now she's working more. Not more than me, but its like they had to share a little bit with her. Its ok, though, I like my days off- I always seem to have tones of things to get done so I get to do those, plus fun stuff. Other than that, work is going well. We started our classes again with all the staff. Monday night is junior class (which annoys me a bit, because that's my day off, but the classes are good) and Tuesday night is the whole salon class, which I look forward to, because they seem like they could be fun, and I'd like to spend time with work people not necessarily working. Sometimes they do fun things like bowling. Right now there's a bit of dramma at work, because Erin (who's apprenticing at the salon, meaning that she's not going to school, she's learning at the salon for two years to become a stylist) and Kevin (a senior stylist- he's the most senior other than the bosses right now) are breaking up. Erin is breaking up with him because he has been treating her badly. So, now he's being extra nice to everyone, especially her, hoping that she'll change her mind. Why dont boys get it? If they were nice to begin with they wouldnt be where they get themselves... Anyway, Im trying not to get sucked into it. Its hard, because sometimes Im curious and want an update, but then I realize I shouldnt be involved. So thats what Im doing now. And thats my work life....
In the meantime, I would like to get everything I can packed but i always find something I'd rather do, when there is time. Im so bad that way....
I have to go to the gym now, there's a class.
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Sarahstottle posted @ 8:46 AM
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Shopping with Katie
Yesterday morning was all a blur. I was at the doctors office at 8:45 am to get my urethra stretched and my bladder looked at. Might as well be blunt about it. I dont care. I was given a tranquilizer and told I was legally impaired for the next 24 hours.
Kyle picked me up and we went to Ann's house because she had some things she wanted him to do. I slept all the way to her house, and the whole time we were there on and off. I woke up to eat lunch. I barely even remeber it. When we got back to Nanaimo, I went shopping with Katie. This woke me up a bit. I think thats the first time I've really been shopping with Katie, where we were serious about buying and werent in a huge group of girls. It was fun. We both had some good finds. As a woman, you need support in your decision to buy something. Kyle does not fulfill this need in me. Shopping with him isnt really fun. Not unless you want to be in and out. We shopped for hours and hours. Started to get really tired at the end. The girls were too. It was fun though. Katie still needs to buy a new purse, and the right one wasnt found yesterday. Usually I see so many cute purses, and yesterday there were just a bunch of mediocre ones, or ones that werent "katie." I didnt want her to just sort of settle for one that she thought was pretty cute- it had to be an "oh my goodness, I love this purse!" So, we settled for not yet. It is urgent however, because right now her purse is a fanny pack.
Today, I have been running around all over the place. I dropped off my perscription, did two loads of laundry, a whole lot of packing (well it felt like a lot, to me. Hardly made a dent) cut dad's hair, colored and cut moms hair, developed some film, mailed something, and I have to go to mcdonalds and pick up some more boxes. Im just going to relax tonight I think. Kyle might not be coming home tonight and that makes me feel lonely. ... I just called him and he is YAY!
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Sarahstottle posted @ 1:34 PM
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Busy busy week
I was about to write once, but then had to leave because of David Russell. He's gone now, and I cant say I feel that sad about it. He'll be back, he always is. Plus, its not like I spent that much time with him personally, while he was here anyway. Not to mention for the full three and a half months that he was here, every time I saw him he wanted to know when I could do his hair. Now that is finally done.
My week was full of work. One of the stylists was sick all week. I ended up working full eight to ten hour days- and that can be tiring. Working on clients non- stop, putting the effort into being interested enough to keep up a conversation-it can all be draining. I met some very nice clients though, and that warms my heart. One particular day after working about nine hours, we went out to help Ann move. Oh my. We were there until about ten thirty- I hadnt eaten anything, I had to be at work bright and early the following morning and she was a huge stress case. It was too much for me personally, but I just bit my tongue. The Doug and Jordan were helping, along with Adam, Kyle's brother, and Amy and Scott, friends of Ann's. One minute she would be worrying about the silliest little thing and making it a large deal, and then another minute, she'd spot something in a box that she forgot she even owned and be delighted "oh! who found this? I love this!" She wanted us to stay the night. That would have been a disaster. Ann's a likeable person, but when shes like that, I cant handle it for very long. Im mean. Mean Sarah comes out.
I finally had time today to read all the blogs. I had to catch up about three entries each. I feel better now.
Its our turn to move next. Well not just ours, Doug and Delanie are moving, Jordan and Tracy- but they'll just be moving upstairs- not as hard, Evan and Esther and US! Woah.
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Sarahstottle posted @ 9:58 AM