disappearing act

So.... I failed! I failed miserably! I really had it in me to do this whole nablopomo. It just sizzled. I am tired, I am exhausted. November is my busiest month. Bryce has been gone the past two weeks for work and at the end of the day I just lay down and I was gone.. but not. I slept horribly without him here. So physically I was exhausted and could not lift a finger.

Don't worry - I will still have a few more post here and a for more post there. Don't forget 2 (2!) more giveaways, more inspirational people and more posts. It will be great. For now - I need to go clean my room for tomorrow's cuts. I think tomorrow will be the busiest nights than I have ever had since starting school. I am back to back to back times 3. awesome!

Stay Tuned!

Response

Can I say WOW??? Either I have people blowing smoke up my tooshie or people really are accepting of what I have to say. Time will tell. I have had an amazing response to the last blog post. I was honestly quite shocked. Maybe I shouldn't be but I am. It is not the response I was expecting. People seem to be 'ok' with the changes. I was worried. The whole post came after an anxiety filled day at work. Things I have been saying for months, I finally put to action. I have been working on these changes for a while. I knew that my clientele would go up or it would go down. So far no one has canceled so I guess that is a positive thing. Maybe this is just what I needed to get the ball rolling. More changes are coming.

I dont wanna....

This is a post that has been a long time coming. This is something that is hard for me to discuss. I have decided this year, 2012, is a year that I am going to stick up for myself and take care of myself. For the longest time I just went with the flow. I work very hard for what I have and what I do. How do I even start with this post?
I love hair, It is my passion. There are so many reasons as to why I don't do hair full time, I want to but I don't. Maybe it is that I cant. It just isn't in my cards at the moment. When I started doing hair I always told myself that I would keep prices affordable. I wanted everyone to have the chance to feel as good as I do when I get my hair done, even on a budget! so lets just get to the point. I need to get some things out that are not easy to say. I don't want to point out one person in this situation but these things happen all.the.time.

• First off I wanna say that there are no longer going to be 'family' or 'friend' discounts. The prices I will set will be the same all across the board for everyone. 

• I will also no longer do trade work. I don't want anyone feeling that they are getting the raw end of the deal including myself.

• I will also now start charging a service fee for any product that one may need. It will be around $5 per item, the more you get, I will lower the service fee. I worked very hard to become certified in what I do and I don't want to be giving product out at my cost (I haven't ever charged for my time or gas).

• I will now put into effect a cancellation fee. I get alot of cancellations and hour before appointments and those are impossible to fill. The cancellation fee will consists of the price of what you had scheduled (if it was a color and cut, it would be the price of that color and cut) You must cancel 24 hours prior to your appointment.

• Payment is due at the time of service. I will no longer accept IOU's. I have too many people do that and I tend to forget with all of them. If you forget cash or check you will be required to run to the ATM or home to grab money. Please make sure you have money with you to pay for the services. 

• Because I work a full time job please allow 1 to 2 week to get scheduled, especially with color. Haircuts are a bit easier for me to fit in and don't always require as much time to schedule.

• I try really hard to fit hair in on the week days (Monday - Thursday). I feel that I deserve the weekends off since I am working 60 plus hours a week. I appreciate all that my clients do for me and sticking it out with me all of this time.

So lets get to pricing:
Cuts

• Men $5
• Women $8
• Shampoo and style with any cut $4

Color

• All over 1 color $40
• Half head weave one color $45
• For every color added to half head weave will be an additional $5 (if you have 3 colors the total is $55)

• Full head weave will be an additional $20. (If you have a full head weave with 2 colors that will be $70
• Color corrections will be $100 an hour (color correction is applying the color - usually bleach - and washing the hair more than once. This is a tedious task and time consuming)

All of my colors include a cut.

Updos/down dos - starting at $45 (Contact me for high school proms. Those will be a tad bit lower for a high school budget)

Perm - call for details. It will depend on length and type of perm you want.

 Wax

• Lip $5
• Eyebrow $5
• Nose $5
• Underarm $10
• Arm half $10
• Arm Full $15
• Leg Half $15
• Leg Full $20
• Bikini $15
• Back $10

*I will not be doing Brazilian wax at this time.
**If you don't see something on the list please ask! I may have forgotten some things.
*** bundling is accepted so please ask!
****Prices are subject to change.

Growing up

For anyone who knows me I am a person who cant say no. I went through years of therapist to learn to say no and I did well for a while (kind of) but I always worry that people would be upset or not want to be my friend or it would cause confrontation. It is just easier to say yes and deal with it.
The first week I started back into school for the semester was hectic. I was home around 8:30, eat dinner, shower and go to bed. There was no me time, there was no Bryce time. the 2nd week I would get home at 8:30 do homework, eat dinner, shower and around 11 or so I would attempt to hit the pillow. I told myself on that 2nd week it was only that I was running around getting book and supplies while trying to fit in work and hair both that I was so busy and it will calm down.
Last week I got another call for a new client. I love building up to new clients and I love doing hair but I have been dreading getting they stuff scheduled in with people who are so demanding and don't see eye to eye with my schedule. Its draining. I lost it. I cried. I yelled. I pouted. yes I did. Bryce told me it was because of my hormone levels but I knew it was because I was feeling neglected, doing some neglecting myself, and to be honest I am EXHAUSTED running around like a chicken with its head chopped off. In the midst of my blubbering I told Bryce that I was done with hair for the semester. If I didn't do this I would soon learn to hate it. He told me to rethink it later when I wasn't hormonal and so needy..
Yesterday I got a friendly reminder from my teacher that we are 6 weeks in to school.. 6 WEEKS! where did that go? and yet my schedule still has not slowed down. I have thought alot about what to do. My house is lacking, Bryce is starting to wear stinky clothes because I am so exhausted that I literally did NOTHING the whole weekend. Its great.. Now to the point of my story..
The new client I told you about last week, I said no.. no for the first time ever. This morning I came to the conclusion that I am doing no hair until the first week in November(except the commitments in which I already made.. and that is one person and she knows who she is). I need me time and I need time with my baby. I was also asked to do a continuing client and again I said no.. not until the 2nd week in November. I will write it down now. I said no! for the 2nd time I think in my entire life. I can not believe it. All that money for counseling is finally paying off. FINALLY. I just have to remember what she told me.. and keep that in mind.
Sorry about the rambling..

Weddings, food and early morning

Its the weekend and what a better way to start it off by posting on my blog! This last week was the first week that I got to sit at home and do NOTHING! It was great. Thursday night I crashed at 5:30 in the evening and did not wake up until 5 the next morning. I think I was coming down with something, or my body just needed to relax. That was a great sleep! Friday morning I had another wedding to do. I was kind of disappoint at first but I had a really good talk with the bride. She was extremely happy with the way things turned out. She is a super cute girl.

I have been doing alot of red heads lately. The last 2 girls had alot of hair and we had to hide alot of it. Jessica likes to talk and she is a person who cant keep still. I had to learn to move with her. It turned out great and both her and her mom were happy with how it turned out. Her dress was BEAUTIFUL too! (which she got at angel's (wedding) dresses)

Not only did I do the hair but her mom asked me to take some shots of her on her now husbands motorcycle. they did not have a photographer. As much as I tried to talk them into in, they were just not having it. It all started with the consult when her mom had me take a few shot of her in her dress. I am no photographer and they knew it but I felt like we got some good shots. She is a cute girl with lots of personality, oh did I mention I grew up down the street from her?? There is no way she is old enough to get married! That just mean I am getting old... haha! Over all the wedding was a huge success, I love being involved as much as I was with this one. I feel like I am accomplishing things. I am definitely not the greatest but I think I have some great ideas.

Congrats Jessica and Phill!!!!!!



Oh and I made a new recipe called baked penne, it is the basic but Bryce LOVED it! and it came out of my handy dandy book that I have been raving so much about. I hope you guys will like it as much as we did.

Oh and here is another mothers day photo. Grandma had a brunch at her place that she is residing and we were able to attend. It was a awesome brunch. Everyone in the home care center had their family there.. it was really nice.

Olin and darlene (white and plaid - bryce aunt and uncle) eric and Eileen (stripes and black - Bryce aunt and uncle) Debbie (Bryce's Mom - Purple) Grandma Violet (pink) Bryce and I

P.S. Rie I still do live in utah, riverton. I will email you next week on mon or tues so watch for it! :)

Wedding Hair

Well I guess here is my chance to show off something that I LOVE DOING and I THINK I am good at but I have to say that I am a bit disappointed how these turned out. Usually I am really excited about the hair and go to grab my camera and realize I have forgotten it. Sound familiar?
I am beyond bummed out with these but in my defense I DID NOT HAVE A CONSULT! usually I will get in a consultation with the bride before the day of the wedding/bridals in which I will actually go through with them their wants and desires and then I will actually do the hair, make sure the veil fits and it is everything she wants, see if there are any changes etc.
I received this call on Tuesday night about the bridals for Friday and the wedding for sat. I unfortunately could not get off work on such short time notice for Friday but I was able to haul my butt out of bed at 5:30 in the morning on Saturday, this was a VERY EARLY morning wedding here.
I guess I am fishing for compliments to make me feel better about the situation (think positive, the bride didn't scream in horror!)

The Bride - side view

the bride close up

The bride a back view


the bride without the veil (she looks blond here huh?)


this girl is only 12 and man does she have a head of hair on her! it is thick!


Another back view


A side view (yes that is a criss cross pattern I put in her hair, all the way around. I had to think quick!)


this cute little girl is only 7 and she was a doll! I wanted something that could hold in while she ran around.


I wanted to add a flower to the side of this but she was not having it.


Side View


Side View

All in all it was fun and they turned out adorable, although I am still disappointed in myself. they came out well considering the circumstance. Now do I throw the check away because this isn't my greatest work? I don't know, opinions please?

Congrats Chelsea on your wedding! I hope you have a fun-filled day with memories that you will cherish for a life time!