never judge a book by its cover

So Lauren and I attended our first night of bible study. We had been looking the last couple of days for a church that had a women's bible study on one of the nights we were available...We had checked out the Calvary Chapel Beachside Church that is LITERALLY across from our house, but not only did it not have the right time or days that we were looking for it kind of had a weird feel to it. sorry, i know that's mean. So we started looking at some churches online...normally when I attend church I go to Rock harbor but their bible study didnt work on the right night either, and I remembered that I had been to Refuge Calvary Chapel a few times and it had a Tuesday night women's bible study so we decided to give it a try...

On first meeting, Lauren and I were a little skeptical, as they're were probably only a handful of girls our age, and the rest consisted of women in their 30's+. It consisted on worship, then a small sermon and then finally breaking up into small groups...the woman next to me asked the lady in charge..."How will I know what the right group is for me?" and the lady responded, "God will direct you into the right group." at this point im thinking...yeah, alright...my usual cynical self...ANYWAYS, as the sermon began I realized the woman speaking was probably one of the best speakers I had ever heard, at least for me, as she dissected EVERY PIECE of the scripture into a way i COMPLETELY understood it. Now normally, I tend to lose the speech at times and have to redirect myself back into it, but this time I don't think she ever lost my attention. THAT in it of itself was thrilling...We then broke into small groups and the girl next to Lauren and I said we should come in hers... Our leader of our group wore a bright pink top, with a weird huge flower broach in the middle...purple and black plaid socks and a hairdo that came out of the 70's...yet again, my cynical side is thinking..."oh great..." however, she was a STUN, and did an amazing job of going around the circle getting every ones opinions and feedback...not only was she good, but the entire group was so diverse and different that it was like you got SO many different sides of seeing things, which i discovered, i really needed in...

In closing Lauren and I both walked away with having learned so much. and with BOTH of my cynical, skeptical views, I was completely proved wrong...God HAD directed me into the PERFECT group, everyone was so extremely welcoming and helpful...and the woman who I worried about running it, was in turn, perfect...I learned tonight, along with many other things that I need to stop being so cynical and shut off before I even give people a chance...I think I deal with so many weirdo's in my profession that I forget that almost any type of christian person will have good in them and no matter what, at the end, be extremely welcoming and helpful... I am so excited about this class, and the Tuesdays that follow! Will keep everyone updated! <3

Family Hair prices :)

So i thought I would update the family on how I would be charging everyone for their hair from now on bc im sure everyone was just on the edge of their seats wanting to know...lol...Ive calculated some ideas and tossed some ideas around with other stylists and my mom and I think what seems like a very good deal and easy to do is to just charge everyone the same flat rate. Basically I am going to charge everyone $75.00 no matter WHAT they get done. I think this all works out well in the end. So if you what Base color, highlight and haircut its 75.00....If you want highlight and haircut its $75.00. This is around what most of the girls do for their immediate family at work(even tho some scums still charge their family's full pull. sooo sad. lol) It seemed easier to do it this way than to have separate costs for each and every service. obviously, if someone JUST wants a haircut Im not going to charge you over what I normally charge. We can work something out. And if anyone wants another service including Kerastase treatments, extensions, or the Brazilian Blowout, product costs are far more expensive and will need to be figured, but even on those items I will not be charging anywhere near full pull. Anyways....this is JUST for my family...Im not giving this deal to ANYONE else...not even my closest friends or even roommates! BUT...I am starting out my own business which i know is going to be very hard so i would LOVE it if anyone sent me new business!!!! here is a list of my actual pricing just fyi....

womens haircut $60
Mens haircut $35
Blowdry $35
Partial Highlight $80
Full Highlight $105
Color(all over) $75
Color(retouch) $55
Blowdry with chemical $25
Kerastase Treatment $35
Brazilian Blowout $350

I will be coming up with some gift certificates and brochures to be handing out to new clients and would love it if people handed them out to friends and family...will keep you updated :)

SPEAKING of family and hair... Diane...haven't seen your head in a while...and donna? And Min...have you decided on going back to blonde or not? Ive been thinking about plans on ur head...lol. Also, Deb, how is Annabell's hair?

Pointless

Well John, I guess I have to admit it...I am the one who has no life. lol. Its my first day on rental and Im already home, and have spent most of my day trying to find things to do with all my free time. I feel like my mother. lol. The thing was, that when I was on commission I had to be at the salon 8 hours a day 5 days a week no matter if I had a client or not, so the majority of the time I had a lot of sitting around there. NOW that I am on rental, I am only there when I do have a client and my clients are usually gappy or at one time of the day, so I have a lot of extra free time on my hands. Which, at first, seemed so appealing and now, on the first day, Im already bored. A part of me just felt like sitting there today even tho everyone knows Im on rental now and would just be looking at me with "whats her point?" type of a feel, and a glowing "I HAVE NO CLIENTS RIGHT NOW". smoke. And, on an even sadder note I really dont feel like coming home bc the only one of my roomates who is home these days is Heather, and shes unemployed. Just a smoke feel to come home with nothing to do and waller around with a complete pointless person. So Ive attempted to spend my day with weird random errands, none of them being anything to pressing, and now I am rearranging my closet(this is how you KNOW i have no life) and I think Im off to the laundromat to do a load of laundry that really could wait a couple of weeks. buuut Im desperate.