be there niggas.
so school is going great. i'm fucking rocking the hell out of that shit and loving it. i skipped ahead to the class that started three weeks before me so hopefully i'll be done with my hours by early june so that i can take the state board then instead of july. then it's down to Va Beach and hopefully i'll get to work with Momma Shann for a little while at Do or Dye. it seems like a good environment there- i'm not as concerned about money like i used to be... like i know i've got a fucking amazing resume so i'm not worried about finding a job at a great salon. i could pick and choose from the endless teams working with IBS if i wanted. i'm looking more for quality, not quantity, you know? i've worked for Aveda, i've worked with Redken, Paul Mitchell, Wella ColorTrends, Tigi, Andre Schrecki, even Elizabeth Arden... all those places are amazing- but the teamwork and unity is not what i'm looking for. i can settle for a lesser paycheck, no problem... but what i can't settle for is going in to work and not wanting to be there. don't get me wrong, i will be ever grateful to the companies listed above for their incredible tutelage- but there just wasn't a sense of wholeness there... and that's what i want more than anything. Do or Dye seems like the right place for now. i need a place with a little more heart and little less glam.
susy (from Aveda) is starting a salon within the next few years backed by some big names in the industry... and her ideas sound incredible. she called me a few days ago and says that she wants me on her team because we have the same ideas...i gladly accepted, and i think it will be amazing. true, it means that i'll have to leave the lovely Va Beach area... but i think it will be worth it. she already has a spot picked out in the city... and dear god... the client retention rate will be through the roof. i'm so excited. i mean, this is what i'm good at. this is what i live for... and susy and i are almost the exact same person, so i know she will do the right thing and have an impeccable management team. i can't wait. i really can't wait.
in other news, i've had a few modeling offers- i've accepted one but i don't know about the others. i'm not really going to go into some of the offers because some would almost be considered "taboo" but... just maybe...
*sigh*
if only terra were here.
and thanks to the lovely virginia, and MAC cosmetics, you guys might be seeing me in Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue as the posterchild for MAC's 2006 line. *fingers crossed*
things are looking up... in all aspects. i hope things stay this way.
every day i look into the mirror and more and more i really like the person i see. i could even consider myself beautiful. thank you so much, jae, for giving me that confidence. you are becoming my backbone.
haha, whether you like it or not.
:)