| OH WELL, HELLO LIVEJOURNAL 2010. |
[Dec. 31st, 2009|07:08 pm] |
Tonight is New Years Eve for 2010. I haven't written here for about a year exactly. So some updates for me to read in the future when it's been another year since I have written here are as follows.
1)Angela and her sister Melinda took over the salon in March 2009. We had hired a bunch of people to work at the salon and things were an uphill struggle. But compared to how things were before the whole salon takeover, this uphill battle has been worth the effort.
2) Yesterday was our highest business day. We brought in $2800 in the day. Considering when we started this whole thing out we were making about $300-500 a day, this is freaking fantastic.
3) I am still busting my ass every day at the salon. I work 10 hour days and am working as a hairdresser two out of the five days I am at the salon. I am growing in my confidence daily and am always ready to learn more. Is this my passion in life? No, not really. But do I love what I do and where I work? Yes. Am I a whiny bitch and complain a lot that I am tired and overworked? Absofuckinglutely. Would I give it up for the world? Never.
4) Greg and I have continued to go to photoshoots and fashion shows. Still growing each time. It is really cool, though. Meet a lot of people and do things that not your normal hairdresser does.
5) Social life: Don't have one. This is one thing that I miss and desperately wish I had. Although when I do have the time to hang out with people I am too exhausted to do anything. Plus I can't fathom spending money on beer anymore or wasting a whole day because I feel like puking and like I can't live anymore due to the hangover from my three beers the night before.
6) I am envious of all the happy facebook posts and pictures of people doing fun things all the time, but have to constantly remind myself that people don't post the boring things they or doing of writing about the depressing times in their lives. I know I USUALLY don't Today is an exception.
7) I do, however, have a great relationship in which I can pretty much act like myself, ie uberbrat, and am still loved and muchly tolerated (and visa versa for my other half.) We work together, live together- still with his parents (Again), and act like an old couple most of the time...but he always goes with me in nature trails, to the park, reads with me and to me, plays thumb wars, lets me shop all over the mall...etc etc etc. For this I am very thankful and understand that sometimes sacrifices are made (partying, living like I am still 23, no limits or regrets, meeting random people on roof top parties and telling everyone about it on the internet, being crazy like in the movies---all of the things that a BIG part of me wishes that I had...) but know that ultimately I am happy and loved and am with someone who respects me, genuinely loves me, and understands me.
8) I took a Photoshop for beginners class and learned a lot and then I forgot it all.
9) I did P90X, stopped, started Weight Watchers, stopped, joined a Gym and went every other day, stopped, ate a shit ton of junk a lot, stopped, now I am doing Sugar Busters. No sugar. Crap.
10) Pua and pouncer are still perfect.
11) Greg and I are looking to buy a house. Scary.
12) Getting ready to go to New York again at the end of Jan (first time in three years). About time.
13) Haven't spoken or seem Rachie, Lisa, Shelb in a long time.
14) The freaking internet is the devil and makes me really depressed when I shouldn't be.
That's all. For now. Happy New Year. Hope this one is better than the last. I have to say since graduating in 2006, my life has been slowly getting better.
2006= shit
2007= a little less shit.
2008= a lot of shit, mixed in with some sprinkles of hope.
2009= foggy haze of shit...starting to make a clearing.
2010= who knows what is in store!
I never ever ever knew that growing up was going to be so hard for me. If there is one thing I will prep my kids for is to be ready for growing up. I guess I can't do that though. Growing up really drains you and how you think life is supposed to be. I am an idealist. I am. I have an ideal image of how my life was supposed to be. I was to be surrounded by friends and we would own a plaza that was connected and I would take care of animals in one store, and my friend would be a baker in another, and someone else would do hair in another, and then so on and so on. All of us friends. With barbq and pool parties and little social gatherings like how poor gainesville kids do and they are so much fun, just being bummy and frumpy and hanging out. Shelby and I sit by the pool and I tell my kids not to annoy her but to bring her another martini. I set myself up.
But then, I have to put it out there, I think, " All of this is going to pay off. And when I am 40 I can travel and do things I never could have if I just partied all the time and didn't work hard for this."
I am still waiting to see Europe. |
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[Dec. 27th, 2009|12:32 am] |
"I wish you'd stayed."
"I wish I'd stayed too. Now I wish I'd stayed...I wish I'd done a lot of things. Oh, God, I wish I had...I wish I'd stayed. I do." |
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