PASSED BOARDS!!!!

I was so so freakn nervous!! lol like seriously. Even Seth started being nice to me because I was freaking out so much!

For you up coming boards people i got a 90' shears cut, a perm, a color retouch, curling, basic mani, basic facial, and full eyebrow hot waxing.

Don't be afraid to stop and correct yourself guys!!! lol

I had a lot of prayer backing me up too... My mom's (and my mom know's a LOT of people.. like thousands. lol)prayer loop, emails, facebook, texting, my mom just happened to have a prayer group schduled the same time as my test.... ya I was covered.... literally covered in his blood :)

One of my mom's friends kinda just laughed and said "well we all know she's going to pass because this is a huge part of God's plan for her life... how about we pray for where she is going to work and the people who sit in her chair?"

Wow right? That's faith... I lack that sometimes. But ya that's where I am :) going to trust and figure out where I'm going. Oh ya still have to pass the written test ;) Pray for that! lol

Peace!

I got your back

So a while back... While I was still in school I had this client come in for a color. She walked in and I knew she would be a challenge. Her hair was long, dry, brittle, pours and very thick. I could tell by her atitude that she wouldn't be easy to please. She picked out a picture of a dark solid color and some chunky highlights. Easy enough right?

NOT.

Well I talked it over with her and she was fine with everything except the price. So I had four educators and the campus manager out there figuring it out with her. So we caped the price no matter how much product I was going to use. So I went for it.

I sspent 4 1/2 hours working on her... she spent almost the entire time on the phone trying to get her electricity back on. My heart went out to her... I don't understand her mind set. But having kids and money problems is never fun.

I was rinsing her hair as one of the other students walked past looking at my client's hair. I wasn't all to suprised when she said... "What the F*** are you looking at?"
I explained to her that we were encouraged to learn from what the others were doing. She proceded to complain about how all girls (besides her and me obvously) were B****'s. goodness... I tried to stay calm and calm her down. Then....

Picture this.

Three educators and a campus manager sourounding her at the shampoo bowl demanding to know what her problem was and why she had used language with a student she didn't know.

The poor lady floundered her way through an explination and never said sorry or admited to anything. lol

After me re-doing her hair about four times trying to tone it to just the right color she had in her head (not the one in the picture) she complained that it wasn't like the picture at all... so I got the stinking picture. At that moment someone walked past and was like "Wow Sarah! Her hair looks just like the lady in the picture!"

I smiled and said thanks... My client knew she had lost her battle. She decided she was done and ready to pay... But guess what? Her wallet was in the car. Ha. Right. So my campus manager looked at her and was like "well I need some fresh air, I think I'll walk with you."

So yes she came back in side and payed. We charged her about $60 less than it should have been. She looked at me and said I did a great job and that she was sorry she was a pain in my A**. lol I thanked her for coming.

When she walked out the whole school of girls aploded. lol they all gave me hugs and said good job and that they wouldn't have put up with that. But I did it :) And she looked darn good when she walked out if I must say!

So in a school of 100 girls (and like 3 guys) that I didn't think really cared about me... they all had my back at the end of the day... interesting how that works. :) I learned so so much with that client! Not only how to keep my cool. Keep my confidence. Work on some one I don't like. Handle that type of hair... And that I have friends when when I don't expect it. God is good and we have to just trust that we will learn something out of any situation. :)

Learning....

So close to graduating... I thought I knew it all... Could go out and counqure... Out shine everyone... Make the big bucks.

Wow. Talk about some pride! lol

The day I really thought I knew it all God gave me 2 clients that I got to learn A LOT on. One was my aunt. She has very unique, not so easy to work with hair. But I learned so so may tricks from my educaters! I'll be coniant nest time I see hair like that. I'll know just what to do!

The other was this lady from south africa (she was white) and she let me do what ever I wanted with her! It stretched my creativity! My educaters were giving their input and having fun with it too :)

It was just an amazing day! I guess my point is never ever ever think you know it all or can do anything stop and do a pride check... Pride comes before the fall... or worse yet you might miss something that you could have learned and seen if your nose was forward instead of pointed to the sky.

Thank you lord that I still don't know everything!! I would be so bored! Contiue to teach me in everything I do.
Amen

If Only You Could See

My School Girls,

If only you could see.
See the real me.
The crazy one.
The fun one.

I love to party.
I love people.
Every person.
You're all special.

I'm really quite loud.
I hardly shut up in group settings.
Unless it's to watch.
Seeing who people really are.

I love to listen.
Listen to heart ache.
Listen to joys.
Laughter and tears are my favorite.

I wish you could see me.
High with out drugs.
Drunk with out wine.
Content with out sex.

It's possible you know.
A good time with out regret.
A party with out wild times.
Loving life.

I hate to run.
I love to run.
To let go.
Be free.

Friends are the only things that keep me.
I have so so many.
I walk in.
EVERYONE knows my name if I want them to or not.

I love coming home.
Feeling known and loved.
For who I am.
Cherished.

I know that's not life anymore.
I'm at it alone.
Nameless in the world.
Just another person praying to make a mark.

I wish you could see.
Jesus who sees you.
Forgives you.
Loves you.

I pray.
You will someday feel that only unconscionable love.
Only He can give.
Joy only from him.

I wish I could be used.
That person who shows.
But I don't know how.
I'm not worthy to show.

I love each of you.
More than you know.
I pray for each of you.
Probably more than you'd like.

If only you could see.