I'm quite a sight for sore eyes right now. It's 10:00am on a Tuesday and I am sitting on the living room couch in my parents house in Kelowna in plaid PJ pants and leopard print slipper socks. I've got a beagle to my left and a giant bowl of strawberries on my right...it's safe to say that I'm pretty content!
I just wanted to update my lovely family and friends on the turn of events in my life this past week. The last post I wrote was on the train on my way to the Aveda Red Chocolate class and I honestly had no idea how my life was going to change that day. I spent 7 hours in a chair being fussed over and colored and re-colored and toned and glossed...I'm certainly not complaining, it was an incredible experience and I learned a ton. (Not gonna lie, I looked pretty damn good once she was finished with me too!!) All the hair models proceeded to the Palliser hotel to a big conference room so that we could be presented to the rest of the group of Aveda representatives. After my presentation I was just about to run out to catch the train back home when Kelli, who is the head director at my school, waved me over. She had been speaking to Jennifer, who manages four Aveda salonspas in Calgary called "Diva"...who was looking to hire somebody from the institute. She really liked my "look" and the way that I presented myself in front of the group, so I guess she asked Kelli about my work ethic and, after receiving positive reviews (phew!), she really wanted to meet with me. I went and introduced myself, we had a brief chat, and the next morning at 10am I found myself in her office being offered the position.
Somehow I managed to convince my manager at the pub to let me stay on one night a week (I have to make money somehow...haha) and I managed to work out a perfect schedule at the salon as well. I am pulling almost 110 hours a week between work and school, which is absolutely insane, but like everything else in my crazy life, I will make it work. I get every second Sunday off (HIKING HERE I COME!!!!!!) so that will be awesome as well...my shortest work days will be 12 hours long...haha...I'm just trying not to think about it. I need to stay focused on my health and my wellbeing in order to NOT burn myself out completely in the next 10 months. It's going to be tight for sure...especially financially...and I thought I was already on a tight budget. I'm taking a substantial pay cut in order to take this opportunity but to me, it's worth it.
I guess I won't be able to shop at the farmer's market anymore :( goodbye, fresh local produce...hello, president's choice superstore brand...haha...
I think it's a small price to pay. It's going to be so worth it.
Big dreams people, BIG DREAMS. And Jennifer is so ridiculously supportive...I have never felt more sure of anything.
The universe has a funny way of dropping things into your lap RIGHT when you need them (even if you don't necessarily realise that you need them yet)...I can't even begin to explain how grateful I am right now.
It's going to be a wild ride. Good thing I live off of passion and adrenaline instead of food and sleep. ;)
xo-ac
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