Did I ever see myself married and back in school full time to start a career in the beauty industry? Honestly? HECK NO!! Not until a few months before we got married.
I had finished my degree after many bumps in the road and had finally decided I wanted to do web design. I was even doing just that....and I still wasn't happy. I truly had a great job but it was only that...a job. I didn't love it and I didn't see myself doing it for the rest of my life. <insert dramatic soul searching music> I had to rethink everything in life...and I did just that. I loved meeting people and helping them, I am good at sales but don't like to be pushy, I love all of these things but how the heck to they add up?! </dramatic soul searching music> (Ok...if you got that thumbs up to you, that was part of that web design time in my life...) I realized that doing hair was it. I had always thought about it but was afraid that people would think it was a dumb career or I went because I wasn't smart enough for "real school." I didn't think I was the hairstylist type with the adorable clothes and cute hair...how would I fit in? Oh how I wish I would have looked past what other people thought right away.
I put in my 2 week notice 2 weeks before I got married and only told my new husband of my plans. We agreed to make it work. I went back to work for a few weeks to help them out between the wedding and when I started school and a week before I started classes I told my parents and everyone else what I had done. I think everyone thought I was NUTS but as time went on and they saw me working and doing well at school they opened up to the idea. The next bombshell was to tell them I wouldn't be finished after the 14 months...I was going BACK to school for the Esthetician program. As before there were a lot of opinions but now everyone is happy that I'm doing what I love and loving what I do.
I have to say the hardest parts of going back is the severe lack of time and the drama. Let me explain:
*The time - well this is pretty self explanatory. A newly married couple with a wife that goes to school 40 hours a week and works 25 hours a week. We haven't done a lot of the things my newly married friends and family have done but we are making it work. I just have to keep telling myself that when I'm done we will make up the missed vacations and fun times with friends.
*The drama - again...fairly self explanatory...I'm in school with 100 women and a lot of them are just out of high school. I grew up with brothers so I have always related more closely to men so that took some adjusting in the first place. It's definitely an adjustment but now that I'm working in the industry it is clear that women don't always grow up so no matter how hard you try to avoid it there will always be someone to cause drama.
What did I see coming? I always saw myself as married and starting a family by now. I still see that in the future and am happy that it has waited to help me accomplish some other things in life. I did see myself as a director with Scentsy after years working with this amazing company. I knew that with the team of men and women I have under me that it was a matter of time. I love it but wish I had more time for it...hopefully very very soon!
I can't complain about where my life is at these days and wouldn't take anything back but I definitely want to encourage people to work for their dreams. No matter how hard it is...if you want it bad enough...you will make it happen. It may not be the exact path you expected or even the exact results but work for it and know that nobody can stand in your way...if you don't let them!! :)
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