Boredom At Its Finest

Today is supposed to be the last day the high reaches over 70, so of course the salon is completely deserted. Who wants to be stuck in a styling chair when it is possibly the last gorgeous day of the year outside. And as fate would have it this is my long day and I am here from 10-8, so no beautiful weather for me. I should have brought a book to read or some crocheting because there is only so much cleaning you can do before you are ready for a straitjacket.

I took advantage of the slow day to catch up on a few DVDs we are required to watch. One was about H1N1, and it was quite literally 4 minutes long. It was our artistic director stating over and over "if you feel like you have the flu, STAY HOME!" I am somewhat certain that I already had H1N1 - or a wicked case of influenza A - so hopefully I already have antibodies and won't be contracting it this winter. My daughter never got it, so the jury is still out on whether or not she will be getting the vaccination.

I might take some time to update my Facebook fan page today - I still don't have that completely figured out. But I am about as sick of looking at this computer as I am of dusting shelves, lol.

I'm Baaaack ...

So it has been a while, but I am finally back into blogging and back into my Etsy shop. I have a few things ready to be listed, and am trying to get in gear for some Christmas stuff. As cold as it has been its easy to get in that mood!

Rambling

You know, if I could find a decent iPhone app for Blogspot I would update this a heck of a lot more. Ever since I got my iPhone I really don't bother to lug the laptop around unless I have to.

I worked all day today. I wore a sample of Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue perfume that I got with my last Sephora order and pretty promptly had an allergic reaction over my first client's head as I was waxing her. Had to dart to the bathroom and wipe it off. Good times. I love my job but I am getting so burnt out, time for a vacation that I will never take.

My darling ex husband apparently has either quit or gotten fired from his job again as I had the lovely surprise of no child support this month. Always good timing with back to school shopping and all.

Fireworks

Well I hope everyone had a safe 4th of July! It was wonderful to have a Saturday off, which also gave me a 3 day weekend. We went to my grandparents' house for dinner and stayed to watch their small town's fireworks display. They shoot them off at the small arena right down the street from my grandparents' so we were able to sit on their driveway and watch. Of course we all forgot our cameras, so all I got were shots on my iPhone.

My grandparents' house is about a 45 minute drive through mostly rural areas, so it was a beautiful late night drive home. You could see random fireworks displays from miles away - if I wasn't driving I could have captured some awesome pictures. There are railroad tracks that follow the highway most of the way, so the light of the moon bounced off of them and followed us home. I have loved watching the moon on the railroad tracks since I was a child, so it is an eerie, yet kind of comforting sight.

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Now playing: Queen - Somebody to Love

Juice and Fireworks

Happy 4th of July! I have a 3 day weekend, which I am beyond excited about because I NEVER get Saturdays off. Occupational hazard when you are a hairstylist I guess.

Last night I got a Jack Lalanne juicer so my daughter and I have juiced through about $30 of fruit in the last 12 hours, LOL. Its a really easy way to add more fruits and veggies into your diet, that's for sure!


Since I have a little extra time this weekend I thought I would spend a little of it on the Etsy forums. Dang, never again! All I see is bitch, bitch, bitch, and whine, whine, whine. If it is that offputting to me, imagine the stray buyer that wanders in!

New Schtuffs

Well, I am slowly but surely getting items photographed and put in my Etsy shop. I am still having a heck of a time with getting enough light for the pictures. Here's a few of my recent listings:





I have a gazillion things more to take pictures of today, so I guess I better get busy!
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Now playing: Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

The King of Pop

I'm sure everyone will be talking about Michael Jackson today. I think his death has so emotionally affected people because his music is so intertwined with childhood. Remembering being scared by the Thriller video, singing along to Smooth Criminal ... Personally I don't necessarily buy that he was a child molester. He seemed to be so deeply affected by the abuse he suffered as a child, he truly believed he was a child. Sad story all around. RIP