Time for my education....damn it!

Busy day today in the salon. Haircut's all day. I really like it when color clients break up the day, but about every 5 weeks or so there seems to be a trend that it's all haircuts, all day. Exhausting!

Does anyone watch "Tabatha's Salon Takeover"? It's a great reality show about failing salons that are at wits end with terrible management , staff or in some cases, both. She comes in and literally takes over for one week. Catch it on Bravo if you can. It's a great informational show for stylist too!

I'm ready to focus on some education myself. I have spent the last 5 years building my business, sinking every penny I make back into it, that I have neglected myself when it comes to education. I'm ready Vidal! I'm signing up for classes before this summer! That will be my vacation this first half of the year.

I really, really, really wanted MISO Sushi tonight! Since Mark is in Dallas, someone (me) had to come home and love on the babies. They don't like being left alone for so many hours. I forgot to leave lights on this morning when I left, so they sat in the dark for a few hours.

Kelli and her family are making arrangements for Debbie and I will be sure to post the info, in case anyone reading is interested. So sad. My heart aches for them. Keep them in your thoughts and meditations.

If you live to be one-hundred

I don't think anyone even reads my blogs, and that's okay with me. I find it a great place to get things off my chest that I do not wish to post on Facebook or Myspace. I suppose I could just write it all in a journal and keep it completely private; what good would this $2400 MacBook Pro be if I was writing crap!

I have not written here since my surgery and hospital stay back in June. I think coming to the blog site makes me think about how close I came to really not being okay. It reminds me of my hospital stay and I don't like thinking about that. I need to change that, so I'm here again, blogging away, and I think I'll keep doing it just as a "release" at the end of each day.

This has been a day of mourning for The Manes family. Debbie, dear, sweet, bright Debbie had kidney surgery yesterday because of a mass of cancer. She pulled through the surgery, but in the end, her heart was too weak to keep her alive in the hours following. Most of you know my dear friend, through thick and then, Kelli Manes. She assisted me in the salon for several years and is looking to have her license in her hand and back to the salon full time this year. She was with her mom when she died this morning at 12:25 a.m. I pray for Kelli and her family and hope that she is strong through the days, weeks, months and years ahead. Debbie will truly be missed. She was a ray of sunshine and had a contagious laugh that you could not help but love! I'm sad that I do not enough memories with Debbie. Life is short. If you love to be one-hundred years old; life is short.

I'm glad that Kelli felt that she could lean on me in her time of need. She was over, with Crystal and Helen most of the afternoon today. It was very sad, yet at times we were in tears laughing about our sweet memories. I will be there for you Kelli, whatever you need.

I'm ending my day today meditating about the power of now; how you are never guaranteed tomorrow, or even later today. You must live in each moment and stop and take the time to see what's great in your life. Take the time to let the ones you love, know how you feel. I don't mean through a "chain" email telling you how special you are to them. Call them. Send them a card. Do something damn it! You may not have another chance.