So I had been thinking about how Brian (cousin) kept us all updated with his blog after he moved away, and I figured it'd be a good idea to do the same. I'm loving so many things about my new life in Richmond, and there's just so much that I want to tell you all about.
I remember how I had such a good day about a week ago, and how I couldn't wait to tell my mom and dad about it, but there was just so much to say, and it got to be a little tedious after repeating myself a few times hehe. So I'm gonna fill everyone in here! I hope to be able to update it as much as possible, and if things keep going the way they have been since I got here, I'm sure I'll have many more stories of good news to share :).
First, I'm just gonna start with my reason for moving. I've gotten this question a lot recently, so let me just clear this up. As you may or may not know, I never liked living in Virginia Beach. I was raised there, but it never felt like home, other than the fact that my family is there. I have been wanting to move away for as long as I can remember, but I was always scared to. In the past year, I even had two different people offer to open up a salon and let me run it, but I turned them both down because even with that kind of offer, I didn't want to be tied down to anything at the beach. I think that I was always waiting for a reason to move away (or someone to move away with). I think that a few of my short term relationships even stemmed from the idea of running away together, either they were in a different city, or we made plans to move away together... but I digress. Near the end of summer last year, I finally decided that I needed to just make a move for myself. I knew I wasn't happy at the beach, and that I never would be unless I followed my heart, and made my first move away from 'home'. Richmond seemed like a good starting point. I have friends here already, and I've always loved coming here. Richmond has so much history and culture, and it's literally swarming with artists. So for the next few months leading up to my move, I sent my resume to about 20 different salons, most of which I didn't hear back from. The few that I did hear from told me that they couldn't hire me without having a clientele in the area. And then one day in early November, while I was lucky enough to already be visiting a friend in Richmond, I got a call from a salon asking me to come in for an interview. I went in that day, and was offered a job within the first 5 minutes. During this time, I was also looking for a place to live, and ended up meeting the girls who are now my roommates, the day after the job interview. Everything seemed to be falling into place, and I can't even explain how elated I was.
I started making the plans for the big move, and corresponded with who was to be my new employer through email. She sent me a list of supplies that I was to bring with me, along with the employee handbook. During all of our emails back and forth, I started to realize that this place was probably not my cup of tea. The owner was very controlling in respect to how she wanted all of us to do hair. I have been trained differently (and in my opinion, BETTER) than how she wanted me to do hair, and she was not understanding of that. She expected me to relearn how to do certain things, so that I could fit in with them, which I was not willing to do. She, herself, had only been doing hair for a few years, and my education was far beyond hers, but I was not willing to let this speedbump get in my way of making this move. I told myself that I would stick with it until I found a better fit after I got there. Well, I got lucky again. A week before my move, I got a call from a salon, one that was literally at the top of my list, and she wanted to interview me. I went up, had the interview with her, was very honest about how I had another job already lined up but that I wasnt interested in it as much as I was her salon. She hired me (saying that as long as my mock interview went well, I'd have the job) and I'm now working in one of the most highly rated salons in Richmond.
I've now been working there for about 2 months, and I'm already more busy than I ever was while working in Salon Mosaic (where I was in Va Beach for 4 years).
I already have so many stories, and I'm gonna do my best to get this blog up to date with what's going on. I hope you all enjoy reading and keeping up with me! I promise all of my posts won't be this long hehe. :)
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