my rest day has come. I did get to sleep in for quite a while before school today. it’s always much needed to reboot for the upcoming week. though, not even 2 min after I woke up, my landlord came knocking on my door to help me fix some stuff. that’s great and all, much appreciate things being fixed, however, not two minutes after I wake up and haven’t even gotten pants on yet. quickly did some laundry before work so I could wash my smock for school, and had a slow morning otherwise. I definitely forgot to make myself matcha this morning which I only realized when I was walking into school. the temp here went up again into the mid 80s so it was a shorts day. still have to wear socks and converse though.. I really do hate having to wear anything but crocs right now. I remember going through my chacos phase when I lived in utah. literally couldn’t, or wouldn’t, wear anything but chacos, and my crocs are the same way now.

school went by quickly today. I did most of a perm before my client came in at 2:30. got a shampoo signature for getting my mannequin’s hair wet, which is really the stupidest thing to have to do. it helps me none when working with an actual client for SO many reasons. thankfully this time, I remembered to test the temperature of the water before putting it on my client. little wins, ya know. my perm is turning out so much better than my past ones, which obviously comes with practice, but also because I used smaller rods, which allows for more control over smaller sections. I actually worked through it much faster than I thought I would. it was a relaxing patience project this time around, though I was also doing the basic perm, not any specialty thankfully. I got through most of it, I just have one side left to do. I had to clean up for my appointment.

it went well, this one actually showed up. it was a super easy 0 degree and 0 bang cut which is great, but also, that’s the ONLY practice I’ve gotten on real people. it’s super disheartening and I feel like my growth is going to be super stunted. we do get to go to the VA on thursday though and get some cuts in then. we also have next wed, thurs, and fri off which will be AWESOME for rest. well anyway, the other major thing that happened in school today was this guy came in for a haircut and the first thing he said was something along the lines of “put me with the prettiest girl you got”. already a bad start. due to the lineup of the next barber, it actually ended up being with the only girl in our class. I still am a little off put by that happening and the cut not being given to a guy in our class. I want experience for her, I did not want that man being the experience. somehow they got on the topic of strippers, which he deemed “sick behavior” even though this is the man who came in to a barber shop and asked for the prettiest girl to cut his hair. he also told her to “do a twirl, so I can see how beautiful you are”.. oof I was FUMING. I was not okay. I really cannot believe there are so many men just like him in this town.

after school, did homework, ate dinner, and made some fire cider finally. I’ve been meaning to do that for a while now but had misplaced the jar I usually use. I did find it today and was able to quickly throw that together. I’m excited to have it made, not super stoked to drink it, but it’ll be really good for illness season. stopped homework a little early cause honestly my brain could not intake anymore and now am resting for the evening. tomorrow begins my week of early mornings, so I can greet this big world before it’s even awake.