Tomorrow marks the end of my third week as a Nail Technician student and I absolutely LOVE it! This blog is to journal my experiences at Murano Beauty Academy and beyond - this first blog may be a bit boring because I have to lay the foundation so you know a little more about where I'm coming from but I hope you enjoy my story!
To properly start this story let me rewind my life for you a bit:
It's August 27th, 2013 and I'm with my two best friends in the whole wide world, April and Nikki (in alphabetical order because there's no other way possible to decide who should get top billing, they are both fabulous!), as I turned 40. We had an absolutely amazing time together and I want you to know this because everything seems pretty gloom-and-doom for a while after this and it's important to me that you know my life is not all bad!
On August 30th our washer and dryer died. Two days later, September 1st, our hot water heater caught on fire and needed replacing. September 4th I lost my job and signed up for unemployment. Are you starting to see the storm clouds? Life is craaazy at this point! (And it gets better - read on!)
Here's the ray of sunshine: On September 13th I change my entire life by signing up to attend the Murano Beauty Academy's nail Technician program with my husband's somewhat skeptical blessing. For the last twenty-some years I've been an Administrative Assistant/Receptionist/Office Worker. I graduated high school, worked a couple of years and then got married and had kids so no higher education for me. :( The job I lost was a government job with great pay and amazing benefits. It would be near impossible for me to find another like it in the private sector and besides, I'm tired of the office life! I have wanted to be a Nail Technician since I was in my early 20's but the money and the time to go to beauty school never made it to my house together so to earn my big I did what I was best at, answering phones and office work... for 20 years... and then the opportunity of a lifetime, a miracle, came my way!
Murano Beauty Academy is a brand-new school here in Boise and it offers all kinds of courses. The Nail Tech class is a 600 hour course that will prepare me to take the State Boards and become licensed to to pedicures, manicures, acrylic nails, gel nails, silk wraps, nail art and all such related services. Because they are so new and desperate for students they had drastically lowered their prices and offered me a payment plan I couldn't refuse. If you live in the Boise area and have ever been interested in becoming a Nail Technician, Cosmetologist, Esthetician or a Massage Therapist you should give them a call at 208-378-5800 and ask for Peter. You might be surprised at the arrangements he can make!
My first day of school was Monday, September 16th and it was soooo weird to be back in school after over 20 years. I brought my paper, pen and pencil and I was so excited that my girls made fun of me and I didn't care a bit! I should graduate sometime in January of 2014 so it's roughly four-and-a-half months and almost every day so far has flown by - I go home feeling like I had FUN at school, I really love what I'm learning!
But my ray of sunshine was dimmed by more storm clouds... during my first week of school my Unemployment Claim was denied, I discovered we were not eligible for food stamps and my final paycheck was far less than I expected it to be. My budget was shot to pieces, I had bills being automatically withdrawn from an account with no money in it and now I've committed to pay thousands of dollars to attend school while I'm not making a dime. Can you hear the thunder?
I just want to pause my sad story and say that this blog, honestly, is NOT about my problems. I'm actually very happy right now, strangely happy right now when you consider everything, and I really want you to know that if your life is like mine (or ever gets that way) that You Are Not Alone! The storms of life come and swamp our boats from time to time but it's not the end of the world, I promise.
Charging back into the wind and the rain... my phone has been "misplaced" for almost two weeks now and yesterday my car blew up. Dead. Seized engine dead. Over-sized paper-weight dead. Tacky Red Neck Lawn Art Dead. Walk to school and be late and then wonder how I'm going to get home dead. Through the lightning I'm seeing a tornado form in the clouds overhead...
You know, sometimes so many bad things happen in such a short amount of time that all you can do is sit back and giggle hysterically. That's where I was yesterday. My husband, God bless him, was a real trooper. Didn't say a word except to pick a time when he and I would use the suburban to tow it home. And speaking of God I'll be right up front with you. I am a Christian and I firmly believe that God is fully in control and everything is going to be OK. Not Never-Going-To-Have-Another-Problem-For-The-Rest-Of-My-Life-OK but All-My-Needs-Will-Be-Met-And-Taken-Care-Of-OK. I actually have more peace and trust in God more now than I did when I had my job and was making good money - strange but true!
Tonight Brian and I went to April's house and bought a car they have been trying to sell. She and her husband graciously took the money we had as a down payment and hopefully what I get back from my 401k in a month or two will pay off the balance. I am blessed to have such a great husband and amazing friends! We're still standing underneath the wisp of the forming tornado, the thunder and lightning are crashing all around us but we know that God will provide for us because He is all we have left! Everything else that we didn't realize we were leaning on so heavily is gone... and if it isn't gone now I expect it will be gone soon, eh?
And that brings me up to current. My future blogs will focus more on what I'm learning to become a licensed Nail Technician, hopefully I can post pictures of some of my happy guinea pigs and my (hopefully) rare disasters and I'll tell you funny stories about my classmates. Have a wonderful evening and remember you are not alone! Life may rain sideways at you but you will survive and be stronger for it - come walk it out with me!
Marie :)
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