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My dearest blog,

(and by blog, I mean my small collection of very loyal readers who were abandoned without a proper goodbye or anything from me)

I'm sorry. I know, I swore it wouldn't happen this time. I never intended for this much time to pass, but it seemed that the longer I was away, the more it seemed like an obligation than something I did because I wanted to.

Then there's that unhealthy way of dealing with stress that seems to be my pattern and thats just disappearing off the face of the earth until things are good again.
This was a particularly long stretch of stress I'm starting to see.

So, the good news is...that I can even say the good news is, first and foremost. But I've had a lot of really great things start to happen in my life. In all the ups and downs over the last couple years, I've told myself that if nothing, I HAD to be at least learning some really valuable ( and expensive) lessons. However, after awhile, that one gets kinda old. I was sick of learning lessons...lessons don't pay bills.

But new jobs with the opportunity to be your own boss do! Thats right, I am officially self employed as of three days ago. I am already doing significantly better financially, mentally, and emotionally in just three days. My other salon is doing all they can to keep my clients from coming to me at the new place, which I can't say I'm surprised, but I am finding clients and they're finding me. So this only boosts my confidence that I made the right choice.

So, I hope everyone is doing good and although I haven't posted, I have still been reading everyone else's blogs and things....Well I'm off for now but I'll be back this time, I promise.

Lately...

Well, I just got back from a lovely trip to Destin, Florida with my Mom, Aunt, one cousin, two Sisters, one brother in law, 4 nephews, and one niece. It was the longest vacation I've ever been on and probably one of the best. We stayed 6 nights and it was just really relaxing and beautiful. I really needed the time I was able to spend with everyone to just catch up and recharge. I will put up some pictures soon. I did alot of painting while I was there and I realized just how much I enjoy that type of thing. I don't always have to go somewhere or being doing something outside of the house, it feels good to just sit still and focus on something that is enjoyable yet productive.
I also found a 1969 ladies Schwinn Varsity for 15 bucks at Goodwill. Its my latest project. I'm definitely taking before and after pictures of her because she's about to have some serious work done. And I'm doing it all myself!! Well, trying, anyway..
Since I've been back, work has really picked up. I had 10 clients in an 8 hour work day! Thats more than I usually do especially on a Tuesday. I had 3 clients going at one point and I'm not really the best multi tasker but it worked out. Let's see, what else...hmm, I talked with a photographer, who happens to be my client, the other day about setting up some photo shoots for my portfolio. She is a really cool girl who is a wedding photographer by day, and a freelance artist by night. She has these social projects that she does on her own, she gives away these cards that say i love you and people order them and she doesn't charge them a dime. Her site is www.everythingheidi.com.
Ummmm, oh...here's the big news!! We got living room furniture finally! Angela, my roommate, found this really nice big comfy sage green couch, chair, and ottoman for a hundred dollars on craigslist. We got very lucky! The couple we bought it from were just married or had just moved or something and needed to get rid of one set of furniture.
Well, I guess thats about it for now. Its waaaay past my bedtime.

Determined...

to make my blog survive. My poor blog has been terribly neglected, but I don't intend to let it slide too far out of my fingers. I will be back soon, full force. Don't give up on me.

Daggummit.

My raggedy phone finally took its last breath about a week ago. Apparently those Cingular $15 Go phones are pretty disposable according to the guy who works at Best Buy. They serve their purpose, if you break your phone but still have your SIM card..instead of renewing a whole contract or paying 200 bucks for the cheapest phone offered...you can just buy one of those. Mine lasted about 6 months before it started to malfunction. So, I went and got a new phone with insurance. This was Thursday. I loved that phone already. It was a fancy little number and didn't cost me a dime.
The tragedy struck last night at about 11 pm. I was grilling some shishkabobs and some marinade splattered on me so I ran to take the clothes off so I could wash them before a stain set in. Soon after, I was looking for my phone to call a friend and couldn't find it anywhere. Hours later and after turning my house upside down, I get this funny feeling that its in the washing machine. Indeed, it was. I'm pretty sure it isn't going to fix itself, though I still keep trying to turn it on every ten minutes. Oh well....all of this to say, if I'm outta pocket for a few days, well, you know why.

Dead On.

I finally got around to taking the Myers Briggs personality test. I've been wanting to know why I'm so weird for a long time now, and now I know!!
I am officially labeling myself an ISFP after taking tests and researching all the characteristics.
Here's what they say about my type:
Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving

ISFPs are the first to hear the different drummer. Many eagerly plunge into new fashions, avant garde experiences, 'hip' trends--some even setting the trends.
More in touch with the reality of their senses than their INFP counterparts, ISFPs live in the here and now. Their impulses yearn to be free, and are often acted upon when others least expect it. The ISFP who continually represses these impulses feels 'dead inside' and may eventually cut and run unexpectedly.
ISFPs may be quite charming and ingratiating on first acquaintance, flowing with compliments which may (or may not) be deserved. On other occasions, the same individual may be aloof and detached. The extremely competitive nature, also seen in other SP types, sometimes fosters a sense of feeling one is unstoppable, cannot be harmed therefore breeding a willingness to take risks.
Organized education is difficult for the majority of ISFPs, and many drop out before finishing secondary education. Their interest can be held better through experiential learning, at which many excel. ISFPs will practice playing an instrument or honing a favored skill for hours on end, not so much as practice as for the joy of the experience.
ISFPs often live out their daydreams and more philosophical pursuits rather than writing or talking about them. ISFPs internalize their feelings usually resulting in a spontaneous outburst which leaves as quickly and mysteriously as it came.
ISFPs can and do perform admirably in the spotlight, but generally have little to say about the performance.

Feeling, unbridled by the external forces of society and substance, is the dominant function. ISFPs spontaneously develop their own codes and credos, about which they are quite sober and intense. ISFPs are questors, driven to find the pure and ideal, as personally and individually defined. Feeling may temporarily turn outward, but cannot be long sustained beyond its cloistered home.
If the individual has values greater than herself, feeling may express itself in valiant acts of selflessness. Turned in upon self, however, it becomes an unscrupulous, capricious enigma, capable even of heinous acts of deception and treachery.
ISFPs keep a finger on the pulse of here and now. They are more adept at doing than considering, at acting than reflecting, at tasting than wondering. As do most SPs, ISFPs keenly sense color, sound, texture, and movement. It is not unusual for ISFPs to excel in sensory, motor, or kinesthetic abilities.
ISFPs cherish their impulses. Some of the most beautiful, graceful, and artistic performances are the result of this drive for physical, sensate expression.


Wow....this could not be more accurate. I feel like I'm supposed to be the way that I am now, its not some glitch in my system.
It's actually pretty amazing to see all of this written down. I feel like I know myself better now.
I'd be curious to know what everyone else is too.

I got nothing...

I'm not going to neglect my blog forever, I promise. I just need a little time and inspiration. I've been so busy lately that I don't even know what's going on in my own head,let alone write about it... Maybe tomorrow?? But don't give up on me!!