Adios Twenty Sixteen

Twenty Sixteen, you came and went as expected. Rolling in like a thunderstorm, yet ending in a beautiful sunset. You were pretty damn epic. Taking classes. Teaching classes. Going to concerts. Running live shows. Taking Clients. Moving. Photoshoots. Movies. Eating healthy. Breathing. Staying hydrated (which is practically a job in itself). All that while allowing me to keep a boyfriend. (high five). The experiences you brought me encouraged a change. They helped a light shine through. I wanted to use this month’s blog as an opportunity to thank you Twenty Sixteen, for simply being you. 

Safe to say we started this year with a boyfriend and are ending with the same one, so go us for holding one down! Besides him, the new year kicked right into gear with a trip to San Antonio Texas for Goldwell’s annual Artist Training. Surrounded by hundreds of hairdressers, the energy and knowledge shared was remarkable. I remember even being spoiled and having my own room to myself. I was so stoked! I watched as the whole rooms jaw dropped when they announced BondPro, Goldwell's Inter-Amino Bonding System. A product that changed the game for us hairdressers. Guaranteeing stronger healthier hair. It was on from then, wasnt it Twenty Sixteen? You knew what you were doing.

Quickly afterTexas, you kicked my ass into hustle mode. Focus became my best friend. I was hungry. My appetite for success was like a growing teenager coming home from football practise. Still is. Only thing different from then t today is now I know what to feed on and when to feast. I first had to realize what it was I wanted. What it was I desired. And what it was that I was willing to do and sacrifice. I wanted to become a better educator, therefore I read and practiced. I seeked education for myself, and created interactions for the classes I taught. After going all in, work horse style, the balance in my life was off. I desired a more balance life, I wasn't sure if there was something missing or if I wasnt using what was right in front of me, to its fullest. After implementing new philosophies into my routine, I started enjoying every day as their own. Days became fully dedicated to one or two things. Salon days, networking days, family days, theatre days, and me days of course. Learning how to balance emotions is still in the works, easy to say, hard to do.

When I close my eyes, looking back on you, Twenty Sixteen, a wheel of images roll through. Moments from this past summer at the Sacramento Music Circus stick out significantly. We did The Hunchback of Notre Dame this summer. The magic that this show brought was remarkable. It was the last show of the season, our big finale. Two and a half months and five shows later, we still came out strong with Hunchback. One of our best shows yet. The lead actor playing Quasimodo was deaf. A characteristic I have never seen in an actor playing a lead role in front of thousands of people. When songs were sang during the show, they were also signed in sign language by all the actors on stage. The sign language  mixed with the amount of talent made the show so significant, it was remarkable. I wish we never had to close. Every night we walked to our cars as proud crew members, true artists. Thats a great feeling to take home with you.

Now I would like to keep this blog entry much shorter than my last. So therefore I can't share every single exciting detail of 2016. Like my trip to Santa Monica, or my breakthrough weekend at Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within in San Jose. There will be more post about those soon,I promise. Mr Robbins deserves his own entry. Thanks again Twenty Sixteen for introducing Mr Robbins to me. That man changes people. Also, thank you family, and friends who helped me become this person I am enjoying being. Thank you Le Tip, and all the members in my networking group who send me business. Thank you for keeping my fire lit. Laughing at my terrible jokes along with the random insight I create in my head. Thank you clients for checking in with me and my feelings while you should be relaxing in the chair. You are why I am here. To give you the confidence you deserve and look next year in the eye and say “Take this 2017!”