What a long day

Mondays are usually crazy days, whether you're working your day job or your side hustle. Either it's crazy busy, the phones won't stop ringing, customers are extra needy because of how little work they did the previous Friday, bosses are extra demanding, everyone has a problem, no one has an answer, and the paperwork just continues to stack higher and higher. Sigh.

I need a vacation from Mondays.

So, up this weekend, I'm meeting with a bride who I met through www.brides.com.
She lives in Texas but is traveling back to her home state (MD) to have her wedding. The great news is that she's already *technically* married so alot of the stress and pressure and nervousness that alot of brides-to-be experience about the impending MARRIAGE, she's already gotten out of the way. The bad news is that, just like every other beautiful bride to be, she's still got a wedding to plan....just as if she weren't already married. There's still the caterer, the venue, the reception venue, the florists, the dress, the invitations (and the family), the cake, and, oh dear God, the hair and makeup. Enter MOI, lol.

Originally she'd planned to only have makeup done. She'd already gotten her hairstylist taken care of. This was, oh, maybe a month and a half ago. Fast forward to this past weekend. Bad news! Hairstylists oh-so-rudely cancel at the last minute, with not so much as a "oops, our bad! *sniff, sniff*" Nothing. Just "yeah, we're not gonna make it out there. But you can pack up your whole bridal party and bring them here at 5am if you'd like...yeah, sucks to be you, ma'am." OH NO she ditn't!! RUDENESS!! Again, enter moi. Some folks make my job so easy. And for that, I must thank the Goddess of hair and makeup, Alandriadite, for smiling upon me and all the other ready willing and able beauty stylists who eagerly pick up the pieces of these broken doves we know as "left high and dry at the last minute" brides. Thank you, Goddess Alandriadite. You are truly too kind.

Anyway, i get a call from her, panicking, saying that she is in desperate need of a new hairstylist for her wedding day because of a cancellation. Hmmmm...desperate need, you say? New hairstylist, you saaaaay? CANCELLATION you say?! Why, as a matter of fact, i DO know of a hairstylist who just HAAAAPPENS to be available on the very same day that you're getting married. Let me check with her and see if she's interested....

*standing to the side, scratching my temple, pretending to contemplate my interest*

Ok, she's definitely interested! Let me go ahead and get that. Of course, I'll do it for you, dear! Let me just send you the prices, you send me some pics, and we'll re-do your contract. Easy day.
So now, on top of the original makeup contract, I now have a revised hair and makeup contract worth a little more, i've come to the aid and rescue of a harried bride to be so she can now worry less about one less thing, and I'm a complete and total hero.

*brushing my shoulders off* It's all in a day's work. Hmph.

We've already picked out her makeup look:






















And now, it's time for hair. My tasks this week are to compile hair suggestions and email them to her. She says she wants spiral curls which, though it's a relatively easy style, is time consuming...so we're gonna do that at her trial this week. I went and got some great new styling products and tools, so I'm all set for now. I will let you know what pics I come up with as far as suggestions go....and of course, I'll have pics for you all after her trial so you can see how it turns out. I, for one, think this look is gonna be great with spiral curls. I can't WAIT! This is such a great way to end my crazy Monday, I almost forgot what today is already, lol. I truly truly love my job, and I wish this kind of career joy and passion for each and every one of you, even the haters. You deserve joy too.


Good night, my loves.

Beautiful Dae