So this all started with a dream when I was little. I think most little girls dream about wedding dresses and unicorns. I was running around the neighborhood in my sports bra thinking about how I could build an empire where everyone did exactly what I wanted them to. Thankfully I'm not that controlling little girl anymore. I'd like to think I've turned into an organized, detail oriented, business woman.
We are starting our own salon. This page is for my family. And by family I mean everyone we love. Blood related or not. I know that everyone wants to know how we are doing along the way. So we will be posting here as much as possible so you can keep tabs on us. There are a few details we should discuss. We aren't leaving our posts open to reader comments for our own safety. The salon industry is very chatty. One false move and our plans could all be foiled by wondering ears or fingers. However, We would love to hear from you. Text us, email us, call us, hunt us down. If you have any ideas or input we would love to here them on a personal level. And don't worry. We will try not to leave anything out.
If opportunity doesn't come knocking, build a door.
I read that quote about 6 months ago. It spoke to me. It said... Okay, It's time. It doesn't feel like it's time, but it is. The next step of your life can't happen from where you are sitting right now so we need you to place yourself somewhere else. Change something. We promise that if you build the door and open it everything will fall into place. All the actors will show up and say their lines on cue and the movie will end happily ever after. Just give us some sort of stage to play on.
So i did. I took a leap of faith. It's something I've gotten really good at lately. I made a phone call and then another and then another. I shared some secrets. I asked for help at times when it felt so incredibly embarrassing. I believed in myself so much that everyone else started to believe in me too. That's the most important part I think.
So here we are. We are a few emails away from signing our lease. I have my funding. I have my family for strength and sanity. We have a theme... Doors. We have a Motto and a logo. We have a culture. This is really happening. My dreams are really coming true because on some random Friday I found 3 seconds of courage. Just enough energy to step far enough out of my world to open the door to our future.
