07/18/2024
❣️❣️Edit to add: I’ve had so many people reach out about their upcoming appointments. If I do not contact you specifically about your appointment, then your appointment is set and I will see you then!❣️❣️ Thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart for your kind words, and prayers.
❣️Please Read~Salon/Health Update❣️
I’m typically not one to put super personal information out into the interwebs but because this is ultimately affecting the salon and my business, I need to…♥️
In a few short months I will be celebrating being behind the chair for 20 years. TWENTY YEARS. It’s wild to me that I’m even old enough to have done anything for that long. 🤯
To make a long story short and spare you all the hoopla and details…I love my career with my whole heart and soul-unfortunately my back does not. I have recently gone through some testing, X-rays and MRI. To my surprise I have fairy severe degenerative disc disease in all of my thoracic spine area, two herniated disc in the same area, and for a little more razzle dazzle, mild spinal stenosis. All of this due to how much I apparently love to work. 🙃
After tomorrow I am taking some time off to be with my family, try to get some rest (although let’s be honest, I’m not an easy rester) and ultimately take a small to medium sized step back from the salon. Please know how much this scares me, on so many levels. Not only do I love what I do but I deeply LOVE my clients-who have become my friends-who have become part of me and my family. ♥️
After speaking with my doctor and having her explain to me how I will be facing spinal injections soon, and surgery in the future-that can be prolonged if I change some things, I fully realize that I need to take a step back and truly take care of myself not only for me, but for my family and so I can continue to do what I love and be in the salon.
I’ll be honest, I don’t know what this looks like. During my time off, Jake and I will figure that out. If you know me at all, please know my stress and anxiety level right now. I don’t do ‘the unknown’ very gracefully. 🫠🫣 Give me just a bit of time to process and figure out what this looks like.
Just know I love and appreciate each and every one of you. Truly from the bottom of my heart. If you’re the praying type, please pray for my anxious mind, my 72 year old back and my husband’s patience to handle all the made up scenarios I’ve put him through 😂🤦🏻♀️ I’m not gonna lie, I’m getting pretty tired of all my medical mysteries 🙃
Below you’ll find a picture my son drew for me today…I’m thankful we share the same dark humor. 🤣 It’s titled ‘Hot Minion’ and says ‘I know I’m on fire, but I’m ok.’ Which has now become our new motto….