Thanksgiving

I wanted to come on here the day of Thanksgiving and say how thankful I am for the many blessings in my life but I didn't because I just enjoyed being in the moment of the day! The night before I was up baking pies with my friend Lindsey and Linda. Lindsey and I went to beauty school together when I first started and have been friends since day one. Linda, is one of my moms friends and shes more like family shes been around since before I was born. Funny thing is all 3 of us had gone through beauty school. Lindsey and I sat there remembering all the fun times of beauty school we had. I was remembering the time I soaked the whole shampoo area because I had used too much conditioner and the hose flew out of my hand it was great. We laughed and laughed as I baked pies and just talked about so much. Lindsey went home and my house guest for the night, Becky got there. She was exhausted so she went to bed and I stayed up till 3AM or something close too. The next morning we got up and headed to Starbucks then the grocery store. After that Becky headed to her familys cabin while I headed to my house to finish getting ready, grab my pie and headed to my familys house. This year I spent Thanksgiving with my dads side of the family and some new comers and it was so much fun!!! After that I headed to Beckys familys cabin which feels like home to me. Not the cabin but the family they feel like part of my family now since I have known them for well 8 years now. Its always exciting going there the night before black friday it's like a tradition to me now. We all read through the ads and had a cocktail and hit the hay. The next morning Becky woke me up at 3 and I went back to sleep till about 3:30AM. Then we headed for the shopping centers. Becky & I shopped for over 12 hours!!! We I finally made it back to the cabin we went to bed at 6:30pm and continued to sleep for 14 hours hahahah. All in all it was a great Thanksgiving

Excitement!

Well I really didn't know what to post about today because I really don't have much going on until tomorrow and the rest of the weekend, until this really nice gentlemen just came through the door with my new business cards!!! Thank goodness!!! Because I had moved from the other place I had to order another 1000 cards with the new address on them and they are finally here. I have been using the old ones just scratching out the address and putting the new one in. Doesn't look very professional but now that I have the new ones they look great and now I can start handing them out again!!!! :) I already handed out over 150 with the wrong address on them. Luckily people have called before showing up and when they do show up the receptionist from the other building directs them my way :). Well, not much really else to say I guess. I can't wait for Thursday for a special blog on Thanksgiving!!!

xoxo Lacey

Relaxing

I am so excited for this weekend. I get to stay home and RELAX!!! I am so happy about that because I have been working my booty off and to be able to wake up tomorrow (Saturday) and have nothing to do has never sounded so good. Hahaha. I am usually a person who likes to be doing something constantly and at a fast pace. Also I thought that it would be fun to start a blog for my salon with weekly specials until I get an actual website for it. We are starting off slowly with all the extras for the place so why not have a blog right??? Oh and here is some really exciting news... I am on the Paul Mitchell website now!!!! So if you really want to see it... I go on it daily now because I am overly excited about it. You just go to www.Paulmitchell.com Click on the Salon at the top of page and when it drops down hit salon locator. Then type in 98801 for the zip code and then within 5 miles and wala you see Lacey Michelle's!!! I am on cloud 9!!! Well I will probably write about my relaxing weekend Sunday evening so I hope everyone enjoys theirs as much as I am going to enjoy mine!!!

xoxo Lace

PS. Congrats to my friend Becky for her 200th post on her blog!!! If you ever want to read a blog that has something new all the time read hers it's very creative, uplifting, and inspiring!!!

Heidi's Shower!!!

Heidi & Baby in the Belly :)

So this weekend after I finished up my clients on Saturday I headed to Everett to Marcella & Gregs house to help Cella with Heidi's baby shower!!! I was so excited cause I hadn't seen my girls or Greg & Jonathan in FOREVER!!!! I was so happy when I got there cause it was just like old times!!! We picked up right were we had all left off. Marcella & I headed out to finish up shopping for the shower which took forever because apparently walmart only carry's Santa Rubber Duckies in November and when we got back her hubby had cleaned up the house and had dinner delivered!!! What a good hubby she has!!! He's a kick ass guy! Marcella, Greg, & I all had some cocktails that were AMAZING!!! (blueberry vodka & lemonade) YUMMY!!! We stayed up till 2 AM making Heidi's Diaper cake which was sooo much fun!! & Entertaining!! :) @ the shower we played 3 games, How many sheets of TP does it take to go around Heidi, The baby song game, & What did the baby leave in the Diaper... We had pink m&m's in cute little bags Marcella decorated for party favors to take home. Lot's of Delicous food & Mumoso's to drink & soda for the kid's & Preggo people. I got to talk to Heidi's belly and the baby really liked me cause she was a dancing away in that belly.... I also might have pissed her off cause it felt like she straight punched me too! hahaha. All in all everything went really well I got to see some of my friends I hadn't seen in Forever and now we just wait for the arrival of baby girl... She doesn't have a for sure name until she sees her but they are leaning toward Megan. Can't wait to meet the bundle of joy by the looks of things she will be truely loved!!!!

The Diaper Cake & Food Table.

Myself (Working off of 3 hours of sleep) & Heidi

Andrea Marcella & Greg's Little Girl!!! (Such a Princess Love her!!!)

Heidi & A Few of Her Guest's @ The Shower Opening Presents!!!

Picking up....

Things are really starting to pick up around here a little more each day! I had this wonderful elder woman come in yesterday, unfortunately I was with a client at the time. I did however get to make her an appointment for today at 11am. She was here ready to go right when I opened my doors!! She was so nice and I was so happy to be able to have a new customer from just walking by and seeing my shop!! She lives right here where my Salon is down town and was telling me of all the people that live around here. She also told me she was the test run from her social group for my salon.... Aparently there have been a few eyeing the place kiddy corner from where I am at at the drugstore/icecream shop. They all have lunch there and coffee and she was the brave one to try me out first. :) She told me that she would be telling the rest of them what a good job I did, and send them my way. After she left I started to get a few phone calls and book some more appointments. I am so happy with the way things are going and am just super excited that I got the chance to meet this wonderful lady. She told me the history of the building I am in.. It actually is quite a large building... It first opened up as a hotel in the early 1900's and the spot that I have was the hotels hair salon when it first opened. It's changed quite a few times between hair salons and other things. Now the hotel is actually apartments for seniors and the old resteraunt is a bar, but they have their hair salon back and from what she said alot of people are excited about that!!!! It was a great opportunity and I am so grateful because I learned a little history and made someone smile. I accomplished my goal for the day! :) More clients on the way so I better get ready.. Until next time...

XOXO Lacey

Day 2!!!

So my 2nd day went well. So far I have had at least 1 client every day and thats good for me to start out on my own. Yesterday I did my friend Shannons hair, she has done all my vinyl for my salon and it turned out really good so I made sure her hair looked super good as well. I did a 3 color foil and it looks so nice I love how the colors stood out and complimented each other. It looks so good. Not saying that cause I did it because quite frankly I have been shocking myself lately on my colors. I do alot of colors and foils and each one is unique which is why I love doing them because I hate it when you have days that go on repeat at work... you know the same thing over and over and over again. Thats why I love doing hair nothing is ever the same. No head is ever the same you may want the same cut as someone but certain things change to fit you and makes it your own, Well Im about to start off my day now. I have 3 clients today and one should be here any minute!!!! Hope everyone has a good day I know I am :)

What A Day!

It wasn't a completely booked day by any means but it was however my first official day open and I am happy with the outcome! I had some great supporters today and some great friends! I can't wait for it to pick up and be really busy doing what I love to do! Just wanted to let everyone know it went GREAT and I am so happy!!!!! I didn't crack open the bottle of wine I had bought months ago for this day... it didn't feel right because there are a few people I want to share that bottle with and toast with so until they are around I will save that bottle and it will taste just as good then as it would have tonight. Special thank you to my Grandma Joan for believing in me so much and being my first client of the day!! Also a Huge thank you to Shannon Bull for the amazing vinyl work she has done for my salon and also for her and her husbands help moving!!! Also thank you to Amanda Holaday & her boys Chandler & Colby for helping with organizing, putting stuff away and cleaning!!! Thank you Troy you have been a HUGE help with putting everything together for me and hanging everything your work is amazing and so are you! Also Missy thank you for all your help and moral support and being my vent for the week you are more appriciated than you know. Also, Mom you are the best and I love you very much sorry I have been such a pain in the butt!!! I know you are understanding but I want you to know that I am sorry for being a stress case and calling every five minutes when something goes wrong I couldn't have done it without you!!! To Laura you are great I know you won't read this probably but you have been my saving grace for helping get all the right licenses and leading me the right way so I could open!!!! To my friends & clients that have been so supportive and patient with me THANK YOU, you have no idea how much you mean to me!!! Ok I feel like I am writing an acceptance speach for an award but I know that I needed to thank alot of people that read this but sometimes I don't have time or even a mind lately to tell them how much I appriciate them! Dad thank you for listening to my stressful day and helping me out!! To my grandparents you are the best clients and help anyone could ask for!!! To my little sisters I love ya oh so much and thank you for your congradulations today you are both sweethearts!! To my little brother, hahahaha oh Jan if you wouldn't have thrown your fits because you hate haircuts I don't think I would be so good and little kids "quick" cuts! :) Well if I forgot anyone, which I am sure I did but don't be mad just understand I am loosing my mind and hair all at once and I love ya and am so happy you have been there to support, help, or slap me when I needed it. Ha ha. Also a huge THANK YOU to Wes, not only a teacher, a hero, and inspiration to me, but an amazing friend who has been there to answer any and all questions I have had. Wes was my instructor @ North West Hair Academy in Everett, he always made everyone laugh and was a great teacher and inspiration to every student he had!!! He does my hair, he also owns a Focus Salon, his is in Monroe WA if you get a chance check him out The Wesley Brian Salon!!! He's the best at making sure you believe in yourself and that you do know what your doing!! HAHAHA! Love Ya Wesley!!! Well, I had a great day and can't wait for what tomorrow brings!!!

XoXo Lacey

Now Open

It's official Tuesday November 11th, 2008 marks the opening day of Lacey Michelle's Salon.

I am so excited and nervous all in one. I had to change locations and here are pictures of the new place. Well a small portion of the new place. The old place was really small so this place feels huge to me. I just want to thank everyone for being so patient and so supportive through this and I can't wait to come back and tell everyone how the first day went!!!

Waiting Area

(above)

The Station

(above)

The Display Shelf
(above)

I'm Now Open.... Wow that feels so good to say!!! I can't believe it.... I really can't believe this dream is coming true!!!

Until Tomorrow...

XoXo Lacey

Picking up and moving on....

There are moments in your life that make you and sets the course of who you're going to be

Sometimes they're little, subtle moments. Sometimes, they're big moments you never saw coming. No one asks for their life to change, but it does. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are.

There have been so many bumps in the road with my salon and recently it got worse but it was just the end of the storm. Now it's starting to get better and I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Granted I have to move everything this week and I have been an emotional mess because I was just about to give up. I was told by the city, the location my salon was in would not work because of the zoning. Now what, I thought to myself. I was a total mess that day and the next day. Luckily, my grandma was determind to help me find another place and started looking. I drove around and every place I called was way out of my price range. The thing that hurt the worst was my dream was right there, right at my finger tips just waiting.... and now in a blink of an eye, or a brief telephone conversation it was over, done.. I felt like someone took my last breath and punched me in the stomach... My grandma on the other hand didn't feel that way, she frantically looked through the rental section of the paper and came across this place in my price range that said Salon for rent. For the price I thought for sure it was just a booth rental. But it wasn't. It was a salon. I thank God for this miracle because I was about to give up! Not something I am very proud to admitt, but it was just how I was feeling at the time. Luckily thats not how I feel anymore. I have high hopes and expectations for myself to pick up and move on and move in!!! In past few days I had my dreams vanish and reappear, friendships that have proven to be more valuable than gold, and a heart that was just stepped on again. But right now, right here at this very moment that I write this.... I believe that everything happens for a reason, people change so you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you can learn to appriciate them when they're right, you believe lies so eventually you trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so even better things can fall together. Beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most. And thats what I am doing... right now, right here, working on making the middle the most!