I actually got a message today from someone wanting to know the difference I have seen between going to cosmetology school and attending a regular college. So that is what I am going to blog about.
When I graduated from high school I was still very lost. I was great at a lot of things and the one teacher that helped guide me and was like the help to my driving force to succeed just left and I felt so betrayed. I was the only one on our entire newspaper crew to not be told about it and it was suppose to be the year to rule over all others. We had so much planned and a whole other group was also stemming off of that. I was alone and everything got messed up. So when I graduated I was done with it all. My heart was broken and really wasnt ready for it to happen again for another four years. I missed out on a lot and that was mainly my fault. Traditional college just wasnt for me. I was overwhelmed to tears every time I even looked at a college application. I knew I worked my ass off enough to get in but I guess my anxiety took control.
I did eventually start going to college and like I said it just wasnt for me. I refused to drop out because I am just not that girl. I refused to and I was depressed the entire time. The work was sometimes so easy I waited to the last second to do it and ended up getting behind and others it was so hard that every single time I looked at it I got a migrain. Traditional college is wonderful for some people but for others its like going through 2 to 4 years of total hell to maybe get the job you dream of.
One of my biggest problems with traditional college is that you are required to take courses that have nothing to do with your major and you will forget probably the moment that you leave. Why take classes that you will never use? Why spend money on something that more than likely will not help you in the future? I know that I study stuff on my own that generally wouldnt help me at all and it is just useless information to most but thats my choice. I dont see why I would have to do it for college though. It seems out dated to me. Bottom line traditional college is great but at the moment it just isnt for me. And, when my munchkin is older of course I will strive for her to be the girl that college does work for and she has the best college experience. I want her to be able to get what I didnt and have a great time doing it. I want her to be happy.
That being said, if she seriously just cannot handle it like I couldnt then we will look at other options.
Like Cosmetology school! It really should be called a college to because we go over a lot. Anatomy, chemistry, physiology, design, art, etc...We do it all. I am not just a hair dresser. I am a cosmetologist. I love my school and I feel like I am doing really, really well. There are only one or two things (like fingerwaves) that are giving me some trouble but I feel like I am doing something I am suppose to be doing and am excelling at it. Some days I dont feel like doing anything and thats normally when I see another student kicking ass on a hairstyle or I get a client that is in serious need of a relaxing facial because she is a social worker and just finished a huge case. So, I need to deliver and I can! Who knows maybe I just saved a kids life because she is relaxed and can focus better at work. See something her normally stressed out eyes wouldnt. I am learning to not only brighten the lives of others by helping them destress, raise their self esteem, or get back to feeling beautiful but I am learning how to make my world beautiful. I am getting to try out new styles for myself and learn how to eventually help make my daughter see how beautiful she is because I will be able to do her hair every day. I will be able to show her how to properly apply make up and I will be able to show her that there is no shame in accenting her inner beauty along with her outer beauty. When I was younger, I was a bit of a tom boy and always thought that that was what I had to look like. If I dressed up or did anything girly people would either make fun of me or treate me differently and it killed my ambition. I have always wanted to go to cosmetology school. I have always wanted to learn the tricks of the trade and make the world some walking art. If I would have just believed in that aspect of myself then I would have been in cosmetology school a long time ago. I would own my own salon by now or I would be touring with a band or something as their stylist. I believed in myself but I only believed in the side of myself that was comfortable and I knew. That was the biggest travisty of it all. I didnt have that support system set up and when I did I took it for granted.
Dont ever take your parents for granted because one day they wont be there to help you anymore. Dont just assume that because they are riding you about your grades that they are just being jerks. They are trying to get you to see your potential and they are just proving how much they do love and care about you. I am going to parent my child and I am going to prove how much I love her. I see kids today that are horrible. They are disrespectful, have an excuse for everything, and Im sorry to say, they will never make anything of themselves. They will continue making excuses and blaming the world for their own mistakes. I learned that the hard way but I am finally fixing it.
If you have a dream, follow it! If you believe in something, then believe it! Dont let anyone hold you down or any excuse keep you from your future.
If college isnt for you dont settle for the first job you can find. Look at technical schools, beauty institutes, apprentanceships, internships, study abroad programs, and whatever else your dream deals with. Money isnt going to last forever. I know that it helps to make life easier but it also helps to make life much more stressful. Write that down. =)
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