Employment Portfolio

Okay, not to beat a dead horse but this is the deal.  A portfolio for a student would be a collection of pictures that show what we have done while in school.  Whether it be an updo, perm, haircut, manicure, haircolor etc. 

I was asked by the owner of the salon (however she isn’t the instructor but they ‘work’ closely together), to put together a portfolio for each student that is going to participate in the Hair Show here in VA.  That should be about 8 of the 12 girls in my class right now.

I figured that I could do 20 – 30 pics for each girl with around 5 pics of each ‘category’.  I figured that I could do haircut (obviously), haircolor, maybe a chemical procedure (perm), make-up, manicure, updo.  That would give each girl some options and I could emphasize their positive category with more pictures.

David says that I don’t need to tell Tammy anything about the pricing of things since she isn’t buying them, however she did ask for a breakdown.  Reason being that if the girls wanted to get their own photo album then they wouldn’t be paying me for that part of the ‘package’. 

So the other issue that I’m having is that most of the other girls are not paying their own way through school.  They have parents, grandparents, in-laws paying for it.  So will the people paying for school dole out another $50 – $65 or no.  For the couple that are paying for their own way, again, will they pay out more money??

So the breakdown so far:
*Photo Album: (average) $10.00
*30 Pics + Photo CD: $7.50 (However the price per print could go up at some point – there is a special going on right now).
*Posing some pictures and/or having a set backdrop that I can take nice pics even with the mannequin heads w/out having students hands in the way.
*Time to Edit, Upload: 1 hour (at least)
*My camera, my batteries, my computer and electric: ??
*My gas to pic up the pics: Depends if I get all the pics at one time or if I have to make a couple trips to get developed pictures.

Plus I’m not a professional photographer, however I can take a good pic.

Does this clear up anything for you or just make it more confusing??

Let me know asap if you can. I appreciate your prior input!

Have any of you heard of this??

There was an article in a local newspaper today, talking about the newest aerobic rage: Pole Aerobics

That is not the article it is just something that I found on the topic, however…….

Have any of you heard of this?

Is anyone interested in this?

Have you already signed up and started classes?

Or is your sister/neighbor/friend doing this?

I am in desperate need of info. No, the reason isn’t so that I can join (I have too much going on as is), I just have a need to know (I swear I will explain, just not right this minute).

Pass along any wisdom/411 that you possess.

Drama for Regan

UPDATE: Tonight was much better, Regan didn’t wake up smiling but I got her to pretty quickly.  Grandma’s house was not far away!  She did want to know if I was going to work while we were at Grandma’s and I told her no.  She did tell me that I could go home (Thanks baby!).  On the way home she told me ”That was nice at Grandma’s”, I had to agree!  We ate and I got cooperation with cleaning the living room (Whoo Hoo), I got cooperation in my request to go upstairs now to take a bath.  Brushing our teeth was probably the slowest thing tonight, but it is every night!  After songs and stories, I told her that I loved her and I asked her ”How much do I love you?”  She spread her arms out wide and I said, Yep, now give me that hug!!!!  She asked if Daddy would be home tomorrow night and I told her no, not until Little Gym night.  I told her that he does have to work but we could call him after ‘Cille’s (babysitter) tomorrow night.  She nodded her head yes.  I asked her if we were good now and she nodded yes to that too.  No crying after I left her room tonight (even though she mentioned that she didn’t want to be in the room alone earlier).

I want to say thanks to you all for listening to me and letting me be honest here a bit.  I really appreciate the comments!  I think that human nature makes us all want to feel like we are doing SOMETHING right.  Obviously it may not be the whole situation but that one little thing can click in your head.  And sometimes it is just enough to make you realize that if you do a little more of the right things, you can get back on track or on a better easier path. 

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I try to not be too deep here regarding my personal life because it isn’t all that pretty right now.  I’m okay with it, plus ultimately it was my decision and one that I would repeat no matter what.  However, my daughter is only 3 and the whole concept will inevitably having us take about 5 steps backward.

My husband and I are separated right now.  While I haven’t had to lie to Regan (what I have told her is the truth) I haven’t had to really explain a whole lot either.  Until today.  I finally got her in bed for naptime and I left the room like I always do with blowing kisses and receiving blown kisses from her, I wasn’t gone a minute and I hear crying.  I’m in the bathroom getting ready to change the litter box.  I go back in her room and ask her what is wrong.   It takes a while but she tells me that she misses Daddy.  Okay, this I can handle.  I tell her that it is okay to miss Daddy and that after her nap we can call him.  She asks if he is taking a nap and I tell her yes he is.   She asks where he is.  Okay this is getting into tougher territory because I have really never explained this to her.  I go for it.  I tell her that Daddy is napping at his home which leads to “what home”.  I tell her that Daddy is living in another home, she asks if he is living at the meetings.  I tell her that he isn’t living at the meetings but that he doesn’t live far from the meetings.  I ask her if there is anything else that is wrong. she nods and finally tells me that she wants to go to grandma’s.  This has to deal with yesterday getting home and Regan deciding that she is going to grandma’s yesterday after the craft show.  I told Regan yesterday that we would figure out when she could stay over at grandma’s again as she was supposed to a week ago, but MIL got a bit sick.  So she asks if we can go to grandma’s tonight after nap.  I tell Regan that I will call Grandma and ask her if we can come over after nap (I called, grandma isn’t home yet, she did have errands to run after church today).   Then Regan proceeds to tell me “Don’t leave”.  I tell her that I’m not leaving the house and that I have chores to do.  I will be upstairs for a bit then I have to go downstairs to finish up some stuff.  She says, “Don’t go downstairs”.  I tell her again that I will be upstairs for a little bit.  I leave her room again.  I get the litter box changed, pull out the trash bag of diapers/pull ups and bring them downstairs to put in the trash can outside.  I’m outside and I hear ‘humming’.  What it is, is Regan crying again and I can hear the ’hhhmmmm’ of her outside.  I go back upstairs just to start laundry so that hopefully the noise will quiet her to sleep and she will tire herself out.  I don’t hear anything right now.

Obviously there is a lot going on for my little girl right now.  I have been through divorce as a child and as an adult.  I know the misery that can go with it and I hope to not have that happen.  At the same time I feel prepared enough to know what it was like for me and hope that it isn’t the same for her. 

David and I are very amicable, we talk, he helps me out with Regan when I need it (the craft show yesterday was without Regan in my presence), he lets me grocery shop without her if he is available.  His schedule is mostly what we work around regarding all this.  If he had to work last night, she would have been with me at the show.  This allows David quality time with Regan without me there for her to ignore him or get stuck in the Mommy ‘glue’.  It obviously also allows me some ‘me’ time if you will.

I was hoping to make it past this early stage of separation as just a blip on the screen for her.  If things work out, she is young enough that she might not remember it, it would just be something that she thinks she remembers.  If things don’t work out, well then, I’m familiar with that coming from her side of things.  I know that I have to be as honest with her as I can, but also realize that there is a limit to her knowledge and understanding of the situation.  I don’t want to say anything to her about why he isn’t here because I don’t want her to even get the thought in her head that it has anything to do with her, it doesn’t.  However, with the statement “Don’t leave”, it breaks my heart that she thinks anything like that at all.  I know that I just have to reassure, reassure and reassure. 

I know that one day, I will be able to explain everything and that it will be understood better then (Just so that you know, please realize that I didn’t say agreed with).  Until then, lots of love, reassurance and patience are going to be my motto’s I think.

Peace.