Life on Mars

HI!!!! I'm Marsella a classy, artistic, loving, edgy lady who just loves life. A little electronics geek by day and a cosmetology student by night. On here I'll give you a glimpse into my life and share my growing knowledge of cosmetology, feel free to ask me anything i'll always answer back. Hooray!!

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My random thoughts.

It's really difficult to find time to write on here about my journey at school but I'll be posting some awesome pictures tomorrow. My last post was back in July so it's been a while but so much to say and talk about. School has been great! Hands down the best decision I've ever made was walking into that building and signing up for the cosmetology program. At the beginning of this year I had made a commitment to myself to focus on my future and attempt my hardest to not let external distractions of any sort get in the way. It's been difficult; I've had my good days and my bad days but the support of many great friends have kept me motivated. This year is almost over and I'm happy with everything I have been able to accomplish thus far. I literally feel that I have been becoming a better person, a better version of myself that for longest time I felt was lost for good. This feeling is what I hope to continue to hold on to, this emotion of personal growth. I feel a sense of serenity has come over me in the past few months and it makes me happy to feel so at ease with everything. I know life is far from perfect but I suppose that ease comes from accepting that there are things I can't change and things I can (like my outlook on life). :)

I've set goals for myself and will stop at nothing to accomplish them. One of them being to move out of FL within the next year or so and nothing is going to change my mind (Just thinking about it puts a big smile on my face.) . There are many other little goals as well but that one is my main focus at the moment. 

P.S. I'm not one to be religious on the social media but I am thankful to God for everything.  

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Eve's hair done by yours truly. :)

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Half way through school

The other night at school it was brought to my attention that I am half way through my educational journey at Paul Mitchell. I have seen myself grow while my short time there and I have seen my skill grow. I came to the school very scared and not knowing what to expect but I am proud to have signed up making this the best decision I could have ever made in a long time.

I've also had a few makeup classes in the mix and I'm surprised at how good I've become. All I want to do is apply makeup on myself and sisters when I can. I've also noticed I've been spending a little more then the usual on makeup and nail polish. I can't help it :) 

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A Painting and a Poem

A couple weeks ago my sister gave a painting that reminded her of me and how it would look awesome in my room due to it's color scheme. The painting has a beautiful bird on it but also a poem lightly painted in the background. After a few weeks of looking at it trying to figure out what it said I found a phrase googled it and boom! I found the poem :) Enjoy 

The Pioneer

What man would live coffined with brick and stone, Imprisoned from the healing touch of air, And cramped with selfish landmarks everywhere, When all before him stretches, furrowless and lone, The unmapped prairie none can fence or own?

What man would read and read the self-same faces, And, like the marbles which the windmill grinds, Rub smooth forever with the same smooth minds, This year retracing last year's, every year's, dull traces, When there are woods and unpenfolded spaces?

What man o'er one old thought would pore and pore, Shut like a book between its covers thin For every fool to leave his dog's ears in, When solitude is his, and God forevermore, Just for the opening of a paltry door?

What man would watch life's oozy element Creep Letheward forever, when he might Down some great river drift beyond men's sight, To where the undethroned forest's royal tent Broods with its hush o'er half a continent?

What man with men would push and altercate, Piecing out crooked means to crooked ends, When he can have the skies and woods for friends, Snatch back the rudder of his undismantled fate, And in himself be ruler, church, and state?

Cast leaves and feathers rot in last year's nest, The winged brood, flown thence, new dwellings plan; The serf of his own Past is not a man; To change and change is life, to move and never rest;-- Not what we are, but what we hope, is best.

The wild, free woods make no man halt or blind; Cities rob men of eyes and hands and feet, Patching one whole of many incomplete; The general preys upon the individual mind, And each alone is helpless as the wind.

Each man is some man's servant; every soul Is by some other's presence quite discrowned; Each owes the next through all the imperfect round, Yet not with mutual help; each man is his own goal, And the whole earth must stop to pay him toll.

Here, life the undiminished man demands; New faculties stretch out to meet new wants; What Nature asks, that Nature also grants; Here man is lord, not drudge, of eyes and feet and hands, And to his life is knit with hourly bands.

Come out, then, from the old thoughts and old ways, Before you harden to a crystal cold Which the new life can shatter, but not mould; Freedom for you still waits, still looking backward, stays, But widens still the irretrievable space.

-James Russell Lowell

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Great Gatsby for inspiration and stuff.

So school has been great and lately I felt more inspired to try learning to do some new hairstyles due to having watched "The Great Gatsby". let the pin curls and 20's vintage styles begin. Everything about the film was beautiful and I hope to replicate those looks on my doll heads so I promise to make next month more promising as far as pictures go. I feel that because of the movie the 1920's looks will become an even larger inspiration to the fashion world. Honestly who doesn't want to have a classy flare with a timeless elegance all at once?

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Awesome hair, Awesome day!

Even though my lately my days have been pretty much a routine consisting of work and school accompanied by my usual roller coaster of feelings and daily worries and concerns today was GREAT!! Let me start off by saying I love my job. I love the opportunity I get to teach people, help them resolve their problems or the simple look on their face as you see notice the expression of over-enjoyment, and bliss as they discover something new such as keyboard shortcuts to cut and paste or that they can take screen shots using their mobile device but lately nothing beats the sense of happiness I get from going to school. I actually look forward to getting off from work to basically go learn something new that I feel is a challenge to me. I am also enjoying this path I have taken day by day. No matter how my day goes even if it isn't the greatest of days, I know that I can leave my worries outside because once I get to school I feel motivated to learn and basically play all evening. I know I complain about not having time to work out, to hang out, draw, go on bike rides so on and so forth but that lack of time has made me appreciate the little time I do have to try my best to spend it wisely.

Well let me tell you about my day ( and yesterday)!!! So in school yesterday I cut my moms hair. She looks fabulous and beautiful, and I couldn't be more happy that it's because I did her hair and she loved it. My classmates acknowledged it and It made me super happy and gave me a nice dose of confidence. Today in school I had another customer. It was Kevin, my sisters Marisol's boy friend. Kevin underwent quite the transformation and I felt happy that he was letting me be a part of it and trusted me enough to help. Kevin had long hair a little tiny bit past the shoulders and wanted to go really really short and stylish. Needless to say that when we got done he looked like a completely different person and the haircut came out amazing!! These past two days have really boost my self confidence and me feel very happy with the way my life is going.  I started Cosmetology school not feeling 100% sure I would be happy and slightly doubting I would be good at it. The past few days have helped me realize that I was silly to think be scared. Even though the journey ahead is still a long one I look forward to it even if it is a difficult one. Although certain parts of my life are less then perfect and some things could be better I feel that with time they will be. Aside from that I feel happy, calm, peaceful and I will continue not to stress my self out and worry about things outside of my control. I am the best person I can be and nothing and no one will keep me down. :) 

Here are pictures of the haircuts I've done!! check them out!!

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Today I learned I need to practice updos. I tried to do one and felt ok with it. Practice will lead to improvement in that department. :) 

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When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.

Mark Twain

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Love It!

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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Buddha

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Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Oscar Wilde

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New week approaching.

I haven't gotten around to writing in a few days because other then being a slacker I have been super busy. This past week, school has been rather stressful. I've been trying to finish all my worksheets for in order not to fall behind and hopefully tomorrow I'll have them all done. On another note I have lots of improvement I need to do when it comes to just about everything especially in the time management area. I am going to challenge myself this next month and keep track of my times for all the work I do.  I will set up a timer and attempt to beat my time everyday in hopes that I can improve my speed. The faster I can do each task daily the more work I'll be able to get done in a short amount of time.One thing I've learned from being here is to work smart and hard not just work hard. I've been preparing diagrams and completing extra paper work just incase I ever need it for future dates. Doing this honestly makes me feel so extremely prepared it's great! Doing so also gives me more time to concentrate on the haircuts I still need to learn to master. Such as short women's haircuts aka Pixie haircuts. This was actually a haircut I was suppose to perform on a guest this week but because I didn't know how to even start it my instructor did all of it and let me watch so that I could learn from her. My guest looked amazing and was very happy with the final result of her hairdo. I'm not even sure how many time I thanked her for all her patience while my instructor taught me needless to say it was a great learning experience. 

On that note I'm out. I've got a long day ahead of me tomorrow.

This is the haircut I mentioned above!!!

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Taking customers

So yesterday I took my first customer as a student. I was nervous and couldn't manage to think straight. My customer Lillian had no idea how nervous I was. When she came in she originally wanted low-lights, an awapuhi hair treatment and a haircut. After talking to her for few minutes and finishing up the consultation she decided just to get an all over color and low-lights on her possible next visit. Having worked with her made me realize that I need to work on my time and learn to work faster which will require time and lots of practice. At the end of the night I was only able to finish the color. I had ran out of time to do the treatment and haircut but I made sure to style her hair very nice so she left a very happy customer. Lillian was super supportive and a pleasure to have helped she actually felt I was doing a great job which made me feel so much more relaxed. She was so happy with the service that she already booked her next visit with me which made me extremely happy. Lets see what the rest of the the week brings me :) 

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"A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyes, I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, and now it's left me blind."

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Week 13 is over.

Finished my first week on the clinic floor at school. Couldn't be more excited to be doing something I'm enjoying and having fun doing. One thing for sure is that it's going to require a lot of work from now on. So much to concentrate on especially if I want to be in all three honors programs...well at least i'm going to give it my best shot. So far I've organized 2 binders for school one for the honors course work and the other for my regular course work. I even went as far as doing all my diagrams last night so that I could just have them ready for whenever they need to be signed off on by the learning leaders. One thing I feel I am learning is to be prepared and better organized. :) 

On another note!!! I'm more excited about whats to come. Looking forward to the days which I will be helping actual people and doing their hair. Don't get me wrong I'm super nervous, I keep thinking of weird messed up scenarios in my head where I mess up and start crying but I have a lot of faith in myself and I know I will do well. Can't wait to see what next week has to bring. Possibly my very first guest ahhhhh!!!! =]

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Shadowing April

Catchy title huh!

Well, I'm not talking about next month which is only a few days away. Today in school I was shadowing one of the girls in my school whose name is April. She is in phase 2 of her journey with Paul Mitchell the school and very good. I was very much impressed at her speed and ability to get things done in a quick and organized manner especially when dealing with a client who doesn't know what they want but still wants something done while not giving you any direction. She probed politely and was able to get some thoughts from the young lady which gave April a good starting point. Having done that we began to transform our client and the best part was being able to help out and actually do a little in the process.  

(I helped color hair, highlights and do blow dry finish using a round brush)

Getting the opportunity to shadow April was great. She gave me tips that would help me work at a faster pace, boosted my confidence so I wouldn't be so nervous and she was a great resource. Now lets hope next week is fun and exciting because to the clinic floor we go. :)