It was really difficult for me to think about something to write about. I have a lot of "good time" moments it was so hard to choose one. But I finally decided to talk about the day I officially became a Cosmetologist, I started going to beauty school right after I got out of school which was back in '09. It took me a year and 1 month to graduate and get my cosmetology certificate, and it took about a month to take my state board test. The day before that big day I stayed up late at night just looking at my book. I didn't want to really read anything because I didn't want to over do it and fry up my brain with stuff. I felt so confident about it I wasn't even nervous. The next day I got up at five in the morning and I was getting all my stuff ready to go, I had to be there at seven in the morning. My mom was my model, which means she was the one I used to perform all the hand's on procedures. When it was time to go to the testing room where I was to perform some of the procedures I started to get a little bit nervous because I didn't know what to expect, but I tried not to let that get in my way because it just makes things even worst. I sat down in the chair next to my mom and listened to the lady that was in charge of the room as she told us the rules. After she was done giving us the instructions she said "begin", I took a deep breath and proceeded on what I needed to do. The first thing that was on my list was to perform a facial. I took out everything that I needed from the big bag they provided us with. Everything went really smooth with everything through out the whole hand's on stuff. When I was done with all of that we took about an hour lunch, after that I needed to go back by myself and take the written part of the test. As I was walking up the stairs towards the room I needed to go I was telling myself you got this Itzel! You can do it!, and let me tell you I sure did it! When I was done taking that test on the computer a little pop up window came out that said I still had 65 minutes remaining and I had the option to go back and double check my answers, but of course I didn't. I felt so confident about it. It took about 2 hours to know the results, everyone had to meet up in a waiting room. I could tell everyone was so nervous to hear the results because of the nail biting, walking back in forth across the room, tapping there feet, and so on. When I saw one of the lady's walk in the room with papers in her hand my heart started pounding! She said "I'm going to call out the names in alphabetical order if u get a white paper u passed, if u get a yellow one you didn't and it's going to tell u the reason why." She started calling out the names and the first five people she first called didn't pass I started getting even more nervous. The lady kept calling name, after name, after name, and at the end about ten girls including myself were the only ones left, everyone just looked at each other and looked at the lady, I noticed she had green papers in her hand and she told us "Please come a little bit closer, after I tell al of you if you guys the bad news and the good news, the ones who do pass please don't make noise, we still have some testing going on across the room". I remember thinking to myself oh my goodness I better pass! She said "the good news.." there was this awkward silence and out of no where she just says "All of u guys passed!" I wanted to jump for joy!! I was so excited I couldn't believe it. She after said that the bad news was that we still needed to fill out some forms that we didn't complete but I was like geez! I don't think that matters right now I PASSED! I ran downstairs and when I got to the parking lot I put on a serious face just to scare my mom, when I opened the car door she said "Itzel! tell me! tell me!" I told her I didn't pass and she said "Yeah right, u liar I saw you with your big smile on your face when you were coming towards the car!" I started laughing and told her I couldn't believe I passed and to take me to Topper's Pizza Place since I was hungry and I deserved it for sure!, so she did. November the seventh, I'm never going to forget that day.
Woohoo ITZEL! Congratulations to YOU! The feeling of passing is the greatest feeling!I can see that you have GREAT TALENT and the passion that you have shows it in your beautiful artwork. I hope you DO get your dream job of opening your own shop! Thanks for Sharing!
ReplyDeleteloved your posts because they were so down to earth and you always got a bit personal about everything you wrote. this post is my fav because i think it is so cool that you can do hair and nails and help make us girls more pretty lol. very cool i will definately keep you in mind when i need to get pretty =)
ReplyDeleteYou go, Girl! That is such a cool story. Props to you and Congrats! I have enjoyed all your stories / blogs.
ReplyDeleteBest of Luck in the future
SuZ
That is so cool that you are a cosmeologist, I can really tell you are into that stuff, haha funny thing is I was a model for one of my friends state board test too and it was so akward because my friend was so nervous but she passed!
ReplyDeleteI have friends that want to become a cosmotologist like you. It seems fun!
ReplyDeletecongratulations!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Congrats. best of luck to you :)
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