Life Lately...

Well I must say, I truly thought I'd be rinsing out toner or beach waving some locks right about now but the only locks going through these fingers are mine and sometimes my little girls (although their hair has been pretty neglected the last couple of weeks). I must say on my end, it's been a rough last few weeks. While balancing two big moves with both the house and the salon, a lot of challenges and emotions have surfaced along the way. I’m sure many of you have been seeing the Memes going around and the stats regarding the COVID-19 divorce rates... (not that I'm applying, but I REALLY understand why).  To have and to hold, in good times and in bad... I bet you whoever wrote those vows never dreamed of isolating with their partner for weeks on end! Speaking of which, today is our 9th anniversary - so, happy anniversary hubby!! 

Seriously on top of everything else, what the heck is going on with the weather? Last week it was basically summer and now this week, winter has reappeared. I need the walks to get everyone out of the house and to get some fresh air but it’s either a beautiful sunny day or a windy rain/wind/flurry storm! Can we atleast have spring already? 

On a positive note, a supplier of mine in China sent me a video of how things are slowly going back to normal and closures being lifted. They’re still wearing masks to be safe but hopefully this means we’ll get there soon enough. 

I've realized the many hats we’ve all had to wear during this time. For myself, I’ve become an underpaid cleaning lady, a teacher, a nurse, a scientist, a mathematician, a cheerleader, a chef, an office administrator and the list goes on.... I must add, teaching your own child at home has really doubled my respect for teachers because just when I thought I was a patient person, Google Classroom was presented to me...shall I go on?? At the end of the day when I finally decide to call it a night, I sit and stare at my extremely dry hands trying to come up with a plan on how to utilize my next 17 waking hours without the same luxury of dropping the kids off to Oma’s house and going for a latte date with a friend. I’m beginning to create a list of things I would like to start doing for myself once this pandemic is over and we have an inch more of freedom. Although I’m excited to eventually get back to normal, I know I’ll still feel a little uneasy so making a list now will help me get back into the swing of things. 

In salon news… the framing for the new location has started! The plumbing will soon commence and before you know it, it’ll be time for the decorative touches (my favourite part). To be quite honest, I’m not sure how I would’ve been able to get all of this done if we all weren’t in lockdown, I’d definitely be drinking a whole lot more!

The salon’s current state kind of reminds me of life right now. All we have is our four corners, but we can plan a beautiful outcome of how we want it to look and build it slowly. Time is really so much more valuable than we treat it. I really want to use this time on being present to what gives me true joy! In the meantime, take a look at the progress and how far we’ve come!

If you caught our last newsletter and the video posted on IG then you’ll know I introduced my latest project, Shear Therapy. I wanted to let you guys know I’ve been working on more stories to share and inspire in the next coming weeks! I’ve said this before but I want you all to know just how special this project is to me. I think it’s so important to see how connected we really are, even just with all of us going through similar challenges. What I love most about this project is during the editing process, I get to experience the real and raw emotions that come out of these conversations and it’s almost like I get to relive it over and over again. It’s truly beautiful and gives me a chance to reflect inward as well. It’s also motivated me to get back into singing again with my girls which I find very therapeutic (I may let you hear some of that too! I've got all the time in the world right now). 

I know I say it often and I’ll say it again, I am truly grateful for all of you. So many of you have been calling or messaging me to say hello and to check in on me. It’s more appreciated than you'll ever know. I love you all and each one of you are so unique to me in your own way!

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Chow for now and stay strong!  Remember, you've got this!

xo

Pammy