First Week of School

 See my apron? And part of my name tag?

So that's it, guys. I'm a cosmetology student. I've already done a few dozen roller sets on mannikins (putting curlers all over their hair and waiting till they dry, like my mom did to me when I was little), given my first facial and haircut to a classmate, swept a LOT of hair off the floors, and been interrogated by a client about my dress size. I was innocently punching my time card while two older ladies were sitting under the hairdryers and chatting. I overheard one say, "Some of those girls are so tiny, I can't believe it."

I had no idea what the comment was in reference to, but I assumed it was something about a magazine, because magazines have that reputation of endorsing unbelievably shaped bodies. Then I turned and began to walk to my classroom, but not before being accosted by one of the women, who said, "What size are you? Zero? I want to know!"

I was slightly terrified, so I giggled. I always laugh when I'm nervous. I escaped from her as soon as I could. I heard the same lady accosting a fellow student and asking what her size was a few minutes later. I'm not sure that's to be an expected part of the experience, but we'll see, I guess. I'm sure I'll run into more than a few interesting clients during my days on this job.

 And I've already accidentally gone into the grocery store without taking my apron and name tag off. I didn't even notice till I had already checked out. I bet I looked funny in there. Oh well. I'm at school 40 hours a week, so I expect to be learning quite a bit, and quickly too. It's funny, last year at this time I was studying Mandarin and sociology--now I'll be studying the anatomy of the hair and scalp and how to not mess up people's haircuts. I like being able to study and learn in so many different fields!