Last day

Well sort of. I graduate tomorrow from beauty school. I have six more hours I have to complete, so I'll be going in next week to finish up. But technically today was my last full day. Which is amazing. It's been only four months since I started. I'm finally beginning to appreciate what our director of the program means when she goes off on how short the United States Esthetics educational experience is. Too short. Four months. Really? That's all I need and now I'm going to be loosed upon the world? I'm feeling good about the basics. I've definitely got the basics down, plus safety and sanitation. So I won't hurt anyone with my facials and waxing.

But I understand why there is such a high turnover rate in the industry. They give woman just a couple of months of training and then expect them to figure out how to make it out there. It's a tough business where you have to hustle and market and network just to make a couple of bucks. There should be advanced academies that have whole curriculum devoted to selling yourself as a beauty expert.

Even though it's my official last day, I've definitely signed up for a lifetime of learning. That's why I love this industry. I'll be taking classes until the day I retire. I love studying and learning new things. I can't wait to apply to a scholarship for Dermalogica to get 100 hours free education. I can't wait to go to the Vegas show now that I know 1000% more than I did last summer when I went to the Vegas show. I can't wait to search out even more advanced education opportunities.