Long Days

MAGIC '11 in Sean D'Anconia's Booth

MAGIC '11 Loungefly Booth

MAGIC '11 Pawn Stars guys sell t-shirts too

Last year was pretty damn good considering being self employed has been rough to say the least. In the spring of 2010 I got my flight benefits back by working for Skywest Airlines part time. Trips to Honolulu, LA, New Orleans, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Needless to say I had a fantastic summer. Early fall was dreadfully slow at the salon but the holidays picked up as well as a promo on Groupon and our fourth quarter was the best since we've been open. Santa Claus visited me with Louie Vitton, a Mac Book, Juicy Couture, Hello Kitty footed pajamas, lots of fabulous material joy. Things were looking good, the seas were calm for smooth sailing ahead and then another storm hit.

On New Years Eve the temperature dropped and our pipes froze and burst. Since our house was built in 1860 it didn't have very good insulation and now a very costly remodeling is taking place. It's been 7 weeks since we've had a shower in the house and fortunately we belong to Pura Vida and it hasn't been too bad of an inconvenience. I started school full time at the Aveda Institute on January 3rd for dual spa, which is esthetics and massage therapy. So now I am in class 30 hours a week and have little time to work. The salon has been slow, which is normal this time of year. It's been ridiculously cold and our First Fridays have been quiet. So I've been broke and tired. No money to go out and no energy. Homework and housework has and will be consuming my free time until mid September when I graduate.

It's not all been bad...I can successfully wax lady parts and school is going along rather smooth. I get to invite my friends to get free facials, body treatments and wax. I like doing it and I guess that's the point. Working at the airport has me on my last nerves but I don't want to give up my travel benefits. I was able to take one day off to check out the MAGIC fashion trade show in Las Vegas. You really need 3 full days to see everything. A few new vendors I would like to buy from and some old ones I would rather not. I can't believe some vendors are too cool to say hello when you come into their booth. Are they selling or what? I did meet a cool artist Sean D'Anconia and hopefully we can get bring him to Denver to do an art show later this year. From February through the end of March we will be showing the work of Sandi Calistro at Luxe de Vil / Zombie Rock.

Some shop news and updates...Christy is working on a fundraiser this summer for Mariah's Promise a non-profit no kill animal sanctuary that houses pit bulls. It's called Decks for Dogs, we will be auctioning off skateboard decks that are painted by local artist similar to the fundraiser for Max Fund last year. Please contact us at the salon if you are interested in donating an item to be auctioned at this event. Last year we auctioned off gift cards and certificates in addition to the art pieces. We were able to raise $3500! Also, this spring we will be doing some construction in our back garage area that was used to serve as a kiln and pottery room from the previous tenants. We are going to have a spa room and will be offering full body services such as facials, body treatments, wax, and massage.

I hope to see my friends and family again soon. I've been a grouchy hermit so I've decided to babble in blog form to keep everyone updated. If anyone was to do yoga or any classes with me at Pura Vida, I can take up to two guest per month and we can do lunch afterwards :)

MAGIC '11 Retro A-Go-Go Booth