tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post1807517296733962095..comments2023-09-11T11:27:08.538-04:00Comments on Worth Mentioning: "I want to do hair"Susan Bonifanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05889354888091500881noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-43767094709075111192014-11-10T13:51:43.746-05:002014-11-10T13:51:43.746-05:00"Extended family", perfect. And I'll..."Extended family", perfect. And I'll bet you and Allison would be fantastic friends. I've often said, who needs a therapist if you have the right hair stylist and that's why.Susan Bonifanthttp://atticview.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-59997724555432082952014-11-10T13:31:38.606-05:002014-11-10T13:31:38.606-05:00I AMY a hairdresser. Retired a few years, 3 to be ...I AMY a hairdresser. Retired a few years, 3 to be exact, but always a hairdressers heart. One reason I loved my profession is that it allowed time and ,privation to write. Second reason was that I spent my day making people happy and more confident. Third reason my clients became my extended family for the period they chose my chair. When they moved on, it was always a little painful for me. But guess what? I learned to let go from that experience. Sometimes even without the pain of letting go. I'm a very sensitive and compassionate soul so leaving me, rejecting me is very difficult for me to accept. Years of it happening over and over tight me that old truth that people cross our paths for a reason. Sometimes for us to learn and sometimes for us to teach.<br />Being a hairdresser made me happy and paid my bills. Being a writer makes me me.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-4877402386288762842014-11-09T21:30:14.201-05:002014-11-09T21:30:14.201-05:00Hi Mona! So glad to connect through that group. I...Hi Mona! So glad to connect through that group. I'm not usually this sluggish about updating, so visit again and thanks for the comment!Susan Bonifanthttp://atticview.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-35323612491909164622014-11-07T10:20:29.193-05:002014-11-07T10:20:29.193-05:00Just found you (thanks to The Women of Midlife'...Just found you (thanks to The Women of Midlife's FB post that we both commented on) and so glad I did! I LOVE this post. Can so relate. I also love your style of writing :-)Mona (Moxie-Dude)http://moxie-dude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-5295748935558022842014-10-29T16:51:10.870-04:002014-10-29T16:51:10.870-04:00This means so much to me. Thank you!!!!This means so much to me. Thank you!!!!Michellehttp://www.rubbershoesinhell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-86043267069092327332014-10-28T21:03:43.792-04:002014-10-28T21:03:43.792-04:00Okay, first I checked to see that I was really get...Okay, first I checked to see that I was really getting this comment from Rubber Shoes in Hell. So, now I can say, are you kidding me? You don't think you're a real writer. I save, SAVE your posts for when I have my toast and coffee and want to start my day with solid, sharp writing. Your blog ( www.rubbershoesinhell.com ) is as good and as funny as it gets in my book. Real, schmeel. You got write. <br /><br />Thank you for visiting and commenting. Made my day.Susan Bonifanthttp://www.atticview.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-30616511200841145072014-10-28T11:51:24.874-04:002014-10-28T11:51:24.874-04:00This nearly made me cry.
I loathe what I do for ...This nearly made me cry. <br /><br />I loathe what I do for a living. But I feel like I have to...well..I do HAVE to pay bills and I can't make this kind of money doing anything else. So far, writing has earned me a few free books and a t-shirt. <br /><br />But I haven't TRIED to earn any money writing. Because I'm afraid to. Because I'm not a 'real' writer. Because underneath it all, I'm afraid I'll find out I am right and I suck at it. <br /><br />So I keep programming computers and lose a little of my soul. Every day. Michellehttp://www.rubbershoesinhell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-8645087273713908692014-10-21T11:41:11.287-04:002014-10-21T11:41:11.287-04:00I agree Mindy, completely. Actually, I am a specia...I agree Mindy, completely. Actually, I am a special fan of reverse-dreams - the surgeon who opens an antique shop, that sort of thing. My hair stylist's story was a gem. She's kind of my hero now.Susan Bonifanthttp://atticview.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-48344329238318207622014-10-21T11:37:05.952-04:002014-10-21T11:37:05.952-04:00Well, thank you Anonymous. Especially thank you fo...Well, thank you Anonymous. Especially thank you for using the word "fabulous" which just makes me happy, especially in connection with a post.Susan Bonifanthttp://atticview.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-23222715389771355422014-10-21T11:35:59.110-04:002014-10-21T11:35:59.110-04:00You said it. It's not easy, but is there a cho...You said it. It's not easy, but is there a choice? Nope, there isn't. Somebody said, "I have two choices. I can write or I can die." A little extreme, but I get it and I'll be you do, too. That said, we all need a great hair stylist, whoever they are, for sure.Susan Bonifanthttp://atticview.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-66454923443559343082014-10-21T11:33:44.280-04:002014-10-21T11:33:44.280-04:00It's true Tammy, and I think men might have th...It's true Tammy, and I think men might have the same rapport with barbers. Actually I see men have the same rapport with my hair stylist. Susan Bonifanthttp://atticview.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-73657500604013277372014-10-21T09:52:10.675-04:002014-10-21T09:52:10.675-04:00Great piece. What I took from it was this: never a...Great piece. What I took from it was this: never assume what you see is what you see. The hairstylist next door may once have been the violin teacher next door. We all have dreams, and some dreams are not to head to Carnegie Hall, but to the hair salon...and that's okay!Mindy Trottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343692567295148121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-33752500135197171842014-10-21T09:42:19.300-04:002014-10-21T09:42:19.300-04:00Fabulous! Loved it!!! :)Fabulous! Loved it!!! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-47505318803805722002014-10-21T09:26:54.275-04:002014-10-21T09:26:54.275-04:00i totally relate with this. i'm out trying to ...i totally relate with this. i'm out trying to sell my latest manuscript and i'm exhausted by all the 'positive' rejection. my essays have been a lot of place i never thought they'd be and i'm proud of all of it. i try to remember that i love the journey. if i don't publish the books, i'll still have loved the time writing them. that's what makes us writers. no one said it was gonna be easy right? but if you love it, keep doing it and if you don't, well find your hair salon. :) www.icescreammama.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002351185759292747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209129785647063879.post-89335299870685208092014-10-21T09:17:29.574-04:002014-10-21T09:17:29.574-04:00Great piece Susan. I think the thing I liked most ...Great piece Susan. I think the thing I liked most about it was your hair stylist. My stylist is one of my best friends and our busy lives don't allow us to get together often so my appts. turn into our visits. I love what she does to my hair but I love our visits even more...hmm, I think I'll write about that. ;)TeeWinDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175811665818564512noreply@blogger.com