Okay Let's Begin

First of all, Happy New Year. No exclamation point and no explanation why... moving on....

I am trying to hit the ground running in 2025 but my body has not been in agreement with my mind. January has been a super challenging month and I am happy to see February enter the chat. I am hoping that I get more done this month than I did last month.

The LEND program continues to be both an excellent and challenging experience. I am definitely learning things I never thought I would know more about and I am enjoying that process, however I honestly think that there needs to be more of a conscious effort to incorporate all demographics into their curriculum when speaking about systems of care. Different people interact with systems of care in different ways and are perceived and cared for in different ways by those systems. That needs to be more than an afterthought or an addendum. It needs to be a solid part of the curriculum. Also I feel that we as family specialists are air dropped into what essentially is a graduate program and we are expected to thrive. The graduate students in the LEND program however, have no reciprocal shock to their system where they are dropped into the real world of the neurodivergent family in similar fashion. There is exposure, for sure, however if minds are to be informed and changed, a personal experience needs to happen in my opinion. Also I am open to feed back on that last point because I am not a graduate student. However, from my perspective, the adjustment is very one sided.

Next topic....

My business is suffering. Actually it's transitioning. actually it's both. I finally got my business online so clients could book and I now have less clients that book. No bad thing has happened. I had to be honest with myself that I am burnt out and need to find another way to engage with my passion about hair. I have never been a person who can be forced to do something they don't want to do. I don't really want to be in the salon anymore. I don't want to have to. I saw this day coming from when I started my business a few years ago. My prayer was always, Lord help me to pivot before I don't want to do this anymore because you know how I am.

I believe he is answering that prayer now. Money is tight. Business is scarce. But that gives me more time to pivot to the new direction I need to take. I need to take my business fully online and lean in to the parts of my business that I love. I am starting that process now and will share more as things develop.

I need courage. If I am to succeed this year I need to be courageous and step out in uncharted waters and I am scared. I am asking God for the boldness to do it afraid. I know he will give it to me. I have wanted to shut this little blog down so many times and each time I stop because this sharing whats behind the curtain helps me to process whats happening in my own life. It also helps me to manage the fear. Lastly, I believe that eventually I will help someone who reads it and searches back to this blog post to see that big things start in little places. Ooooh that's a tshirt. Gotta run. Ideas are churning. Be back soon.

If you read all the way to the end I appreciate you more than a fresh homemade strawberry cake with icing. You are the best.