Makeup School!

Well, I finally did it. I took advantage of QC Makeup Academy's Black Friday deal and enrolled today!

I chose the Master Makeup Artistry program. I am so excited, I can't wait to get started!

I hope that doing something I love much more often will brighten my days more. Hopefully once I start up on the manicuring program after the holidays I will be able to really make all of this a career. They say if you are doing something you love, it usually pays off in more ways than one, right?

I sure hope so!

I won't be a beauty school dropout!

I was unable to make a post yesterday due to a family medical emergency but something big did happen yesterday in my life:

I FINALLY enrolled in the manicuring program at The Newport School of Hairdressing!

SOOOOOO excited. Hopefully if everything works out right I will start on November 21st, which is less than 2 weeks away!

After that I will begin schooling myself at home at the QC Makeup Academy....so I'll be a licensed manicurist and certified makeup artist within a few months! That's a long way from doing insurance for 7 years, huh?

I'm ready to begin this new stage in my life. I need to do something I'm passionate about and that I love.

I can't wait!

Closer and closer I get....

....to becoming a Professional Makeup Artist/Nail Technician! Total career change. I did personal insurance for 7 years (I lost my 20s to that horrible profession) and am ready to switch to a profession that I know I love! <3

Headed on over to meet with my Career Counselor today. I got laid off from my job just about 2 months ago, and in order to get the Education Grant through the WIA Act, there are a LOT of steps to do so. So far I've completed steps 1-2-3, and I'm going to start steps 4-5-6 within the next couple of weeks.

I am very excited to get started. Luckily in RI you only need a license to be a Nail Tech, but not one to be a Makeup Artist. HOWEVER, I plan on going to the Newport Hairdressing School (www.newportschoolofhairdressing.com) and then taking the online Makeup Artist course I found the other day at QC Makeup Academy (www.qcmakeupacademy.com) to obtain the Certified International Makeup Professional (CIMP) designation, and get a portfolio set up.

I am very, very excited about this. I wish I could start now but as they say...patience is a virtue! I really should repeat that to myself more often...