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[kellianne]

So, I quit my NYC job two days ago. I really feel in my heart that I need to concentrate on my life in Seattle right now. This means developing my career again so that it gets to the point it was at in NYC, when it completely sustained me. I feel like Seattle is not going to be able to give me everything I need until I fully commit.

The past year of running back and forth has been really beautiful, and I feel very fortunate to have been able to live the way that I have. Not many girls get to fly back and forth between two amazing cities to do hair! There hasn't been one moment when I have not felt like the luckiest girl around.

While the past year has been magic, it has also torn me up emotionally. Every time I felt somewhat settled here in Seattle, I would fly back to New York and become completely seduced by my network of friends, co-workers, and clients. I would become convinced that it was absolutely necessary for me to live and work in New York. Then, I would fly back and convince myself that it was necessary for me to live and work in Seattle. Before many months, I started to feel as if I was living two lives... and, eventually, because I wasn't there as much, New York started to lose it's grip on me a little. Some of my clients couldn't be on my limited schedule. Lives went on without me.

Now that I feel I've found a salon I can be happy at in Seattle, NYC and I are suddenly in love a little less. We've became more about memory and nostalgia than about opportunity and future. I guess this is always what happens when we take a little space after a passionate, all consuming affair and break up. You move on. You live your life in a new way that you didn't think was even a possibility just a few short years back.

Talking to my salon owners in NY, It felt like I was snipping the umbilical cord and telling my family I had to go. Space has shown me nothing but love through the years. I take away from that salon everything I know and feel confident about professionally. I only know how to do some serious hair because they took the time and the trouble to teach me. I know how to talk to people only because they slowly showed me how to handle myself in this business. They also supported my move to Seattle with love in their hearts, and let me lead my own way with coming and going. I hope that all my clients will continue to go there for services. They are each amazing hair-stylists, amazing individuals, and a perfect salon family.

Please let me know if I can help you choose another hairstylist at Space in NYC for your specific needs!

And, of course, you can always come see me in Seattle... where the views are beautiful and the haircuts are cheap!

Comments

[octavekitten.livejournal.com]

next time i come up there you are SO doing my hair!

[kellianne.livejournal.com]

It'll be awesome fun!!

[razorart.livejournal.com]

I will be in Seattle in May, so I'll be ready for a haircut then!!

Congrats on making such a big decision!!

[kellianne.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm so excited to do your hair here! You will LOVE my new salon!

[gobetween.livejournal.com]

Wow, a big decision. And the right one, I think! It'll be good to have you here full time :)

I can relate to that living two lives feeling from my old traveling job. It was really great (and glamorous!) for quite a long time, but hard to sustain.

[overlook.livejournal.com]

aw, you will be missed. but it's time to focus! i think this is a good move. :)

[ingopixel.livejournal.com]

i'm super proud of you for committing! it's a huge step and i know how hard it was.

seattle loves you! and so does my hair! (which needs a touchup *cough*)

[r-u-b.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how many people actually showed...but I made sure to send tons of people to you at Space.

the only reason I didn't come back after the hair cut you gave me was because I didn't get my hair cut again...a couple years later(with barely the occasional trim for health) my hair(when wet) is 1/4 down my back...

it goes great with my kilt.

but seriously I will one day grow tired of these flowing locks..and on that day I finally cave I will rue your move to seattle... till then good luck with everything:)

Cheers
Skully

[tarvie.livejournal.com]

Welcome to Seattle!!! :)

[kittymalicious.livejournal.com]

i'm sure that was a hard decision. but you sometimes have to root yourself to find out how far you can go. you are brave, woman.

[skamille.livejournal.com]

We'll miss you! I had a dream last night of getting one last haircut with you as the salon was shutting down, and running around to find you a going-away present. Alas!

[nikoel.livejournal.com]

What do you charge for a men's cut and what are you Monday hours? I want to try to talk Terry into going to you instead of Rudy's for his haircut this time.

[kellianne.livejournal.com]

Cool! I work on Monday's from 11-8. I think that I'm still available from 1 until 5 or 6 this Monday. Next Monday is very open. All haircuts (man and woman) are $50! I hope to see him. I don't think we've ever met, have we?!

[nikoel.livejournal.com]

You haven't! He just got his tax refund so I'm hoping he'll go ahead and spend the money on a GOOD hair cut. He's been pretty lucky at Rudy's so far, but I just don't trust it.

[verbavolant.livejournal.com]

congrats on the decision. and are you seriously now working in an establishment with a disco ball?!
nyc, it seems, has found you in seattle.

[redmisha.livejournal.com]

boo! So does that mean I won't be seeing for a super long time?!?!?!?1 WAH!