I have been a qualified beauty therapist for 15 years. for 11 of those years I have been self employed working in salons and for last 8 years mobile.
I had a period of about 6 years when I specialised in nails only and as time goes on the demand from my clients and the fact that I miss doing facials ect have been motivated to pick up where I left off with my beauty.
Through this time I have managed to gain a diploma and a degree in Graphic Design, this has always been an interest of mine and although I have never worked in a design environment I use this new skill on all of my marketing materials for my business. I am just in the process of rebranding - same name just new image to highlight the fact that I am nails and beauty now.
In the meantime when I have quiet phases, which I do, I temp as a receptionist for an agency.
I hope to push the beauty so much that I can forget about temping all together. But it helps to know that I have it to fall back on.
The future for me is to train in body massage and promote intensely locally to me, then one day open my own salon. This is what I have wanted from day one from leaving school. Its just that life happens around you and before you know it you feel left behind.
It is never too late to achieve any dream you have, it just takes focus, hard work and time.
Keep going guys, we can do it. :hug: