omg what does salon geek and the geeks in it mean to me .......How long have you got ? :green:
Ok I'll be as brief as I can...3 or 4 pages should do it !
This site, and the people in it have taken me through not only my career but my LIFE too.
I came into nails for a "hobby" never in my wildest dreams did I even consider I would one day hope to become an educator.
You have laughed with me (so much I have actually had asthma attacks)
...virtually hugged me when I was down.
And made me feel like an "Emma" instead of someones mum, owner, partner, etc.....
I feel I have grown up with you all, Ok I know I was 25 when I joined the site, But mentally I have developed so much over the last 3 years and as cheesy as it may sound, this site has a huge amount to do with that.
Nail wise...well where would I be without the "geeks" hmmmm probably
Nowhere I would have no dreams or aspirations, No path I wanted to follow and no goals I wanted to achieve.
Seriously I thought I would always plod along doing the same old thing...never being truly happy in my working life.
My nails themselves would probably be pants...
I may have even gone down the Rio nails route
~~I will say my hail geekies later for that comment~~
College didn't teach me what product was what and who was who, and what exactly could have been done with all these products I could get my hands on..
I wouldn't have known where to look myself...so I'd have been stuck in a big Ole' nail rut,
Possibly just doing my own, and not a very good job of it.
Of course the nail part of this site is MASSIVE to me,
But the kindness and like mindedness....even the disagreements have all helped me in so many ways, to develop my own personality, my own mind...and to realise it IS OK to have my own opinions.
I don;t always have to agree and follow what my friends do.
This has all made me a happier person.
I have had many downs during my time on this site....Geeks have picked me up...and put me back on track for no reason of self gain...just because
They are LOVELY people. :hug:
As I said I could go on FOREVER.....But I would bore you all to tears...
It's hard to think of names...their are SO MANY...
Including geeks who we no longer see on the boards,
But I will come up with some that spring to mind as being very special imo.
and email you Sam.
I won't re-read this post before I submit because I will end up tweaking and editing and I will be here all night,
I read the thread earlier, but wanted to wait until the kids were in bed, and I had a cup of tea before I answered....and while I am on the subject of tea ....does anyone have any clue as to why my cup tastes perfumey ???
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