what did you used to do before nails/beauty?

[kadie]

Just been thinkin, what did you geeks used to do before nails or beauty??? i mean, accountancy, childminding etc etc etc??



i went to uni before this to train to be a teacher but i dropped out after 3 months to do this.


Who's next........

 

[big miss nails]

I was a full time mummy but before that i worked in a special needs school and trained in childcare..

 

[naturalnails]

I worked for 14 years in an office environment - progressing from Office Junior to PA to the MD and then promotion sideways to running a training facility teaching WP skills to other secretraries.

Then for reasons best known to myself I gave it all up and trained as a nursery nurse. At the end of my training I discovered I was pregnant with twins and as the time went on and the girls were nearing time to go to school I looked for something else to do.

I had always cared for my own nails and thought I could do it for others and fit it around my family. This is what I did LOL.

 

[tonilee]

I worked as a Sales Rep for Nestle Rowntree for 6 years then left to have my little boy, when he was 2 I sadly had a stillbirth which prompted me to re evaluate my life, i wanted a job i had passion for and i have always had so much passion for the beauty industry, and have always always wanted to work for myself.....so here i am halfway into my training, have made decsion to train further so as to be a beauty therapist as opposed to a nail tech alone....am halfway through my divorce and in my new house and have just started seeing a new partner!!Yep.....big changes for me!!

 

[louiser]

I was a car mechanic x x x

 

[bubbabinks]

I was/am a full-time mummy, before that I was a line manager for a bank.
I got into this as I was looking for something to do for myself outside of the children and came across the NVQ2 nail course for my local college.

Luckily for me it's hopefully something I can work in around my kiddies when they start school and I can be my own boss.

 

[fifitrix]

I was a veterinary nurse, then had the kids then a hotel receptionist which I still do 2 days a week.

 

[oey]

I was a financial consultant before but that nearly drove me 6 foot under, so I wanted to change to something else! I went into Personnel initially, but knew it wasnt going to be long term, until I re-trained in the beauty industry!

 

[emma m]

I was a full time mummy, but before that I was a dental nurse and loved it but then children came along and I retrained doing a job I love whilst they were little.

 

[CadenceAlex]

I sold Victorian/Edwardian/Art Deco interior fireplaces/doors/fixtures and fittings.... all aspects of Architectural Salvage and regularly visited other reclamation yards and used to love mooching around Antiques fairs!

I have even knocked on someones door once to remove a set of beautiful iron gates, when they had put them in the skip :irked:

 

[Good Skin Day]

I've done quite a few different things, I got bored easily! I still do!

I've worked in a garden centre, in retail (hated it!), on a farm, as a PA/care assistant to an old lady who lived near me (amazing job!), and as a groom. I still groom now, but unpaid for friends, and they return the favour :green:

 

[louiser]

Whats a groom?

 

[*JOANNE*]

i was a stay at home mum and before that i was....IN THE NAVY............ YOU CAN SAIL THE SEVEN SEA'S pmsl( more like the gosprt ferry for me)

 

[butterfly100]

A barmaid
then a mummy
then domicillary care and terminally ill
then nights in residential care
then fed up with slaving my guts out and not being appreciated decided i wanted to work for myself!
I would still like to incorporate into my business a service for people who ordinarily wouldn`t be able to have tretments because of their circumstances (making it possible for all) !!
Thats me anyway xx

 

[butterfly100]

Whats a groom?

cares for horses and shovels poo!!

 

[kadie]

this is really interesting, every1 seems to be from different backgrounds and yet we all ended up here!! do you wish you came to this industry sooner?

 

[oey]

this is really interesting, every1 seems to be from different backgrounds and yet we all ended up here!! do you wish you came to this industry sooner?

Yes I do wish I did this sooner as I would be further ahead than I am now, but I also believe that if I was meant to this sooner then I would have done.

We are not required to do this until our time is due!

 

[butterfly100]

I do and had the chance when i left school to go to Champneys and train (daddy was going to pay for it)!!
BUT i was a strong minded gal with a boyfriend i adored and chose to move out at 16 and settle down............its funny i`m sure it`s always been in my blood!! I have no regrets though as i have my children.....i don`t think daddy dear would pay for it now though!!! xx

 

[estherlou]

mummy to three, still doing that jugglin act, oscars 4 months, aisha is 2 1/2 and mia is 4 1/2, bless 'em. prior to kids i worked in the wines and spirits industry, advising people on wines and aspiring to be a female, black oz clarke!

 

[nailqueencat]

Pa to MD of Haagen Dazs (put on half stone in 2 weeks!!)
PA to architects in Camden Town
2 kids (now 11 and 9)
Uni to train as a teacher - realised I didn't like being around kids 24/7!
Then Bio Sculpture nails. As Oey says - it was the right move at the right time and I've never looked back. I do find it hard juggling clients and kids during the hols, but they are pretty understanding (my children and clients!).