new era beginning

This is me !! My name is Haylee Parker and im 22 years old. This past year flew by in a whirl wind. 2023-2024 was a time of a lot of love and also a lot of stress lol. To give a little context here's a quick time line of how it went. Up until June 2023 I had been working endlessly at a salon in an apprenticeship with nothing but bigs hopes and dreams. I was already a year in and getting close to being done. Then June came.. 

My supervisor had let her license lapse for EIGHT months and I came to find out all of those hours for me did not count.. Here I was crushed trying to pick up the pieces but unfortunately life doesn't stop when your world comes crashing down. I had exactly two month until I was getting married. Which was oh so exciting but also a little daunting considering everything I knew had just fallen apart. I remember taking a week to feel my feelings and then I knew I had to get going. I got a serving job at the good old Texas Roadhouse. I definitely feel like that is something that adds to the lore of my story lol. I started serving in July and then got married the next month in August to the love of my life. Truly was the most beautiful day and week following during our honeymoon trip. The wedding and honeymoon were pure bliss and I didn't want it to end but as soon as we got back real life hit like a truck. I had the second half of august to work and prepare before I entered the world of cosmetology school on September 5th. I don't think anything could've prepared me for the strenuous 11 months ahead of me. 

School was great ! I met some of my best friends there and even made amazing relationships with clients that will be following me to my new salon. For me it was trying to balance life of going to school 8-3:30 Tuesday through Saturday while also having to make money and work at the restaurant. When I would look at my Apple Watch and see that I had been standing for 20 hours I KNOW something can't be right lol. There was many days I didn't think I could do it due to pure exhaustion but im glad I can say I did. All thanks to my husband and the people around me that love me and cheered me on. Now being a week out of school I truly don't know what to do with myself and all this time on my hands haha. Maybe that's why im starting this blog im not sure. Ive always loved reading and writing as an outlet and one thing about me is im a sucker for anything sentimental. So even just writing this to document my life and having it as something to look back on and see how far I've come is enough for me :) Anyways, all that to say you CAN do the hard things in your life and come out on the other side. Sometimes in the midst of it it feels never-ending, but as someone who finally made it I can tell you it is so sweet. There is nothing more rewarding than pushing yourself to your limits and forcing growth. Staying comfortable will never get you where you want to be in life. I feel like this past year has shown me that at the end of the day you do have to roll with the punches. You don't know what's going to happen next but that's okay. Not everything will be in your control (this kills me), but that's okay too. God has a plan for everything in your life and the moment you see it unfold everything starts to make sense.