Barber

It is just as important to find what you don't want to do as to discover what you do want to do.

For example, I don't want to work at an upscale barber shop that claims to be hipster where the employees consider themselves to be superior because of their extensive experience and casual attitude toward life.

I also didn't like the floor plan of the place or the fact that there were multiple televisions. TV's do not scream hipster.

I did get a good haircut, which I plan to maintain at a great clips or super cuts or some place like that.

Someone I barely knew at church told me I just HAD to go here because her husband owned it and I'm not really sure why else because I'm pretty sure I told her I wasn't looking for a job. So I went and tried to give the visit a reason by asking for a haircut, telling myself it wouldn't be as awkward as I imagined. No way. "I'm not looking for a job, and I don't really want to be in the hair cutting industry right now, nor do I want to own a shop, but your wife wanted me to meet you.  I assume you will know how to converse with me?"

Turns out he didn't. But he tried.

I left feeling that he did not approve of my "plans" for my life (my plans unless God intervenes, that is) and that he may have been practicing his life-coaching skills on me. He is a "certified" life coach. Uh-huh. He asked me lots of things about where I see myself and stuff and then assured me that things take lots of time and work and that he understands.

Thank you, sir. I can see that you, as a certified life coach, do not see that I KNOW things take lots of time, practice, and effort. You're blind to how skilled I am as a cosmetologist (okay, I told him I felt insecure about my haircutting skills) and how hard I am currently working to become better, and you wrongfully disapprove of the steps I plan to take to improve further.

"Bye Danielle, it was fun!"

I let out a friendly-sounding laugh on my way out the door. At least I thought it sounded friendly.