Work Experience Update

Tomorrow the 2nd December is my last week at Athena Hair Studio. I have really enjoyed my 9 weeks. I am officaly able to wash peoples hair professionally. I know it sounds easy but its actually quite difficult. I also answer the phone and book appointments. I love working with the public because the vast majority are extrememly friendly. The ladies I work with are also very kind and friendly and I'll miss them because we became very close. My next placement begins on January the 7th and I am currently emailing places to find a placemement. I hope I find somewhere that I enjoy.

English Play

We've been working on a group play to enter a drama competition in. I am in a group of 8 girls. At the moment we are still finishing our script. Our play is about a married couple where the husband is quite abusive and the wife just cannot take it any longer so she cuts her hair and creates a total new look for herself she then sets off to a new town. In the new town she finds a new lover while her husband is on the look for her. He eventually finds her and has to let her go. I am playing the wife which I am really looking forward to because I love acting. My friend Sadbh is playing the lover and Anna playing the abusive husband. The other girls are the managing directions. I cannot wait until we have it all together and hopefully it is good enough to submit to the competition.

Halloween Dress Up Day

Last Friday was Halloween and the week before we had a dress up day. Each year had a specific theme and Ty's were zombies. I spent two days on my coustume. I wore a ripped up white shirt and I sewed black patches onto my shirt I then poured fake blood down the shirt. I also wore old leggins and doc martins. All my friends dressed up too and we all had so much fun. The 5th years were dressed as scary circus people and a lot of them went as scary clowns. There were prizes for the best dressed up person and the girls who won really did deserve it with their unique and creative costumes. It was over all a great day and having the week off for midterm afterwards made it even better.


 

Work Experience Week 2

I've finished my second week at Athena Hair Studio and I love it! The day goes by very quickly. I'm standing and walking around the salon for most of the day because there are only 2 stylists in on a Wednesday. Their names are Sinead and Amy. I help them to arrange the appointments in the morning of the people who are getting their hair dyed and we get the colours ready for those people. Then when the first customers arrive I gown them. This involves putting a towel around the customer and then a gown followed by a cape which stops the hair dye from getting on the customer. Afterwards I ask the customer if they would like tea or coffee and make it for them. I take my lunch at around 1 or 2 o'clock or whenever the salon isn't busy. I also slot in appointments in the appointment book which is quite difficult to use but I'll get used to it soon. I have to start answering the phone soon aswell but I am a bit nervous. 

Work Experience

This Wednesday we're starting work experience. I'm going to Athena Hair Studio on the Hazel Hatch Road. I am so excited because I absolutely love hairdressing and working with hair. I know I wont be allowed do anything like that but I'm looking forward to the experience of being around people who are working with hair. I'll be washing hair, answering the phone/making books, and sweeping the floor of course! hahaha :)

My day starts at 9:30 am and I finish at 5:30, I'm not too sure about lunch breaks but I really hope I get one because I will not survive that long without food! I have to wear black clothing and my hair always has to be done nicely, I don't mind that because styling hair is one of my favorite hobbies :)

Carlingford

Sooooo we're back in school a month now and It feels like forever! I don't particularly mind thought because TY is actually so much fun, despite the projects, I'm not really into them but I'll get use to them I guess! Last Monday and Tuesday we went to Carlingford Adventure Center. We stayed for 2 days and 1 night. I stayed in a room with 12 of my friends which was great fun. Twelve girls mean 12000 bags of sweets/chocolate!

We canoed and rowed over to a well where we got drenched! The water was freezing. I also fell into a hole of course, being so clumsy hahah. We were then allowed to jump on the trampoline in the middle of the sea which was the best part. That night we walked through the mountain blind folded.I didn't really enjoy that part but being with everybody in my year was fun!

The next day we played laser tag which was my favorite activity. We were given camouflage overalls and head pieces which were used to kill you. We all got 30 shots and 30 lives, my favorite part was shooting the girls on the other team and I loved being able to kill the girls too. After the 2 hours we were all so tired but enjoyed it.

We arrived home that evening at around half 7 and I was starving but hunger is a good sauce! 

My First Week In Transition Year

I've been in TY two weeks now and I am loving it! I love my class because a lot of my friends are in it but also people I've never spoken to before which I look forward to becoming friends with! We've already been assigned loads of projects which I don't like the idea of but I suppose that's all part of this year. I'm really looking forward to do Home Ec and Music because I haven't studied them since first year and I am extremely looking forward to do Art as I have never done it before! I'm so nervous for the results which are coming out on the 10th but I can't wait to see how I did and celebrate with my friends that night! Carlingford is coming up soon aswell which I'm so excited for because we get to spend time together as a year group for two days!