As a hairstylist you have to stay on top of trends so you can cater to your client’s needs.  So when I saw new hairstyles on TV, I would cringe because I knew sooner or later one of my clients would come in wanting their hair styled like the wacky hairsyle they just saw.  I hated it.

And sure enough they would come in and hand me a photo and tell me that they wanted their hair exactly like it.  With shaking hands I would do whatever they asked of me and watch in horror as they left the salon looking like Marge Simpson.

I didn’t realize that I was doing a disservice to my clients by giving them a hairstyle that didn’t flatter them.  I should have been true to them, but more importantly, I should have been true to myself as a stylist.  So when my clients came in with ghastly photos, I would tweak the hairstyle to fit them, or I would talk them into another hairstyle altogether.  And I felt better about my work because I kept my integrity as a stylist and I still pleased my clients.

The same goes for Twitter.  I know it’s the hottest trend right now, but I have to keep my integrity to myself and realize that for right now it doesn’t fit my lifestyle.  So I’ll be the first to admit that I’m chicken.  Yellow.  Just plain scared to get on the Twitter bandwagon.  I struggled for a whole year with the thought of even starting this blog because I wanted to be balanced with the amount of time I would devote to it.  Because in the end, we all have a real life to lead.  I just don’t want to Tweet about it.