My boys are 10 and 13 and I stayed at home for 10 years. Only in the last 2 and a half years have I gone back to work part time as an office administrator. Yesterday I toured an esthetics school, thinking that maybe (at 40!) it was time to reinvent myself. Has anyone else here entered this field later in life? I'd love to get your input.
Actually I would love to get input from any estheticians about career paths and how they've gotten to where they are now in the industry. How they would do things differently and what they love.
What really appeals to me is that I can take individual module classes in each area (waxing, facials, pedicures, makeup etc) and most are only a weekend or two. They have you complete the intense class then you have at-home quotas to fill before you come back for your exam. So that means I could continue being 'mom' and keep my well-paying part time job through this. Full time school simply isn't an option.
I'm excited, and nervous. I just hope I can make a living off this. I know I love the industry. I grew up in it, with my mom owning a hair salon through my childhood years. I'm looking at the long-term picture. I figure if I get my certificates in all areas and work in a spa part time, I can then go to full time when my boys are older. And when I'm older (LOL) I can work out of my home. Actually I would love to teach, so I think that's another option.
Thing is, I've been desiring this for two years, and now that its a true possibility, I'm nervous. Its not just me, this effects my family. So talk to me please!!! LOL The school said they actually get alot of stay at home moms ready to re-enter the work force LOL Mid life crises maybe?
Actually I would love to get input from any estheticians about career paths and how they've gotten to where they are now in the industry. How they would do things differently and what they love.
What really appeals to me is that I can take individual module classes in each area (waxing, facials, pedicures, makeup etc) and most are only a weekend or two. They have you complete the intense class then you have at-home quotas to fill before you come back for your exam. So that means I could continue being 'mom' and keep my well-paying part time job through this. Full time school simply isn't an option.
I'm excited, and nervous. I just hope I can make a living off this. I know I love the industry. I grew up in it, with my mom owning a hair salon through my childhood years. I'm looking at the long-term picture. I figure if I get my certificates in all areas and work in a spa part time, I can then go to full time when my boys are older. And when I'm older (LOL) I can work out of my home. Actually I would love to teach, so I think that's another option.
Thing is, I've been desiring this for two years, and now that its a true possibility, I'm nervous. Its not just me, this effects my family. So talk to me please!!! LOL The school said they actually get alot of stay at home moms ready to re-enter the work force LOL Mid life crises maybe?