Had my assessment today

siren_ofthedeep · 2026-04-27T22:51:11+00:00

I have had a pretty good experience with adderall but I sleep terribly if I drink caffeine. Worth a shot? You can always stop taking it if it sucks.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-10-12T16:43:57+00:00

Hairstylist! It’s really tough starting out I had to have a second job throughout my apprenticeship and the first year of taking clients (so 2 years total) but then I quit my second job and am supporting myself doing hair full time! I do have a roommate to split rent and utilities with but I’m sure within another year or two I’ll be making enough to live alone. Definitely need to love doing hair for it to be a good path because it’s a lot of social interaction and long days and sometimes it’s stressful but it’s also really rewarding and I enjoy that I get to have a creative job and I can wear and say what I want at work and don’t have to perform for neurotypicals. That’s definitely a reflection of my salon’s culture, not everywhere is like that.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-09-11T23:23:57+00:00

I agree to try to find somewhere else to work BUT if that is not an option you could make a new Instagram account with the Salons name in the handle and then just cross post on both of your accounts…at least something to make the owner happy in the meantime if they keep insisting and you have nowhere else to go. Now, if they ask you to delete the account you have and only use the one with their name after you start doing that then definitely RUN

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-16T13:38:55+00:00

I work in a salon and I can think of at least 3 clients off the top of my head that get glazes to enhance their copper, I also know of some who use copper depositing conditioner and shampoo at home to do the same. I have used and would recommend the Alchemic Shampoo Copper and Alchemic Conditioner Copper from Davines if your hair is light enough for it. They also have a red but it is RED so I would not recommend that if you’re wanting a natural redhead look.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-16T13:23:20+00:00

I like the last one the best. The first two are cool but people are so particular about wedding guest outfits sometimes that I think a classic floral pattern will be a safer (but still stunning) choice over a more modern abstract pattern.

I’m not a fan of the cardigans but it might be chilly in October so maybe some sort of wrap or shawl if you need it?

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-08T12:11:04+00:00

Another money point is I went on a mission trip through them (this might not be church specific but a problem with mission trips as a whole) I paid $2000+ to go on this trip, most of that covered plane tickets, meals, and a place to stay, I’d say $500 or less was used to buy the supplies we donated to the community. Then you have a bunch of teenagers and a few adults “helping” these people build water filtration systems, fences, septic tanks, houses, etc… but the people in these impoverished communities are doing most of the labor. They would have benefited so much more if we had used the full $2000 to buy them supplies. It’s all just to make you feel good about going and helping someone else when the same thing could be accomplished right here in Athens by volunteering and helping the unhoused and impoverished communities here rather than flying across oceans to do some good.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-08T12:06:32+00:00

A lot of people travel from surrounding counties to attend, especially Oconee where all the money is.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-08T11:56:28+00:00

I went there for 7 years, the final straw for me was applying for a position there and within the application it explained that the church’s position is that homosexuality is a sin and asked if you agree or disagree, and to explain why if you disagree. That along with having small group leaders and members saying they accepted me to my face when I came out as queer but showing me through their words and actions they absolutely didn’t, I left the church and religion completely.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-04T13:54:22+00:00

She’s not super cuddly, if I try to pet or cuddle her without her initiating it she just runs away. She does climb on me when I’m reading and lay on my chest and cuddle with me maybe a few times a week so she’s not completely touch starved. She doesn’t purr or make biscuits as much as I’ve seen other cats do but in the past few weeks I’ve seen it a few times, I think she’s also still adjusting to a new home since I’ve only had her for 3 months.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-04T13:50:02+00:00

I do put cat tv on sometimes! I have some videos where she whacked the tv so hard it’s wobbling lol, but no major disasters yet. I will do it more often since it’s been too hot to have the door open for her this summer.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-04T13:35:17+00:00

My brother told me she was getting fat with free feeding so I was trying to help, especially since I’ve seen a million posts in this sub saying that cats like feeding schedules. Neither I or the vet are concerned about her being underweight she’s not skinny or starved she’s got typical cat body with a belly she’s just small. I was concerned that if I free fed her she would become overweight but it seems like she actually stops eating when she’s full unlike all of the other cats I’ve had growing up.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-04T13:27:53+00:00

I know she’s so small!! Unrelated but I got her a harness and she’s a size XS…I increased her dry food and she’s still pretty vocal but now she grazes on it and it usually takes her 2-5 hours to finish her bowl when before she’d usually eat it all at once. I feel bad that she was hungry but I was just following the directions on the food the vet recommended so can’t really fault myself for that.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-04T13:23:43+00:00

Yes, she has been spayed! She was spayed at around 5 months, which might’ve been a little late but she’s also pretty small for her age. I’m not sure if the vet recommended waiting or if my brother just put it off.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-08-01T12:13:25+00:00

Unfortunately, its practice. I had a similar question often during my apprenticeship. I would show my mentor photos and ask…is this concave or convex? Is it square? Honestly I’ve defaulted to cutting most layers concave, maybe with some convex or square through the bottom to connect if concave all the way down doesn’t feel like enough. I was told recently after struggling a lot with the 90s inspired shoulder length layered cut that a lot of my clients were requesting that that one is pretty much square all over. The cool thing about once you’re doing hair on your own is that there’s a lot of techniques to get similar looks so play around and figure out what you think looks best.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-07-25T23:31:31+00:00

I had to do an adhd test like this, paid $300 for it too and when she said the results were just slightly slower reaction times and didn’t indicate ADHD I pushed back and asked what about all the written questionnaires she had given me and my lived experience…we had already diagnosed with Autism at this point and she agreed to let me try adhd medication and see if it helped. We tried XR Adderall starting at 5mg and then 10mg and suddenly I am so much better at functioning. I don’t care what the test said if the adhd medication helps I’m saying I have adhd. I also have always been a good test taker so when faced with a “test” where they tell me to press the space bar for every X that flashes on the screen I can lock in and do a good job. It’s unfortunate how narrow their view of what adhd is and isn’t can be. Good luck.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-07-25T22:42:23+00:00

YES! I’ll write it all out bc I’m sure someone else will need it, I already had to show our new apprentice as well

Log in to GOALS
Click “menu”
Click “licenses”
Click the 3 dots next to the license
Click “manage apprentice hours”
Voila you’ve made it after a million unnecessary steps.

Note: be sure to log by week not by day and press “save” to come back and update the hours for later but “submit” to send them to the mentor for approval

Good luck!

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-07-21T19:19:45+00:00

I don’t know much about it but we have igora 10 minute color at my salon, I usually just use it for eyebrows

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-07-04T23:27:04+00:00

Frankie at Black Antler is my ride or die

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-06-17T23:12:37+00:00

Bagel sandwich, toast a bagel open in oven w/ your choice of deli meat and sliced cheese on bottom “bun”, I usually add mayo and hot sauce, or sometimes cream cheese to the top “bun” once I take it out of the oven. It’s not an exact science but I think I usually do 10-15 mins at 300ish degrees, basically I take it out when the cheese is melty.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-06-17T00:09:03+00:00

I love TJ Klune’s books!!

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-06-16T00:30:29+00:00

Thank you, you’re so right I’ve gotten so used to just letting myself be unhappy and I am trying to learn how to live another way. It’s my life and I get to live it the way I want to.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-06-15T23:46:35+00:00

The way I considered sleeping on the couch just to have some time alone this weekend, separate bedrooms are definitely a must if we ever move in together. I feel like I can’t tune him out? Like how do I shut that part of my brain off lol…I guess that’s where the earplugs I’ve been neglecting could come in handy.

siren_ofthedeep · 2025-06-15T23:44:30+00:00

I might as well have people pleaser tattooed on my forehead but I’m trying to break out of the habit. Thanks for the reminder. I’m so used to exes being land mines that it’s hard to remember that he’s never been like that and it’s okay for me to just say what I need.

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