Darlene, what a nice thing to say. Many educators won't admit that they don't know something. Me? well hell, I don't know everything, we all have our niche in this biz, we can all learn from one another.
You, wish all schools and instructors were even half up to your standards. You are one of the best instructors that I have ever met!!!!!!!!! hug, diana from indiana At 06:53 PM 1/19/2009, you wrote: >Diana, I would never make fun of you! I think it is great! The good >thing is, you are such a good teacher, that you can teach while you >learn and help the other techs understand it because you are >actually walking in their shoes, so you can explain it better so >they understand. >Sometimes, I have a hard time teaching something I have been doing >for so long, it seems I can't find the right words to put the >picture in other peoples minds. >We all need to stay in the mind frame as a student, constantly >improving and getting better and making the industry better as we grow. > >Darlene Sammons LMT, NMT, MNT >Program Area Coordinator >Delta Education >Program Director for Esthetics/Nail Technology >Miller-Motte Technical College >Chattanooga, TN >423-510-9675 ext 234 > > >In a message dated 1/19/2009 9:14:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > >Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh YOU GUYS, you are picking on me!!!!!!!!LOLOLOLOLO > >No, I am not wearing them Deb, not yet. Tanis yep, you and Jenny >threatened to throw me off the balcony if I did not learn them!! And >Alice is actually the one that said, Diana, try pink and white gels >since you hate ac pink and white back fills, so HRTE took care of >that one!!!!!!!!you guys have to go to this adventure, one on one!!!! > >And Darlene, the frustrations of gels over the years that I have >had!!!!!!!Gawd, I don't mean to teach them, I don't have the >experience!!! Lordy Be, still trying to get it all down!! > >But there has to be other ac techs out there that are booked, that >clients are happy, and they don't have the time to learn them, that >is me!!! I just wanted to share my steps in this process as I learn. > >I have always said that the gel experience is so different than >ac!!!!!! clean nail, dehydrate, liquid, powder, technique. Didn't >matter what product line you used, basically all the same. > >But with gels, oh my gawd, builders, molders, leveling, self >leveling, bonding, base, sculpture, one steps, two steps, three >steps, wipe off, not wipe offs, clear forms, metal forms, 9 watts, 36 >watts, soak offs, file offs, blah blah blah........MAKE A GIRL'S HEAD >SWIM...Who has time for this?????????? > >Anyway, I still am fighting with building a nail with regular ac, >only doing one client, because she LOVES me, and willing to walk out >the door with sometimes horrendous nails!!!!!LOLOLI am slowly getting >it, but need to get my technique down and time issue. > >But with "soft gel" one step overlay, and adding bling, I think it is >the perfect way for an experienced ac tech to start learning the >different steps and learning the technique. Baby steps!!!LOLOL and >it does not take time away from your busy schedule, you are willing >to learn something because you are accomplishing something >immediately, and the results are beautiful..Okay, got this one down, >now let me go to the next step!!!!!!!! > >Maybe more ac techs would start using gels, if they understood the >basics, a bible of manufacturers, dictionary, sort of to get them to >atleast understand, or maybe the word is WANT to understand all >this. make it simple, fast read, because we are busy with happy >clients and don't have time all of the blah blah. We are adventurous >IF we have time!!!!!LOLOLO > >Someone asked me what I was using, I am using Mani-Q from Young Nails >and Base and Gloss from Akzentz gels. > >The point of all this, I am an old dog and learned a new >trick!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOLOLOL diana from indiana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/NailTech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
