I wont put you through this again, I promise

A typical day at the salon for me goes something like this:

9:00 Arrive at work, throw bag in the back.
-make coffee
-hang up a few capes
-say hi to someone coming in the door
-start cleaning the window ledge
-super clean the window ledge and get 10 years worth of hairspray buildup off.
-start shampoo for Gail
-Sweep floor near ledge
-dust all pitcure frames in the shop
-dust big book shelf
-dusk copper shelf
-clean perm rods
-organize perm rods
-throw out old perm papers mixed into mixed up rods
-put away perm picks
-wiped off floor by sinks where someone made a waterfall. (everyday)
-shampoo for Andrea
-Shampoo for Sara
-Pull hair out of hair trap
-folded a cape
-threw towels in laundry
-booked appointment
-talked to client who walked in
-wiped down stylists chairs
-washed counter top, taps, and mirror in bathroom
-swept up hair
-shampoo for Gail
-folded 3 capes
-more towels in laundry
-replenished towels in bathroom

11.18 am

-ran to grocery store for soap and windex
-lunch
-washed my dishes and everyone elses dishes
-put them all away
-put away the groceries
-filled up the soap container
-cleaned kitchen cupboards
-cleaned all mugs in kitchen cupboards
-organized all the kitchen cupboards
-washed kitchen sink, fridge, microwave, floor
-took out garbage
-washed color bowls
-drape client for color
-put away more capes
-sweep more hair
-sweep back room floor
-washed outside of color cupboards

1:07 pm

-swept the whole salon
-tore foils
-folded towels
-rolled black towels for bathroom
-started shampoo for Gail
-Applied toner for Sara
-Shampoo for Sara
-Tidied magazines
-swept some hair
-full sink of dishes
-talked to a client
-answered phone
-foils with sara!
-washed color bowls
-washed some color gloves

3:20 (will this day ever end?)

-swept entire salon
-put away some capes
-put away some magazines
-tidied newspapers
-washed gloves, threw 'em out because they ripped
-shampooed for Mike
-draped client for color
-swept some hair
-answered phone
-rolled towels


Left work early at 4:50 pm.

My days are made up of a lot of things that have nothing to do with hair. In fact, they are housework, and lots of windex cleaning things that don't need it everyday. We took a table apart to clean it's innermost workings because there was nothing else to do.
I think I'm going to go crazy.
At work, I'm expected to be busy with something all day long. This is hard...I think it goes against my nature to maintain a constant level of perfection just to look busy to people walking by and to keep the clock turning and keep my coworkers off my back about the way I work.
I've met only one person in my life who cleaned their house every single day top to bottom. They had no job, and had OCD. So...basically, your house, (or a salon) does not need to be cleaned every single day, you can clean once a week and survive.
On saturdays, and occasionally during the week, I get about 6 clients, sometimes a few more. that's a good day. I know for sure I can handle more than that.
It just makes me think. I hate coming across as lazy, but most of what I do at work everyday seems pretty meaningless to me and I dispise meaningless work. "busy work"

But I will survive. :) And I really do like my salon.