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Oct 07, 2015, 03:35 PM
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Desert Kitty hates titles
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Member Since: Jul 2008
Location: TARDIS
Posts: 12,816
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I say "lost" in quotes because (thank goodness) she's not deceased, but it's STILL a LOSS.  2nd loss for me this year, this past summer good neighbors moved out. I was lucky to get another good one, but I miss them. And last year my best friend moved away due to being evicted. (He lost his job) He's now 1,000 miles away with his mom.
Now, my hairdresser of 27 years is retiring and going back East where she's from. Her kids and grandkids talked her into it.
She couldn't refer to me to anyone in my area because she doesn't live around here.
She's been like the big sister I never had. We've talked about not just hair or makeup, but practically everything else under the sun: Men, family, neighbors, crap apartments, crap apartment LIVING, car repairs, housekeeping tips, what books we're reading (she's also a bookworm), the weather, shopping, etc. etc. etc. She's been a sympathetic/emphatic listening ear also. I'd talk to her when no one else was available, as has often been the case over the years.
We hugged tightly.  She said she wants to keep in touch, so I gave her my e-mail. But you folks all know how sometimes that doesn't pan out. People say that, but they don't mean it or they do at the time, then change their minds.
Now I have to find someone else. Not only do I hate change, but the thought of someone else touching my hair makes my skin crawl. It would be great to be closer to home, but to me it's not just about distance/service received. It's about the RAPPORT with her, the way I click with her. I found her from a friend's referral at the time, but now I don't have any women friends to ask.
I have to rely on acquaintances or the checker at the grocery store. I don't trust online reviews since I don't know if they are bogus or not. Sites like Yelp...they COULD be from a competitor!
This is like grieving to me, as it hasn't even sinked in yet. Though it was a business relationship, there was certainly a lot of personal overlap. I can't go back there, with all those memories. I wouldn't be able to stand seeing someone else at her station.
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