Nails 101: A Student Blog

Meet Mary

by NAILS Magazine | May 9, 2012 | Bookmark +

Editor’s note: It’s been a few months since we had a new student blogger, but this month we’ll be introducing two new student bloggers. The first is Mary from Florida. Please join me in welcoming her to the blog.

Hi, my name is Mary Thompson and I am a 28-year-old wife and stay-at-home mommy to two very rowdy children. I have always lived in Pensacola, Fla., and I plan on staying here. Due to my son being born premature and having ongoing health issues I have chosen to stay home with him for the last five years. It has been more than two years since his last harrowing health scare and he is about to start kindergarten, and I am ready to do something for me.

This week I will be taking the first steps toward my dream of being a nail technician. I start Thursday evening and I am beyond terrified! First days of school are always scary, but here I am, a person who has been out of school for 10 years and out of the work force for five, and I’m starting at square one. Up until just recently, the only people I talked to were my husband, my kids, and my dog Max. And now I have to face the scariest thing in the world to me — strangers! 

Will I be the oldest person there? Other than a love of nails will I have anything in common with my fellow enthusiasts? There are a bunch of wonderful ladies out there in Internet land who are fighting the good fight of bringing nail techs closer together and to share the combined knowledge of the established with the newest oncoming generations (shout out to Robin Moses!). Will this kind and generous nature be mirrored in school or am I about to walk into a cat fight of everyone trying to be top dog?

I will be attending Pensacola State University, previously Pensacola Junior College, for nail technician school. It is an evening-only class that is full-time, Monday through Thursday. My projected completion is toward the end of October. The class size is just 10 people but I am not sure if all the spots have been filled yet, I will know on Thursday. 

I hope I get the chance to share with you all my journey through school and I pray that you will be able to take away from my experiences something that will encourage you to go out and reach for your dreams.

— Mary

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