Love in motion.

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Reinvention is vast. It can look like creating a new good habit, changing your hair color, or a bold declaration of bringing more happiness and joy in your life. It can also be the opening of your heart. There is something magical about saying yes to love.

Lately I have been a smitten kitten.

Being near this particular (we”ll call him Kitten) makes me feel inspired in ways that surprise me, like seeing myself through a brighter lens. His energy fuels my motivation and I feel like I’ve tapped into a part of myself that has been waiting for this very moment. He inspires me to care more about not only others, but also myself.

Love is many things: romance, the flutter in your heart, the smile on your face the second someone mentions his name, the courage to expand our lives to allow each other to reflect the best version of ourselves. Welcoming bliss, connection, and adventure in.

Trusting someone with your heart to me is one of the scariest things or even trusting myself equally frightening. In the past If I found myself falling, I’d take on more love interests, just in case. Vulnerability has always felt absurdly risky and wanted no part of it.

This is a whole different experience. This kitten reflects back the best version of me, and it is beautiful. I am letting go, and love is coming through. The excitement of simultaneously creating a relationship and letting one develop organically is going to be the Top Thriller of 2025.

We are building memories that are the perfect continuation to my reinvention journey. I promise to take you along for the ride.

Welcome to my Reinvention

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Invention

/noun/

The creation of something that didn’t exist before. A bold new idea brought to life. A vision, finally realized.

Re-

/prefix/

To do it again. But better. Wiser. With heart. With history.

Reinvention

/me/

I’ve spent years helping others reinvent their style, their confidence, their presence. I’ve been a guide, a muse, a mirror.

Now, for the first time, I get to turn all that energy inward.

No one’s relying on me. No one’s waiting for dinner.

The silence isn’t empty — it’s wide open. And I’m stepping into it with purpose.

This space is my next creation.

Not just a blog — but a home for my rebirth, my thoughts, my truth.

Because reinvention isn’t just something I offer.

It’s who I am.

Sunday surprise.

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When the gift of a free Sunday comes full speed ahead , I freeze. You mean I don’t HAVE anywhere specific to be at a specific time? The day is mine? Well, perhaps if there weren’t a vast, hot  fire under me to go find my dream home. 

The rain, so beautiful. Today? The day I’m out map questing and Westside rentaling, and driving  and holy hell… Parking??? Running in puddles, cranking up the defrosters in my car, driving slow so I can read the addresses.

I must admit it was fun. I was out imagining my new home, how would it be to live here?  It’s a strange feeling because I’ve lived in the same place for over a decade. I’ve remodeled  our home to serve our growing needs as a family. Took doors down, blinds, painted the entire inside three different times as we grew, and developed new taste. 

The places I saw Today were sterile. Empty. Lacking energy. 

Of course, there are no humans living in these empty homes. It is up to me to imagine, how is it going to look barren? Simply because I am not bringing but 1/3 of my crap to my new space! I want all new! Do I buy before I get the space for my family? Would it be acceptable for me to pick it out and surprise them?

Hmmmm. This was my Sunday. No sun though. No lease signed.



I love learning!

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What a great kick off to my week to meet and learn from world famous educators in my field of hair. The highlight of my day was learning aside my colleagues Kristy Jarvis and Doriley Juarez. We had so much fun  rotating four different classes that were each equally entertaining and mind blowing. If I had to pick my favorite class of the day it would be hard, but If I HAD to choose, it would be my reintroduction to Hothead hair extensions. I work with so many clients who would enjoy a bit more hair here and there, or they want layers but aren’t willing to cut their hair. I now have the answer. I can now share the my inspiration and pay it forward. There are so many ways to add fringe, highlights, volume…the list goes on. There are so many options. It’s endless. I am counting the minutes to get back to work and call all my clients who I know will be over the moon with my new found knowledge.

Moving forward, I got to see my friend Anthony Edge who is one of my favorite educators in the world. He reminds me of a hair fairy beaming with incredible talent and the tremendous ability to teach.  It would be a dream to spend the day hanging out with Anthony.

Of course, Kevin Murphy’s class is always on point. Our teacher today was  Marianne Jensen. Hairstylist Extraordinaire. No joke. She did many models today. Two were my favorite hairstyles I have ever seen IN MY LIFE! She is a master. MASTER. I am trying with all my might to squeeze in to her hands on class tomorrow.

The last class of the day I met a wonderful, humble and talented man who’s specialty is barbering. His name is Trent. He is a highly sought after educator with Prive. I was so moved by his class and teaching that I drove straight to salon centric and bought new clippers and all the new attachments. I am off to the races. If I have any open spaces this week in my schedule I am going to pull models off the street and cut all their hair of into sick fades.

I dont know how I am going to sleep tonight. My mind is spinning in all directions of  everything I learned today and how it will be a solid part of my reality in my life of INGRIDHAIRINSPIRATION. I love to professional growth, e xpansion and I look forward to teaching everything I learned today to the Canyon Salon Team!

Beauty Symposium 2014
Beauty Symposium 2014

Set intentions. Go forward. Keep Moving.

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Feeling exhausted and wanting to jump for joy all at the same time.  Had my 7 hour business coaching meeting today. It’s an amazing feeling to reach a goal with dual minds. Napoleon Hill called it “Mastermind” groups. It’s where each entity involved brings their gift to the table, working together to achieve a common goal. That has been my experience today and in recent past days. I am fortunate to work with an amazing group both  inside the Canyon Salon and out. Thank you Oriah Mirza for focusing your powerful energy on me and my brand. Great ideas! Thank you to my family The Canyon Salon for building me in every facet of my professional career, with all the love in the world.

Grow Give Release Reward

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Beginning of the evening.  Elana has been growing her hair out patiently for this day to donate her locks. She was certain she wanted a pixie. She has so much hair. I have my work cut out for me. I feel incredibly blessed to be part of this total transformation.

Meet Elana. High school student. This is her second time this year that she has grown her locks out to over 8 inches, to chop it right off and donate it.

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chop chop! Imagine what that felt like to release all that hair. Both on a physical and emotional level.

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creating her desired wish of a pixie cut. I carved and carved a shape into her hair. Ultimately for her to be able to wear in in many different ways. Using product is the fastest, easiet , most user friendly way for her to be able to contol so much hair. She went home with UNITE liqua versa gel, and UNITE conundrum paste.

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After a two hour visit to The Canyon Salon, Elana left with her bag of goodies and her hair to donate to Pantene, to make wigs for cancer patients who have lost their hair.

Meet Elana. High school student. This is her second time this year that she has grown her locks out to over 8 inches, to chop it right off and donate it.

Have we written our goals for the week?

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I’m still getting the hang of this whole blog thing.  What message or messages/vibe/stories do I  share with you. What I am wanting to convey. it’s Sunday, one of my favorite days of the week. It’s family day. Week ahead preparation day. Sunday is the day I get to plan exactly what I want to manifest. I write 3 goals down in writing, and I try to type them in my notes on my phone too. One way or another those goals are written. I make a sub plan and mark out time in my phones calendar and write myself a sticky note on the plan toward these goals. For instance one of my goals this week in to have a solid outline of exactly the subjects I am going to cover when I meet my business coach this Friday. Check this out..Our magical meeting is on 10/10 at 10. Alignment already before we even begin. Another one of my goals this week is to blog. I will blog about my last  week’s exciting events; botox parties and client appreciation event.  By the time I got home I was to tired, it was a stretch to even get the face washed and teeth brushed. My third goal is to play around with 3 phone apps that involve taking a plain photo and turning it into art. Subjective of course. I find it different and I love it. sit down right before bed, write 3 goals on a post it note or a filecard, or in your notes on your phone. Look at it every day! If you must make duplicates i encourage that ! stick them all over!

You will learn this simple way to bite of one piece of at a time, and reflect. then your’e hungry again, chew off some more and really get this work. it has moved mountains for me with just 3 goals in one week. mix a soul on fire, with relentless focus and belief topped with firey hot flaming passion.. BAM! you’ll want some more and some more. I love to give, help and be of service. my favorite is to be loved authetically, and come across someone who this reasonates with, This is why I am in love with Sanfransisco.

Appreciate Your Gifts

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Happy Wednesday everyone! I took the day off yesterday to rest. My body told me “go back to bed” at 7 am. Upon waking up getting my daughter off to school, I couldn’t quite get a grasp on my day much less myself. So I cancelled my meeting with my business coach. I was so looking forward. I needed to rest. I listened to my body. Slept all day Tuesday, and today WEDNESDAY was wonderful.

I did one of my favorite clients  hair today and copied down a few words she shared with me. Had to share.  We were chatting about our children. Ways they’ll critisize a picture of themselves, or put themselves down in some light manner. “if you don’t appreciate the gifts you are given, you run a risk of having them taken away”. She was referring to this karmically. I have always come from the school of thought  “be grateful for what you have, for what if you awoke and they were gone”.

Point is, every moment is a blessing. We all have somethng to be thankful for. Go write down 10 things you are thankful for RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT.  Stick it on your mirror. ”

Sweet dreams.

Thank you 901 Salon

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What a great  day of learning, and I feel armed with knowledge of different ways to approach my clients hair color. Nicole Leal, Director of Education at 901 is no joke at knowing her color. She is on point, stays on task, and knows her worth. I just loved class today. This week is a week of transformation for me, and I hope it is for you too. Check out Jack Canfield 10 day transformation class. That’ll get you jumpstarted. Don’t forget to write three goals on a sticky note to focus on each week. Everybody can stay on your goal for at least a week right? If you can go a week, keep on moving! Looking forward to sharing more of my transformation with you as the week progresses.