A good night sleep? Hahahahah...

The clock is now 06.03 and I am soon ready to go.

I am not sure if I have slept at all tonight. Maybe I fell asleep between 02.00 and 05.00, but I didn't sleep very well...

Right now I am fed up with my nerves, my work, with everything. I just want to finish this competition, no matter how it goes, just FINISH, so I can relax.

Fingers crossed my nerves will not ruin everything....

What a day....

My search for a model has been nerve-wrecking. I woke up, went to the show and started looking. Finally I found a girl with LOVELY hands. Both me and Amy JUMPED up and grabbed her. Haha, Amy's husband said that while we were looking at her hands and nails, he looked at her face and she looked kind of scared...:) I convinced her she had to model for me and we decided to meet later. She never turned up.... This was at 5 pm. and the show finished at 6... I felt really, really bad. I didn't have a model and the time to find one was running out. I felt really, really lost, so lost I... yeh... as usually... I had to cry a little bit... Grrrr... I felt like a little child... I HATE it, why can't I just be like all other grown ups????

Luckily Bethanne decided she wanted to give HER model to ME! I really don't know how to thank her, and I will feel very guilty if I don't do a good job tomorrow... I just hope her model will show up... I know she will... :-D I hope... :-D

After the show the team went to eat dinner and we had a really nice time.

Now I have been practicing a little bit. I have just been playing with the wet gel, taking it on and off to get the feeling as I haven't been doing nails for 4 days.

I have to go to sleep... It will be a loooong and exhausting day tomorrow. WATCH out for the crying woman....:-D

Me, a veteran?

As I have told before, I have to compete in the veteran class now. It feels very strange as I don't feel like a veteran at all, I still feel like a beginner. Yes, I HAVE been doing nails for 11 years (or is it 12??? I may think it is 12.... yes it is... sorry...:)), but I have only done competition for 1 year and this is my 5th. competition. How on earth can I be a veteran?

It's only 2 days left... and still no model... Haha, if any of you are going to the show, don't panic if you see a strange woman studying your hands, it is probably only me looking for a model! :)

The convention-center from the outside

These pictures has been taken from our hotel-room at the 27th. floor!

I can't wait to see how it is inside... I may have to buy a new suitcase!

I am in ORLANDO!!!

The 23-hour flight went very well, no delays and all my nail-stuff came through customs without any problems.

I am settled in my hotel, just across the street from the convention-center where the Premiere Orlando is going to be held. WOW, the convention-center is HUGE! The show will not open before tomorrow, but I hope to get a "sneak-peak" into it today as I will help Amy and the team to set up the booth.

Tonight I am going to the BeautyTech networking BBQ. I have heard there are 100 attendants from 7 countries! I know I will meet some of my friends from the HRTE-Chicago and can't wait to meet all of them. I also know there will be some new faces, some that I have been in contact with through the internet, but never met. How exciting is that? I have brought my family, my husband and our son at 14, but decided it's better to go to the networking dinner alone. It's more scary, but I also know it's much easier to get in contact with people if going alone.

I have to run to pick up some breakfast. See you later!

I LOVE my clients!

Today was a good day at work and I had some great words from my clients. One of them said: "Well, you don't have to show anything, all your clients know that you are the best, so relax and have fun!"

I have now packed and I am very soon ready for my trip OVER THERE again. I can't wait to meet all my nailfriends. Haha, the Norwegian chocolate has been packed, so I am ready to get some new friends...:-D

SEEEEE YAAAAAAA!

I have done this for 11 years

and I still have days that I am struggling a lot. Today was one of those days. It was like the gel didn't want to go *my* way. No matter what I did, it just didn't want to be where I wanted it to be. I am sure my clients didn't see how much I struggled, but deep down my throat I was swearing... I know the end-result was good. Although I managed to keep my time-schedule it felt like it took me ages to get there.

I hope tomorrow will be a better day as that is the last working day before I leave for Orlando and Vegas. I *NEED* a good day...