My salon changed locations without even a word of warning. I call to make an appointment and no one answers. Undaunted, I just go. And there it is, the rubble of four years of an every three to five week commitment- paper over the windows and a tiny sign thanking me for me patronage and requesting I call the new number to make an appointment at the new location.

Except the new location is not walking distance from my home and work! It just won't do. It's just not right. I though Mryka was my friend and she didn't even tell me. I sent my sisters, my friends, my coworkers, and she packs up her wax and leaves without a good bye or at least a chance to sneak in one more appointment. Unfortunately, the world does not stop spinning even in dire situations such like this. So, I pulled myself off the ground, sulked for 20 minutes and make a difficult decision. There would be no trial appointment at the new location, no test run of how long it took to get there, not even that final eyebrow sculpting I desperately wanted. I would have to cut the cord.

I have already been fielding frantic text messages and emails about Myrka's departure and wether or not I have found someone new. So here it is, my official new recommendation: Hayley at Fringe Salon on Milwaukee. She uses hard wax instead of strips which is considerably less painful, takes care to talk to you about exactly what you want and checks in often to make sure it's all going in the right direction, knows about skin care and hair care and dispenses this information for free during your session, and lets you read magazines while she works.

From the darkness comes a bright light. And I hope that bright light is the glow of my face after a facial from Hayley I am getting when I go in next. Hope she works out for everybody else!