Amanda Shepard

Twenty-Five. What a weird age right?   Suddenly a quarter of a century. Suddenly closer to 30. I wont lie, I have been having a little bit of a freak out about turning 25, but time stops for no one and tomorrow is the big day! So, I thought I would try to make myself feel better by documenting some of the best lessons I have learned so far. Maybe this will help someone younger along the way.    I tried to do this somewhat chronologically, enjoy: 1. Your sister is your friend for life, even if you don't always get along. 2. Patience is a virtue. 3. No matter your religious affliction you can choose to believe your loved ones who have passed on are watching over you. 4. Fuzzy socks on polished floors result in busted chins.  5. You CAN wear too much eyeliner and there WILL be a photo to document it somewhere.  6. Some friends are only in your life for a season. 7. Your worth is not determined by a boy, a man, or ANYONE'S opinion o...

What a year 2019 has been so far! It's nearing July which will mark one year since my last Price Revision . I am sure you have noticed all the big changes that have happened with Salon 705 since last July. The biggest by far being the opening of the new larger location, hiring of staff as well as some new amenities like our house made lattes, new retail products available and completely redesigned website. As many of you have seen, this past year was not only a year of personal growth, but also a year of massive business growth. My schedule became increasingly busy and it was, at times, hard to schedule an appointment. Therefore, starting July 1st, 2019 due to high demand, I will be implementing a Price Revision for my services. I am doing this so that I can spend the perfect amount of time with each client to focus on your unique needs. I also hope to make appointments more available to you as my clients so that you can get the dates you prefer. I hope this...

June 2nd was mine and my husband's sixth wedding anniversary. Last night we went to dinner in Reno and then a movie. It was well after midnight when we were driving home on 395. For those who may read this that aren't local to the Susanville or surrounding areas this is the 80 mile long strip of highway between Reno, Nv and Susanville, Ca. It's fairly remote and teaming with wildlife. I was nodding off in my seat, two glasses of sangria, a rich dinner in my belly, then followed by a movie left us out way later than my normal Sunday night bedtime. Our car dramatically decreased in speed and my husband did a quick U-turn causing me to startle awake. Our headlights were now shining on a man climbing out of his overturned car with blood covering one arm. We helped wrap his arm (thank goodness for the clean t-shirt I had in the back of my car) and my USMC Veteran husband did a quick tourniquet to stem the blood flow as we waited for emergency services to arrive. Thankful...

Hey there, If your reading this your probably invested in keeping up with Salon 705. If you don't know Salon 705 is owned by Amanda Shepard (me) and started as a tiny little home salon and has grown into a larger space on Main Street. I have been fortunate to follow my dreams and passions because I have an amazing husband who supported our family financially. My husband has bore the burden of supporting our family in times that the salon was not producing enough revenue to do so. My husband has made the decision to go back to school and I couldn't be more proud of him for pursing a new career path, however this changed our financial situation. With these changes I had to make some tough changes and decisions about my business. In order to insure I could help support my family I decided to let an employee go at the salon. Clients that had appointments on her books have already been notified. I know that news travels fast in a small town and I wanted to make sure everyone...

With Valentines Day still on our heels I wanted to open up and share a little more deeply into my life and tell you about a time when I did not love or value myself. As a child I was shy, painfully shy. I remember sitting in class thinking "please don't call on me, please don't call on me" as I sank lower into my seat. If my name was called my entire face felt like it was on fire and I would stammer out the few lines of text I was supposed to read as quickly as I could. I was actually a skilled reader, reading much higher grade levels than most of my class but I was incredibly self conscious. I even remember crying once at the grocery store when my mother chatted with the check out clerk asking him if he had graduated and I happily chirped that I had just graduated too...kindergarten. My mom and the check out clerk laughed and I was MORTIFIED. When we left the store I was in tears. As a middle school-er I was still painfully shy but had a good group of clo...