In Front of the Lens: An Interview with Nicole Sanderson
Tell me about yourself!
A little bit about me: My name is Nicole Sanderson, I'm 27 years old and I own Capelli Salon Studio as of January of this year. I have 2 older sisters, and 3 amazing little nephews. I grew up in Medicine Hat, AB, where my dad lives still, but Saskatoon is now my forever home. I moved to Saskatoon for hair school when I was broke and needed to move back in with a parent lol! My mom and sister both moved out here before I did. I had full intentions of getting the hell out of Saskatchewan when I was done hair school, but I found an amazing job here and everything just fell into place! I own my home in Brighton and I have a chocolate lab named Coco (always thinking about adopting more dogs)
WHAT DOES A DAY IN THE LIFE LOOK LIKE FOR YOU WHEN YOU’RE HOME?
A normal day for me usually starts at about 5 or 530am, I get up and feed my dog and have my first cup of coffee (literally my favorite part of my day) If I have the motivation I will go to the gym in the mornings because I CANNOT go at night, I always talk myself out of it. I will pretty much try and get as much done as I can in the mornings before work (gym, laundry, pay bills, learn french, walk dog) so that when I get home after work I can chill and enjoy a bowl of popcorn or a glass of wine. I now work 3 days a week behind my chair taking clients, and the other days I do work for the business. It's really fun having the 2 different roles now.
WHAT IS ONE THING THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU?
One thing that people might not know about me is that I have a huge swearing problem when I'm not worried about being professional. I can't help it. Another is that I have never had a perogie before! (don't judge)
DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE QUOTE? AND WHY IS IT YOUR FAVOURITE?
My favorite quote is something my dad always said to us growing up and it's "You are the only person responsible for your own happiness" Even though I might not have realized what that meant when I was younger, I definitely do now as I'm getting older. I am big into the belief that life is based off your outlook, if you don't like something, change it. And 99% of what happens to you is a result of you. So that quote ties that all in.
WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?
last book I read (on and off) is Everything is Figureoutable
ANY NETFLIX SHOWS YOU’RE BINGING?
Netflix shows I have binged recently are Schitt's Creek (funniest show ever!) and You
IF YOU COULD FIX ONE THING IN THE WORLD WHAT WOULD IT BE?
If I could change or fix one thing in the world (besides like obvious disease and hunger) I would make more hours in the day. 24 is seriously not enough if you want to get 8 hours of sleep too
WHAT’S A GOAL YOU’VE SET FOR YOURSELF IN 2020?
a couple of my goals in 2020 were to get a bit more sleep a night, become totally fluent in French, and for the business I was really wanting to hit goals in terms of sales (before COVID-19 hit..bummmmmer)
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BOOK A PHOTOSHOOT WITH ME, AND WHAT DID YOU USE THE PHOTOS FOR?
the photoshoot I did was to announce the sale of the salon once everything was finalized. I was pretty nervous being the one infront of the camera. I honestly love all the photos!
WHERE CAN PEOPLE FOLLOW YOU?
you can find me at the salon Capelli Salon Studio Inc. or on my instagram @nikkiatcapelli
