Salon owner shares message of hope

Salon owner shares message of hope

HAVE WONDERED HOW THEY WOULDBE ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLSWITHOUT ANY BUSINESS.AS PART OF THE REBOUND GREENCOUNTRY, WE'RE BRINGING YOUSTORIES OF HOW PEOPLE AREMAKING ENDS MEET.

ANDTONIGHT - 2 WORKS FOR YOU'SCHRIS DIMARIA SHOWS US HOWONE STORE OWNER WAS ABLE TOGET BY,AND THE LESSON SHE LEARNEDTHAT WE CAN ALL TAKE AWAY.LESLIE LIVINGSTON / LITTLESHOP OF HAIR: "I LOVE THISLOCATION, I LOVE WORKINGWITHPEOPLE, I JUST LOVE MY JOB."LESLIE LIVINGSTON HAS OWNEDHER OWN SHOP ON MAIN STREETIN TULSA FOR MORE THAN TWOYEARS.LESLIE LIVINGSTON / LITTLESHOP OF HAIR: "I'M THEOWNER, I'M THE STYLIST, THENAIL TECH, THE PEDICURIST."THE STORE - AND HERCUSTOMERS - AREHER ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME.SO TWO MONTHS AGO, CLOSINGDOWN THE SHOP WAS ONE OF THEHARDEST DECISIONS LIVINGSTONHAS EVER HAD TO MAKE.LESLIE LIVINGSTON / LITTLESHOP OF HAIR: "I JUSTDIDN'T COME BACK.

I CANCELEDMY CLIENTS AND SAID WE'LLHAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS."THE WAIT TO FIND OUT WHENSHE COULD REOPEN AGAIN WASTRYING ENOUGH, BUT THEN..THE BILLS BEGAN COMING IN.LESLIE LIVINGSTON / LITTLESHOP OF HAIR: "VERYSTRESSFUL.

I GUESS ITHUMBLED ME A LITTLE BIT."LIVINGSTON TRIED TO APPLYFOR UNEMPLOYMENT, AND PRAYEDFOR A STIMULUS CHECK TO COMEHER WAY.

BUT NO RELIEFSHOWED UP IN HER MAILBOX.LESLIE LIVINGSTON / LITTLESHOP OF HAIR: "I JUSTTEARED UP, BECAUSEEVERYTHING I TRIED THAT THEYSAID THEY WOULD HELP ME WITHFELL THROUGH.

EVERYTHING.

SOYOU GET YOUR HOPES UP ANDTHEN YOU GET NOTHING.

" WITHNOWHERE TO TURN - LIVINGSTONBEGAN SEEING WHAT THEOKLAHOMA STANDARD IS ALLABOUT.

HELP FROM FAMILY, ANDFRIENDS, BEGAN POURING IN.LESLIE LIVINGSTON / LITTLESHOP OF HAIR: "THEY PAIDSOME BILLS FOR ME - I'MGOING TO CRY - GAVE SOMEEXTRA CASH, AND I HAD AFRIEND WHO OUT OF THE BLUESENT ME MONEY FROMFACEBOOK." LIVINGSTON'SLANDLORD DIDN'T CHARGE RENTFOR THE TIME THE SHOP WASCLOSED UP.NOW, IT'S BACK OPEN, WITHSOME CHANGES TO KEEPCUSTOMERS SAFE.

BUT THE LASTTWO MONTHS WILL STICK INLIVINGSTON'S MIIND - AS SHETAKES AWAY A VALUABLE LESSONFROM THE STRUGGLE.LESLIE LIVINGSTON / LITTLESHOP OF HAIR: "JUST DON'TGIVE UP.

JUST BELIEVE ANDKNOW THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLEOUT THERE.

HUMBLE YOURSELF,BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TOALWAYS BE EASY." IN TULSA,CHRIS DIMARIA, 2 WORKS FORYOU.WE'VE CREATED A SECTION OFOUR WEBSITE DEDICATED TO