Daily grind: Nina Lotia

Nina Lotia takes us through how she spends her time there


September 11, 2016

Charming, enthusiastic, and committed, Nina Lotia has been styling hair in Karachi for 28 years now. The newest Nina Lotia Salon, a full-on five story building that deals with everything hair care or beauty related, opened two years ago, and here she takes us through how she spends her time there

8am: 

I wake up, see the time on the clock and go back to sleep.

9am: 

My alarm goes off again and I begin to scroll through the messages on my phone to figure out what all is going on today and what I need to attend to.

10am:

Every morning I like to read the Quran. Then I go on to order things at home.



10:30am:

I make sure I eat a really good breakfast and I do not like to go to work on an empty stomach! My breakfast usually consists of brown toast and eggs.

11:30am:

I reach the office, but not without my cup of coffee. Once I’m there, work is strictly work. I’m very serious about my career. I’m happiest when it’s a really busy work day and sad when there is less to do.

12noon:

I check in with all my girls about business and the tasks for the day.

2pm: 

I especially go and check how the hair colour treatments are coming along.



3pm:

I’m happiest when I am working and don’t like to mix that with anything – not even lunch, so I don’t take a lunch break. I personally feel that work time is strictly that, but if someone happens to drop by and see me, we’ll have a quick bite in my office.

4pm:

I’m still doing my usual tasks for the day, which consist of managing the salon as well as cutting and styling hair.

6:30pm:

Things have finally wrapped up at work and I can finally look at my phone and respond to all the calls and texts I do not look at while I’m at the office.



7pm:

Once I’m home, my time is now strictly spent with my family, socialising or going out with my kids. At night, I do not respond to any work calls or messages till the next morning.

9pm:

I like to have a good dinner, which usually consists of a salad and some meat. I’m a meat-lover and I love eating all meat except chicken (if that counts).

12:30am:

I’m off to bed! It’s been a full day.

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