I am sick to death everytime there is a wedding or a night out I am expected to do the hair and make up or nails. I am not qualified but I can do all the same things as my qualified friend only quicker. But I feel like everyone is taking the piss now they know I don't like doing it all the time yet everyone expects me to and in order to make sure I cannot say no they ask me three days before the wedding to do it then I spend six hours doing everyone's hair and make-up and nails and get no time to do anything not even put on mascara.
Sometimes I offer instead of a gift but I would just like to offer instead of it being expected. Now I am doing a friends hair and I said I would do it at 3 she has just called to say she cant make it then and will be around at 5 which is when I like to cook dinner and she knows I have two ill dc one of which is 4 months a new puppy and quite enough on my plate at the moment as it is.
When she said it the only excuse I could think of was I wont have time to do the style I wanted as I had said I will do it if she let me perfect a new style I am working on (she is going out at 6).
To which she replied 'well I can come around Saturday to try that out'.
I snapped 'now you are really taking the piss' and then guiltily apologized and said I was having a bad day and I would see her at 5.
Do you think people are taking advantage or am I being a grumpy sleep deprived bitch and if so any tips on how to not be so soft hearted and say no. I am not paid btw.