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May 22nd, 2009
02:00 am - Haven't Posted in a While
I'm still alive. The business switch over has not gone well. Chris and I get along fine, but my schedule has dropped to nothing :(. Depression has been lurking for a while - since before Christmas, but it hit me HARD CORE after FWA. The can't-get-out-of-my-pajamas-afraid-to-leave-the-house-or-answer-the-phone kind of depression/anxiety. I'm working on pulling myself up (with help) from that. St. John's Wort (an herb) is my friend. Archangel, if you're reading this, I will return your call or send you an email. I'm just trying to get myself back together before I make any decisions.
Thanks to Scape's art and his job, we somehow are barely scraping by financially. On a good week, I'm bringing in about half what I used to.
Not sure why I'm posting this other than the fact that it's been a couple of months.
Looking for the light at the end of the tunnel (and hoping it's not a train),
Shanthi
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/sad.gif) gloomy
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February 15th, 2009
10:25 pm - My head is spinning
Hokay - so in the space of a weekend:
My Dad eloped with his girlfriend - GO DAD!
My friend got engaged - CONGRATULATIONS JASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I signed a contract that means the end of my massage business and the beginning of something that could be... simply amazing.
Not bad for one weekend.
As for my business here is what happened over the last few months:
I rent a small office in a building with other businesses in downtown Boone. In the year that I have been there, there have been 2 restaurants in the space next to me. The first got kicked out for serving to minors. The second, for bouncing rent checks. Both were a bit noisy.
My lease ended at the end of January, so I took myself down to the landlord's office and requested an escape clause for me, ie - if you move another noisy drunken bar in next door to me, I have the right to terminate the lease and move out. Well they hemmed and they hawed and they said they'd get back to me. A week later, I'm brought in to this enormous board room with the two guys that own like half of Boone and told that they are going to renovate the building that my office is in and put student housing in there. To their credit, they offered me a different office space nearby (but with no parking). I told them I'd think about it, and they offered me a month-to-month lease until they start construction.
Of course, I immediately started looking for a new place. Do you know how hard it is to find a small, quiet office space for a reasonable price? OMG there was NOTHING. I started thinking I was going to have to just take what they offered.
Then... I found it. The most amazing, coolest space EVAR. In a building by itself. Hardwood floors. Two offices and a large studio space with a vaulted ceiling where classes can be held. Unbelievable rent! But still twice what I can afford. So, I showed it to my buddy Chris who went to massage school with me. I knew he was paying about that in rent already, and he has been trying to expand his business to include yoga and pilates. Chris is also a personal trainer. I knew the space would be perfect for him, so I told him about it. Long story short, less than a week later, he called to tell me that he was going to get it, that I'd changed his life, and "By the way," he said, "How would you like to come into the business with me?"
He gave me an offer I couldn't refuse. I'll be an independent contractor. In other words, he will get a percentage of anything I make. However, he put a cap on that. After I make a certain amount for his business, the rest is mine, free and clear (well I'll have to pay taxes but y'know). I will no longer have to worry about: laundry, advertising, cleaning, book keeping, scheduling, etc. I JUST SHOW UP AND DO WHAT I LOVE - GIVE MASSAGES!!!!
I admit, it's hard to give up something I built from the ground up. My business was successful. It provided a small yet steady income for me while paying for itself. But all of the things that go into having a small business just exhausted me. When I signed on the dotted line, it felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off of my shoulders. That's not to say I don't have some anxiety about how this new situation will pan out, but even that pales in comparison to "business worries."
Chris and I have almost identical visions for where we want our practices to go. He has been trying since Day One to bring me on board with him, but I didn't like his location. Now that that obstacle has been removed - look out! This is going to be one heck of an adventure, that's for sure.
Current Mood: All of the Above
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October 18th, 2008
10:42 am - Charleston Day 4, Coming Home, Etc...
Friday's breakfast was the best yet. The inn was at capacity, I'm pretty sure. The rest of our stay there had only been 1 or 2 other couples there, but Friday morning there were 7 couples there. We sat with one couple from Kentucky, and the other from Ohio. Great conversations were had - Gail, from Kentucky wound up being a Reiki practitioner too :). And everyone loved bagpipes, so after we all ate our Croissant Orange French toast and sausage, Fox went out and played again.
Then we loaded everything up, checked out by 10am and were on our way to the beach at Isle of Palms. We only stayed for about an hour, but it was the perfect ending to the vacation. I love the sound of the waves and just watching the motion of the water. If it had been completely up to me, I would have stayed another couple of days there. :) I got a little more sun - but believe it or not I do not look like a lobster. And then we set out for Asheville.
We found a shortcut so it took us an hour less. :D Got to my sister's house and had a joyful reunion with our pups, turned not so joyful when we found them crawling with fleas (picked 3 off of Bumble in less than a minute)! LOL So both dogs got a flea bath before dinner. Apparently one of the children Anna takes care of during the day has a flea-infested house, and they come in on her every day, the poor kid. I think we have gotten rid of the fleas now. I've only found one more since we got home.
Anyway, we went to Green Tea in Asheville and had sushi. yum.
Then drove two more hours to Boone, unloaded the car, and fell into bed.
I had leftover crab cakes for breakfast :D. My one client cancelled his appt today. But I get to go and get a hot stone session from friend of mine. Boy do I need it after all of the walking we did in Charleston.
So. There ya have it.
I'll do a post with pics soon for those who want to see. :)
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October 16th, 2008
09:45 pm - Charleston Day 3
Marrying Fox (aka Scape) ten years ago today is the best thing I ever did in my whole life.Happy anniversary sweetie!!! 'Nuff said. <3 <3 <3
Woke up this morning to Blueberry Crepes (sp?) and applewood bacon, and orange juice. Made myself another cup of tea too LOL. Man it was good. Scape played his bagpipes on the front porch for a while after that, much to the delight of many.
After breakfast we drove to Mt. Pleasant where we visited Patriot's Point. There ,we toured the USS Yorktown (a WWII aircraft carrier) and the USS Clamagore (a submarine). It was really really fascinating and cool in one way and utterly horrifying in another. Three of my uncles were in the Navy at one time or other which brought things close to home for me. Scape's dad was Airforce Special Forces, so he was at home around all of the aircraft.
Anyway, we saw and read and heard about a lot of death and destruction, of course. That is unavoidable when touring military vessels. But to see all of the little (and big) gadgets and gizmos that make the ships work, and to walk out on the flight deck and climb up onto the bridge and see how they used to do things like communication during WWII was really neat. And the sumbarine - guys sleeping in the tiniest spaces, six inches from the torpedos and wondering what it must have been like for them to be confined like that for months at a time. Incredible. We had our lunch (packed ham samiches today) on the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier, on a little bench looking out onto the water. A couple of dolphins were out playing in the waves. It was so cool.
After that we boarded a small cruise boat/ship thing for a ride to Fort Sumter. We saw more dolphins during the cruise (in which I got re-crispy-fried. sometimes not being able to wear sun block really sucks). LOVED the cruise to and from Fort Sumter. The museum there was very nice and informative, and it was out of the sun and air conditioned LOL. Once again fascinating and horrifying at once. More death and destruction of course. Lots of interesting artifacts.
We were exhausted when we got back to the b&b, and imediately set into the glazed strawberries, crackers and cheese, and of course wine (yum yum yum) while we tried to figure out where to go for dinner.
We went to RB's and ate more seafood on their waterfront deck. Note - the crab cakes are excellent there, as are the collard greens. Just not together. Salt on top of salt. The hush puppies were yummy, and the P.E.I Mussels were too, mmmmm. yum.
Now I'm here and Scape has fallen asleep next to me while I sip a cup of Orange Rooibos and type this entry.
Tomorrow, it's breakfast, then checkout. We're going to go to the beach for an hour or so, but then it's 6 hours of driving back to Asheville, dinner with my sister and her family, and then 2 more hours back home. Back to reality. Ug.
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October 15th, 2008
10:02 pm - Charleston Day 2
OMG Breakfast. I am loving this bed and breakfast thing. Sausage turnovers with just enough gravy. Herbly scrambled eggs. Orange Juice. Tea (I'm such a tea snob - I brought my own).
And then Scape and I set out and walked all over Charleston from about 9am until 4:30 pm armed with our trusty guidebook. We saw so many cool historical sites, visited some fascinating graveyards, and ate our picnic lunch at Battery Park (PB & J Baby! And Doritos and and apple and water). We saw the only existing Huguenot church in the United States. My French ancestors were Huguenots and at least one of them got his right hand cut off because of it. Beautiful church. I took a picture - will try to post when I get the pics off my phone. Anyway... we hung out on the water for a while. I got a nice little sunburn (not too bad though) and then we headed back to the Market and checked out all the crazy touristy stuff for sale. Scape took me in this chocolate shop and set me loose. Imagine his surprise when I spent a whopping $3.87. Hahaha... But then we stopped at Teavana on the way back to the Inn, and I spent $15+ whatever I paid for a cup of iced orange rooibos. YUM.
We came back to the inn about 4:30 and got cleaned up before heading downstairs for some more crackers and cheese and fudge and wine. Did I mention this B&B thing ROCKS?
Rested up a bit and then went out for dinner to the Noisy Oyster LOL. Food was good. Service sucked. And then we slid in just in time for the 8pm Haunted Charleston Tour and walked around for another hour and a half. The tour was great. We learned a lot of historic stuff about Charleston. Totally worth the $24.
And now here I am and my feet hurt. A lot. But, I'm sitting next to Scape, eating gourmet chocolate, and drinking Peach Rooibos tea so I don't think I could be much happier.
<3
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October 14th, 2008
10:25 pm - Charleston.
Arrived in Charleston at about 3:30 this afternoon and went to check into the bed and breakfast. It had the cutest little tiny room, and the innkeeper said, "Hey, it's your anniversary, right? How would you like to upgrade to a better room in our sister inn four doors down?" HECK YEAH! So, we are staying and a beautiful large room in historic Charleston. Would have cost us $80 more a night if we'd booked it originally.
We got settled in, then went downstairs and enjoyed complimentary afternoon goodies (cheese dip and crackers, wine, and cherry fudge that was to die for - and I don't usually like fudge). Puttered around a bit, and walked around reading the historical info on a bunch of buildings. Stopped in to a Waldenbooks and grabbed a do-it-yourself walking tour book. Then wound up eating dinner at Hyman's. OMG it was yummy and I tried Long Island Iced Tea for the first time and loved it.
Scape's not feeling too well now - like maybe he's coming down with a cold. He went to bed before 10. I think that we both just need some sleep. Stayed last night at my sister's house and neither of us slept well. We wanted to do the haunted Charleston tour tonight, but we're both too beat. I made the mistake of looking for Charleston ghost stories online a few minutes ago, and now everytime I hear a noise I jump LOL.
Tomorrow we're going to walk around the historic district with our touristy book haha, stop in at the market, and if we're not dead tired, catch a ghost tour. Thursday we're going to take a ferry tour of the city from the water, and Fort Sumter. I'm so excited. I can't remember the last time I had a real vacation.
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October 12th, 2008
10:40 pm - Stuff!!
2 days 'til my first real vacation in 10 years! OMG I can't wait. Scape and I are going to Charleston to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. Hard to believe! We'll be staying in a bed and breakfast in the historic district, and the weather is going to be awesome the whole time we're there! Yays! We're actually leaving tomorrow to drop the dogs off at my sister's house near Asheville. I'm not going to know what to do with myself, honestly.
18 days 'till I meet Donnie Wahlberg. 'Nuff said. I don't want to think too much about it - I might just lose my mind hahahaha. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WEAR!!!!! Hmmm maybe the sparkly shirt. Perhaps I will post my options here a little closer to the time and let you all help me decide.
In other news, I've taken up knitting hard-core. I used to be a crochet kinda girl, but now for some reason crochet hurts my wrists while knitting doesn't. So I've been teaching myself how to knit a little at a time. I finally spent my birthday money yesterday on a set of Denise Interchangeable Knitting Needles. They are SOOOOO nice. They are like the perfect massage oil - perfect grip and glide haha... and the best part? They're stealth-silent. No clicky-clacky! And they make really good weapons too, if the need arises. Two pointy sticks with a cable in between. Sorry... the Kung Fu princess in me refuses to die. LOL
Been helping Scape clean the house too. We had a lovely visitor a couple of weeks ago - a black widow that Scape captured and tried to give to the Biology Dept at ASU. They didn't want it though. Scape put pics on his LJ. Creepy creepy, but fascinating.
Got new Christmas stock for my little Tea Shop that is in with my massage studio. Gorgeous new tea cups and yummy new teas. I've been tasting the teas a lot this weekend. Yum yum yum! :D
Annnnd.... my best friend got her Reiki I attunements this weekend. Yays! Now we can trade Reiki treatments! *does happy dance*
Current Music: Lights, Camera, Action - New Kids on the Block
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September 19th, 2008
06:43 pm - I Think I Just Peed My Pants
!!!!!!!!NKOTB Concert Spoiler Warning!!!!!!!!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7KGynhXw0xE
OMG.
*faints*
Current Location: in heaven
Current Music: uh... duh LOL
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September 18th, 2008
11:39 pm - I Am a Nerd!
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!! Thanks to the magic of Twitter and NKOTB.com's fan community, I just vicariously attended New Kids on the Block's first concert in like 15 years. They're in Toronto... I'm in North Carolina. :D From what I could tell from the bazillion "OMG OMG OMG" posts on Twitter, and the blurry concert pictures and garbled sound bites, it was an AWESOME CONCERT!
I can't wait til it's MY TURN! Just one month, one week, and 5 days 'till I get to meet my childhood idols! LOL!
*does the New Kids Dance*
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/energetic.gif) hyper
Current Music: A Little White Snoring Dog :)
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September 16th, 2008
10:13 am - 10th Wedding Anniversary Trip :D
So, after much deliberation and procrastination, Scape and I have decided that for our 10th wedding anniversary we are going to.....
Drum roll please.....
Charleston, SC! Yays!
I am so excited. This will be our first real vacation since our honeymoon (FWA last year doesn't count because I was working LOL). We have booked a cute little room at a bed and breakfast in the historic district of the city for 3 nights. So far, we have decided we want to tour Fort Sumter, take a carriage and/or walking tour, and spend a few hours at the beach. What else do we need to do? Anyone out there familiar with Charleston? And... especially, where are the best places to eat? :) I'm sure we will be indulging in some seafood :D.
Other than that, I went and received a Thai Massage yesterday. It was the first Thai massage I've had since my mentor/teacher/massage therapist got injured in July. Said mentor's not quite up to par yet, but his roommate gave me a great session. It was one of those sessions that made me realize - dude- my body is TOTALLY MESSED UP. I think my sacrum was like sideways or something, and my neck felt like Gobbles the Turkey (From Southpark). And my back. We won't even talk about my back - and my ankle! Good grief! Anyway, I left the Thai massage and called my chiropractor on the off chance he had time to see me right then - and he did! :D I was soooo happy. He fixed my neck and my sacrum and my ankle. I think my back needs some intensive work... LOL.
That's it from here for now... Thinking about giving my poor body another day to rest. I've only got one client scheduled today, and she'd understand.... Think think think....
Current Mood: sore
Current Music: Put it on My Tab - New Kids on the Block
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September 10th, 2008
09:22 pm - I FFFFFART in your General Direction ASCAP!
And Now This:
How Playing Music May Cost You An AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) member was recently advised by the American Society of Composers, Artists and Performers (ASCAP) that he would need to pay an annual fee of nearly $1,000 to continue playing recorded music through his office and massage room speakers. According to the rules of licensing services like ASCAP, playing recorded music in a massage room requires permission (a license) and a fee, because the music is part of the atmosphere for a business transaction: the massage. This is a complicated legal issue. AMTA encourages you to visit the websites of the major performance rights/licensing organizations for details on obtaining permission to use music in your practice.
The good news? They haven't come after me yet, and if they do, I've already removed all ASCAP songs from my playlist. I will not be buying any more ASCAP music for my business until (or if) this ridiculousness stops. I mean really, how many times have my clients said "Wow! That's great music! Where can I buy it?" Ha! I guess ASCAP is just shooting themselves in the foot.
So to ASCAP I say "I FFFFFART IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION!"
PS - LOOK OUT! All you mascot performers are NEXT!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/angry.gif) aggravated
Current Music: Don't Cry - New Kids on the Block
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September 9th, 2008
10:22 am - Weird Dream
Last night I dreamed that someone called me and told me that my mom was dead. Sure, I was upset, but not like you'd think I would be. I kept trying to get ready to go into work anyway because I had two clients lined up (just like today LOL), and a third I was supposed to call back. So I'm going through Mom's jewelry box (how did I get it? I don't know! And I don't think my mom even HAS a jewelry box!). I got caught up in going through all of the jewelry, and found a big ring that she used to wear. I don't remember this ring consciously, but I sure remembered it in the dream! And I kept thinking about the ring and going through the jewelry box until I missed my first client. So I was about to call the client to say, "I'm sorry, my mom passed," when my phone rang and IT WAS MY MOM!
I said "I thought you were dead!"
And she was like "NOPE!"
And then I woke up.
Strange. Weird, strange, crazy dream. What does it mean? LOL I've been told to pay close attention to my dreams this month.
I also dreamed that Scape bought me a pack of disposable razors and was all proud of himself hahahaha. Maybe that means it's time to shave my legs? LOL I got the Yeti goin' on in here.
Thus ends another pointless LJ entry :D
Current Location: home
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/tired.gif) sleepy
Current Music: Krishna Das
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September 7th, 2008
12:01 pm - Going to Make it a Point To Post More Often
Right.
I haven't posted in, like, forever.
I am still self-employed, yes I am! LOL It's a roller-coaster, I'm telling you. One week I'm so busy all I can do when I get home is pack my hands/wrists/forearms/elbows with ice and make faces at the TV and stamp my feet while the ice burns, then aches, then finally goes numb. The next week, I'm bored, begging for clients, giving work away just so I'm not bored.
I added a line of loose-leaf teas to my practice as well. I'm trying to think of a way to add this line to my website without having to worry about shipping and all of that rigamarole. Probably going to email the owners of the company to see if they want to set up an affiliate program like what amazon.com has where I get a percentage of sales for folks who click through my web site.
In other news, my trip to Chicago to see New Kids on the Block has been cancelled. Sounds like a bad thing, but it's not! I Love All Access, the company in charge of VIP tickets, allowed me to trade my Chicago ticket for a Charlotte, NC ticket WOOT! Which means I get to go with my best friend instead of alone. Don't have to book a hotel, can just drive a couple hours home after the show. We are going to have so much fun.
Those of you who are laughing, just go check out The Block (New Kids on the Block's new album). You might be surprised!
Other than that, just looking forward to FWA! I won't be in the dealer's den this year due to the laws and regulations in Georgia being unclear. I'll not risk my license to opperate for a weekend in a gray area of the law, know what I mean? However, closer to the time of the Con, I may take pre-paid appointments for room-calls with my massage chair, but only for furs who do not reside in Georgia (stupid, stupid laws). I will be checking with the powers that be at FWA about this, though. I know that the selling of goods is prohibited from your room but I'll be selling a service, not goods - a service that could be purchased anyway from any massage therapist in the phone book.
Anyway, we'll see. :) I really wish I could be in the dealer's den again :(. If it wasn't so dang expensive to get a GA massage licence I'd consider doing it!
So that's it from me, for now. I'm going to really try to post more often!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/smile.gif) mellow
Current Music: 2 in the Morning - New Kids on the Block
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May 22nd, 2008
09:07 pm - :D As promised to Gilmore
Leave a comment and I will
a) tell you why I friended you,
b) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, etc.,
c) tell you something I like about you,
d) tell you a memory I have of you,
e) ask something I've always wanted to know about you,
f) tell you my favorite user pic of yours,
g) in return, you must post this in your LJ.
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: content
Current Music: Jai Ma, Robin Renee on Pandora
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May 5th, 2008
04:07 pm - I Have Officially Gone Off the Deep End
OK, I think I've lost my ever-living mind.
This morning I did something CRAZY and totally unlike myself.
I got caught up in the excitement and dropped an ungodly amount of money on a New Kids on the Block VIP ticket for their Chicago date 10/4/08. OMG!!!!!!!!
I thought I'd be cool, you know? Go online and see if I could get a VIP ticket. The darn things sold out in a matter of seconds, and I have no clue how I managed to get one of them, but I did. And yes, miss cool collected massage therapist SCREAMED LIKE A LITTLE GIRL and then cried like a baby for a couple of minutes. My little dog peed herself - she didn't know what to think - the poor thing LOL.
I AM GOING TO MEET DONNIE WAHLBERG! Ahhhhhhhh! And I'm going to sit in the first ten rows! And get silly little gifts and go to a pre-party and go crowd-free shopping and get special parking - whee!
Go ahead and laugh. I know you want to LOL. I'm laughing at myself right now.
What am I, 13? Ha!
Emily
PS - Also, I feel quite sure that Donnie is going to pull me up onstage and sing "Covergirl" to me, just like he did to that little girl in the Hangin' Tough Live video! AND, I'm going to give them my business card during the meet and greet, and I, yes ME! I am going to be their personal massage therapist and tour around the world them them (and Scape too. they def. need a goat on the tour). YES! (did I mention I've lost my mind? will someone please help me find it again?) Hee hee hee!!!!!!
Current Location: work
Current Mood: high
Current Music: Summertime, New Kids on the Block
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May 3rd, 2008
12:41 am - Maybe I Should Whine More Often
Well, I didn't really whine. I had my regular chair massage gig today for the lawyer's staff next door. Chair massage really flares up that elbow more than anything, so when the lawyer asked for extra time, I had to tell him I couldn't this time. And of course I had to tell him why. Trying not to make the elbow worse.
Apparently he told his whole staff and they gave me the biggest tip ever LOL. Some of them said they felt guilty making me work. I was like "Get on the chair, foo!" LOL, not really, but I told them I'm fine as long as I don't go too long.
Got through those folks just fine, but then my favorite monthly visitor acted up during my table client today. Gawd, it was awful. I Suddenly felt purely exhausted, a tad nauseous, and thought I was going to pass out a couple of times. And arg! The low back pain. I wanted to kick my client out and lie down on the table-warmer myself! LOL. But I didn't. She never knew anything was wrong *whew*. Sweet lady, one of my most regular clients.
So now here I sit in a world of pain. The elbow feels great but the rest of my body is in its monthly misery. Somebody shoot me ;). I should go to bed 'cause I know I'll feel better tomorrow. This never lasts more than a day (thank God), and this is the worst it's been in months. Gah.
Probably TMI, but... it's my journal and I'll blab if I want to.
Current Location: home
Current Mood: crappy
Current Music: New Kids On the Block, baby!
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April 30th, 2008
10:51 pm - Ups and Downs
Last week was my best week ever. I overshot my "Must earn each week" total by $50.00 - first time that's happened. It was awesome and I felt GREAT! Except for my elbow. Apparently now I've got a minor case of tennis elbow. Fortunately it's not bad - yet. Just sore in the tennis elbow spot. Sooooo, I obviously need to work on my body mechanics. I'm icing it 4 or 5 times per day, rubbing jow on it, keeping it wrapped, etc. Gets a little better every day.
This week has been SLOW. I mean SLOOOOOOOOW, as in, I saw my first client of the week today. At least he was an hour-and-a-half client; first time seeing me, and a former client of a dear friend who moved away last fall. He LOVED my work and said he'd be back, which is an awesome compliment since he hadn't seen anyone since my friend left town! She had almost a cult-following. I've seen quite a few of her clients in testing the water with a chair massage from me. All of them say they haven't had a massage since she left. O.o
Anyhoo, I suppose if I'm going to have a slow week, now is the best time while I still have money in the bank to cover it LOL. Plus, I'm just trusting in the Wisdom of the Universe that my elbow needs to rest and heal. Better a slow week now and a fully-functioning elbow than to completely blow it out and have to go back to working in an office (NOOOOOOOOOO!).
Slow and steady wins the race.
I guess other than that, I'm just lonely during the day. I get no real social interaction. in a way I miss all those witchy women I used to work with ha ha. At least it wasn't so quiet. Yesterday a friend from school came to work on my arm, and I about talked his ear off, the poor guy.
Not sure how to solve that one. Maybe it will work itself out in time.
And, on a completely different subject, NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK ARE BACK! :D Business better pick up soon so I can get VIP tickets when their tour comes south. I WANNA MEET DONNIE! LOL :D
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April 13th, 2008
12:44 pm - No, It Wasn't Just a Vacation
I left my day job at the hospital on April 3rd with no fanfare whatsoever. Earlier in the week, the office had a party to celebrate the fact that we'd made a monthly goal. They tacked on a cake to that party for myself and another girl who was leaving. Nothing was said, though. I didn't even get a good luck card or anything to remember those folks by. Oh, well. There goes 8 years of my life. As they would say on Southpark, "Screw you guys, I'm going home!" LOL.
I went straight to my new office and just sat there for a time, trying to come to terms with the fact that this is now where I work. Closed my eyes and smiled, and thanked God for this opportunity. My sweetie gave me an office-warming gift - a new electric tea kettle! Those of you who know me well know that I am an absolute tea junkie, so it was the best gift ever.
For the past week, I've worked on my terms, in my space, doing what I love to do. Right now, Sunday afternoon, I'm sitting here trying to let it sink in that it wasn't just a vacation. I never ever have to go back to that other job. I am my own boss, an entrepreneur, a business owner. And I almost made it out of the red my first week out. That's pretty darn good. Only about $165.00 (3 hour-long massages give or take) shy of where I need to be for the week. I'm really pleased, actually. My schedule will only get more booked from here. I haven't even done my full marketing plan yet - still working on the brochures and stuff. So, this is just word of mouth that's got me going right now.
You know what the weirdest part of this whole transition is for me? The fact that I CAN'T WAIT FOR MONDAY!!! That's a new experience for sure.
Shanthi
Current Location: home
Current Mood: optimistic
Current Music: Kirtan
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March 24th, 2008
08:31 pm
Two weeks 'till my day job is gone. In one way I can't wait. In another I'm scared to death :P. I really, really hope I can make this work.
In other sad news, I've checked the Georgia Massage Therapy web site. Sorry, friends, I won't be able to do massage at FWA '09 ;___; . 'Twould be illegal. ;___; Oh, well, that just means I'll get to mingle more and stuff.... I can still teach the panel tho. I'll prolly still do that. Lucky, I might get to take you up on that offer to try Oog A. Chuka next year LOL! :D
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/shock.gif) scared
Current Music: thumpa thumpa thumpa from Scape's office LOL
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March 6th, 2008
06:46 pm - No More Dress Code!
So today I went shopping for pants. And I realized that as of April 4, I no longer have to worry about a dress code! I went to Cato and the options were dazzling. Cute little flared jeans. Capris. Cargos. The array of choices is a little overwhelming! What I REALLY want is a pair of pants that looks professional but not uptight, breathes well, has a little stretch and give, and doesn't cling to my less flattering parts!
Anyone know of such miracle pants?
Current Mood: hopeful
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