Summertime fun

This mama needs a massage. After having some time off and only doing a massage here and there, its hard to get used to having a busy schedule again. I only have 3 groupons left. I was hoping to sell out of them by today but really I'm just happy I got so close.

In other news, yesterday our neighbors decided to fish for some crawdads in the creek that's in our backyard area. I had no idea anything lived in that creek. We saw a bunch of tadpoles too. The kids had a lot of fun.

Shortly after releasing the crawfish, we decided to go swimming. About 6 kids in the neighborhood came. I'm so glad Fiona has kids to play with. The one person who has brought us all together is leaving though. Her husband got a job in Coos Bay area teaching middle school so it's all happening very quickly. I've never had an experience with a neighbor like this before so it's really sad to see her go.

Last school year I would take Fiona to the bus stop and send her off to school. Then Andi and I would get together for coffee one or two times a week and just hang out. I'll miss that. 

It's been difficult after losing a best friend and losing a job. There aren't many people to talk to. My coworkers drove me crazy most of the time but I have to admit that I miss having a few of them around to BS with every day.

We'll make the most of it though and hey, now that we know someone near the beach, we'll have somewhere to stay ;)

Busy Bee

I don't start work until the afternoon today but once I get started it's gonna be a busy day.

This morning I logged into my Groupon site to see how things were going. I'm up to 34 sold which is good. But I saw something disappointing. A client left some feedback that said they only got a 45 minute massage because it took 15 minutes to fill out the paperwork. I've been racking my brain to figure out who would have written that because honestly every person has gotten the full 60 minutes except for one client who was late and she only missed out on 5 minutes, not 15. The health history form is 2 pages now but it doesn't take 15 minutes. Writing your name and other contact info is what takes the longest. The rest is a checklist of health issues that might prevent me from doing certain things.

2 other clients said they would recommend me but didn't leave a comment. Because of that person my approval rating is only 64%. I guess I just have to let that one go. Maybe they're clock was off, who knows.

I must get this day started because I got another client as I'm writing this. I promise to share some pictures next time :)

Reconnecting

Happy hump day! For those who work traditional M-F anyway. I've been working almost everyday except I did take yesterday off because I didn't have any clients on the schedule. I spent the day being super lazy. Sometimes thats a good thing but this time it wasnt. I had plans to do a few things but couldn't get myself motivated.

My Groupon deal started on the 12th and since then I've sold 29 out of 50. I think thats pretty good for about a week and half. I've seen about 7 of those clients and there are a few more on the books for this month. I'm happy to be busier but its still pretty stressful. I saw a meme on FB the other day that said "I got 99 problems and money can solve 98 of them" haha that pretty much sums it up. I updated my resume, now I just need to start the search for a part time job.
Other than that not much has been happening. Fiona is about to finish up summer school this Friday. This week was spirit week where each day the kids come dressed in a theme. Yesterday was mismatch day, she wore a Mini Mouse red and black polkadot dress with a pair of pink addidas stretchy pants with the stripes going down the side underneath. Today was crazy hair day which she was really exicited about. I divided her hair into 3 parts and put it in ponytails, then split each one in half and tied them into seperate ponytails. To finish it,we put a bunch of different hair clips all over. I didn't get a picure but I will when she gets home today if its still intact.

This is the tip I got for the massage I did this morning. First time I've ever gotten an energy drink.
No other pics for today because I forgot my USB....until another day