Thanks Lauren! that was so nice of you to offer, but if I took you up on it then YOU wouldn't enjoy The Event! We've got it covered once we get to Gatlinburg because my sister is driving up from Mobile tomorrow to help me run it. Todd and Clay are both returning from last year to help as well, plus our good friend Jim is going to help us this year, too! It'll be a blast once it gets going, but the month leading up to it is crazy busy....already I'm calculating ways to lessen the stress for the 2013 Event:)
On Friday, June 15, 2012 5:55:22 AM UTC-5, Lauren Dodson wrote: > > Please let me know if I can help you at the Event!! You work so hard and > we do appreciate it. Hope your husbands leg heals up-eww! > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jill in Ky <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Lauren Dodson <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, June 15, 2012 12:48 AM > *Subject:* NailTech:: Re: How was my day? Let me tell you. > > Here's how my day was: > > After working online with The Event till 1am & still not getting all my > emails answered, I slept fitfully, dreaming that the possible brown recluse > spider which bit my husband might be lurking in our house. After tending to > his disgusting, seeping wound for several days, we're praying that he heals > good & in time to leave town next week for Gatlinburg. Complications for > him could mean hospitalization, loss of limb, or life. > > Then I was up & online again at 8am to work on The Event. I never did get > all the emails answered & many were from techs & educators asking me > questions that: > > a) I'd already sent them that info several times in the past- they just > didn't read it. > > b) the info they wanted has been posted on the web site > www.nailtechevent.com since last year- they just didn't read it. > > I've reached the conclusion that nobody reads anymore. > > Never completing what I needed to, I rushed off to feed our dogs, shower, > had 25 minutes to fix my hair and do my makeup, then I stuffed cereal down > my throat before I hurriedly brushed my teeth. I'm creeped out because I > hear noises up in the attic...could be a bird that pecked its way thru our > cedar siding (it happened before with a woodpecker) or it could be a mouse. > No time to investigate it tho. I leave a message for the hubby to check > into it when he gets off work before me. Then I drove to work listening to > voicemails on the way. At the salon I had back-to-back clients which means > no breaks and no time to answer the phone. > > I love all my clients, but being a solo tech at this time is very > stressful. My phone kept ringing with calls, texts, some left voicemails, > others just hung up. I got my messages on my "lunch break" which consisted > of a weight loss shake & me driving over to the pharmacy to get more > bandages, gauze, tape, and a first aid kit for our trip. I made an > appointment for the pest control company to spray our house when we return > from Gatlinburg, too. We have no idea where the spider bite came from, but > better safe than sorry. > > Checked my messages on the way back to the salon. Couldn't make out what 1 > techs message was, but they wanted me to call them back. When I did, it > went to voicemail so all I could do was direct them to our web site for > info. 2nd message I returned was from another tech...I'd already emailed > her the info she was requesting....I also left her a voice message. > > Then I had to call the office manager at Urgent Care and protest why we > should get a bill from them when they didn't treat my husband, which > resulted in him having to go the very next day (less than 20 hours later) > to see his GP....whereupon he got 2 shots in his wound, then had it cut > open and the infection pressed out of it by a nurse. You couldn't pay me > enough money to do her job. So now we'll have 2 medical bills instead of 1, > thanks to the ineptitude of our Bowling Green Urgent Care. At this point I > now feel like crying due to the frustration and stress. > > Back at the salon I ran 15 min. late on a clients bad nails, so that put > me getting finished doing nails at around 7:45pm tonight. Then I had 3 > packages to open because for whatever reason some companies don't want to > send product donations in advance, photograph them all, and make notes to > send thank you's to the companies. I didn't leave the salon until after > 8:45pm. > > I eat a quick bite of leftovers once I get home, change my husband's nasty > bandage again, discover that he never did go up to check the noises in the > attic, plus he forgot to get the strawberries from the grocery that he was > supposed to bring home. After which I snap on his head because I find out > he signed up for the football package on cable....even tho we JUST had to > pay self employment taxes this week! Since I'm self employed and will be > off work until July I've also had to pay every bill for this month BEFORE > we leave town and he knew that. Gggrrrrr! > > After telling him how selfish he is...only thinking of himself, I inquire > about the wisdom of signing up for more bills right before we leave > town.....when he won't even be able to watch the cable that we're paying > money for while we're gone. Now he's duly shamed and does the only > responsible thing....he calls the cable company and cancels it while we > still can without being charged. We agree to revisit this football package > issue later next month. > > Then I begin my 2nd job again....woking online with the Nail Tech Event of > the Smokies. I'll be up till midnight at least with all the online work > that I have to handle by myself because ......well, that's just the way it > is until I can afford to hire outside resources to help me manage this > Event business. For now, I'm a company of 1 and The Event is my baby, so > I've got to take care of it. > > This whining has made me feel slightly better now:) > > No wonder this week I've had a glass of wine every night. And that's how > my day was! > > > > Jill Wright > Overworked & Overstressed Event Coordinator & Nail Tech > > > > > > On Wednesday, June 13, 2012 7:18:34 PM UTC-5, Lauren Dodson wrote: > > Last week I get a call from a girl that says she wants Dashing Diva > French. I told her that my next available appointment was this week. She > called me right at her appointment time and said she was in bumper to > bumper traffic. I said don't worry and she came only about 5 mins. late. > She said her friend in Fla. has "Dashing Diva French Shellac" I explained I > have both Dashing Diva and Shellac which are two different things. She > seemed confused and I explained the difference. But more so she just wanted > what her friend had. I told her that the tech probably mixed the two and > made up this service, which I could do also. I started to file her nails, > she took her hand from me and said I want them more square. I made them > more square, she said they weren't square enough and then got up and said > this isn't working and left. By the way I have been doing nails for 21 > years and think I have the whole square nails thing down now. I'm so sick > of NSS salons making up bs and telling people they have "Shellac" or gel or > whatever, then I have to suffer through trying to get the crap of their > nails. I'm sure this girl will be leaving bad comments on Yelp or Facebook > also, since she found us on the web and is tech savvy. I spend half my day > on the phone or face to face trying to educate people. It's starting to > get on my last nerve. So how was your day? Lauren the tired biotch in > Knoxville. > > > On Wednesday, June 13, 2012 7:18:34 PM UTC-5, Lauren Dodson wrote: > > Last week I get a call from a girl that says she wants Dashing Diva > French. I told her that my next available appointment was this week. She > called me right at her appointment time and said she was in bumper to > bumper traffic. I said don't worry and she came only about 5 mins. late. > She said her friend in Fla. has "Dashing Diva French Shellac" I explained I > have both Dashing Diva and Shellac which are two different things. She > seemed confused and I explained the difference. But more so she just wanted > what her friend had. I told her that the tech probably mixed the two and > made up this service, which I could do also. I started to file her nails, > she took her hand from me and said I want them more square. I made them > more square, she said they weren't square enough and then got up and said > this isn't working and left. By the way I have been doing nails for 21 > years and think I have the whole square nails thing down now. I'm so sick > of NSS salons making up bs and telling people they have "Shellac" or gel or > whatever, then I have to suffer through trying to get the crap of their > nails. I'm sure this girl will be leaving bad comments on Yelp or Facebook > also, since she found us on the web and is tech savvy. I spend half my day > on the phone or face to face trying to educate people. It's starting to > get on my last nerve. So how was your day? 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