WTH

I will post about the fabulous trip that I just got back from soon.  But right now I want to vent about the reality of today that slammed me in the face.

First of all, I LOVE my job.  I feel very fortunate to work part time from home and help children.  But today was a day that made me want to quit.  It was nothing drastic, just dealing with people (parents).

It was a day where my schedule got  messed up (and I never like that).  I had 3 out of 6 of my clients cancel this morning, which was fine.  When I know ahead of time, I can plan my life, and I like to plan.  Having this information ahead of time allowed me to schedule in an hour long bike ride, which makes me super happy. 

This afternoon I had a no show client, which is the third time in the last two months.  Not only did they no show, but it is a client that I see for an hour.  This means I am LOSING money because I am paying a baby-sitter to be here while I am supposed to be working.  Again, not the first time this has happened.  After waiting for a half an hour and no response to my text, I did some paperwork.

My next client that showed up, (I see both of her daughters, so they are here for an hour) brought a box with TWO hedgehogs in it.  What The Hell?  As a side note:  This is also the client who brought 3 loft house cookies into my house (the super yummy, crumbly, messy kind) and said, "Eat those in here, I don't want a mess in the car."  WTH?  I had to vacuum my whole basement when they left.

Back to the hedgehogs, they were in my waiting room for an hour, how many poop pellets am I going to find?  Anyone who knows me well, knows I am NOT an animal person.  I was so caught off guard when she arrived, but I now have a million responses that I could have said to her.  For instance, "It's a beautiful, sunny, 80 degree day, why don't you take those outside?"

Does no one have common sense or courtesy anymore?

And to round off my day, my last client also did a no show.  I get that it is 80 degrees out, but could you at least call and let me know that you aren't coming?  Probably didn't need a baby-sitter for the one hour that I actually worked this afternoon.  errrggg.

I am done venting, we are off to play some soccer in the sunshine!  :)