News and Updates
In July of this year, I was forced to change my cancellation policy to disallow cancellations within 7 days, up from 3. This was largely due to a few clients, one in particular , who as of this morning has cancelled no less than 10 2-3 hour appointments since april. The response to my increased cancellation period from my remaining clients, has literally devastated my business. As of this morning, I have terminated the worst offender . In combination with the government back to office order, I am not making enough right now to keep this business going and for most of the months of June July Aug and September, my earnings have been less than the combined costs of supplies and rent to keep it going. To put it bluntly, I have been operating at a loss and dwindling my resources to now near zero.
At present I am reverting the cancellation policy back to 3 days cancellation notice required. Full payment will be required withing 48 hours of your appointment, and 50 % on the third day. I'm hopeful to rebuild the relationships with those clientele displaced.
To maintain any kind of work /life balance, I still am having to end my day by 6:30pm to account for the care of my family members. It's possible I may come back on some saturdays to help out those affected by the back to office order but at best this will be one every 2 weeks with limited availability, but most i am busy training Sasha to take over saturdays and evenings on a more permanent basis
I remain hopeful, but it's been a pretty grim, with some marginal improvement recently. Hopefully we are able to put this lull in our rear view mirror, but I'm also beginning to consider if it may be time to consider relocate over the next year or two out of province, which would be quite a bit ahead of when I was looking to do this.
For the months of Sept and October all new transgender client consultations are now free and the price on the budget 1 hour session has been set to $80 for all new transgender clients for the months of September and October.
Those who would like to volunteer as models for student electrolysis with electrologist Sasha Sharp can do so at the following link:
https://calendly.com/sashasharpelectrolysis
Please note that while training sessions with Sasha are free, please feel free to support Sasha in her learning.Expect it will be slow, especially as she starts as she will be operating in primarily blend in initial training. I know Sasha appreaciates every person who helps her to gain experience though these sessions. Models are a vital part of getting her the practise she needs to serve the transgender and hair removal communities. Sessions are booked longer than actually needed on purpose, to give time for breaks, organization and preparation
Upgrades to the new work space bringing it up to my professional standards , Being completed right now during month of May
May 30 2021
Updates to my home office are 95% complete at this point, just a few finishing touches to take care of and I'll be ready to go ! The space at 1241 Wellington is officially closed, I handed in the keys on Sunday. It was so strange seeing it empty! I put so much of my time into fixing up and maintaining that space to perfection. I'll miss the walk by traffic but not the stress it brought on my life.
Looking forward to 2021 working from my home ( a wonderful commute ) which allows me to balance family obligations and professional life and reduce my costs footprint.
Looking forward to seeing each and every one of you when permitted.
May 30 2021
Updates to my home office are 95% complete at this point, just a few finishing touches to take care of and I'll be ready to go ! The space at 1241 Wellington is officially closed, I handed in the keys on Sunday. It was so strange seeing it empty! I put so much of my time into fixing up and maintaining that space to perfection. I'll miss the walk by traffic but not the stress it brought on my life.
Looking forward to 2021 working from my home ( a wonderful commute ) which allows me to balance family obligations and professional life and reduce my costs footprint.
Looking forward to seeing each and every one of you when permitted.