Hose Down Your Hoo-Ha

I went to spin class this morning and my knees were creaky and my legs were achey. I was feeling a little frustrated that my legs didn’t feel better when a woman my age came in and got on the bike next to me. She had one leg. Yep, I felt like an ass. Stop bitching friends. Smile and appreciate what you do have, not what you don’t. Sometimes even the happy lady who writes happy books needs a reminder once in awhile.
~Author of The Happy Hoo-Ha Trilogy~

I think if I was an outsider looking in, I would think that I have a strange occupation.
Fortunately, I know I have the best job in the world.
~Brazilian Gratitude~

Fall is a beautiful time of the year, because the leaves change color. I have many women who have noticed other things are changing color too. As the leaves fall to the ground and the trees become barren, you may want to help your colorful leaves fall off your tree too. I’m here to landscape your trees ladies. Don’t be afraid of this time of the year. Embrace it.
~Your Brazilian Landscaping Specialist~

I just got a message from a guy in New Mexico who wanted a back wax Saturday. He googled waxing and Mark & M.E. came up first.  Every week we have somebody from another state try to make an appointment with us. I do a lot of social media and google analytic stuff to help promote the salon and my books. I guess it’s working. Although he’d have to travel on two planes to get to me, so maybe it isn’t working quite the way it’s supposed too…

The other day, I talked about all of the brides that come in for a wax before their weddings and how happy it makes me to be part of such a special time in their lives. There is another group of women who bring me just as much joy. This week, I waxed seven women who were in their 8th or 9th month of pregnancy. One girl was due in 9 days. Another woman was pregnant with twins. I absolutely love being a part of such an important time in a woman’s life. It is a bit more complicated when a woman is that far along, but I love the challenge. And I love pregnant mommies. That’s my direction of gratitude on this beautiful day.

When I wax myself and I get to the area that kind of hurts, I exhale as I pull that particular section of hair off. I waxed a woman today who I hadn’t seen in months that sported quite the full afro. As I was taking off the hair on that extra sensitive part, I let out a loud exhale as I ripped off that part.  She started to laugh after I removed the hair and said, “Did you just exhale?” I didn’t realize I had done that. I started to laugh and said, “OMG, I think I did!” I told her that’s what I do when I wax myself. She couldn’t believe how loudly I exhaled. I think I was actually anticipating her pain and wanted to make it a little easier on her. I told her that I didn’t realize I exhaled, but I knew that it was going to hurt really badly. She assured me that it hurt  really f’***ng bad, but the exhalation and subsequent laughter helped get her through it. I usually am pretty ambivalent to the client’s pain. Today, I was sharing her misery. I think I might be getting soft in my old age.

I woke up at 4:30 and was listening to the rain. I was thinking that people might be grumpy today because of the weather. And then I got thinking that being grumpy about something like the weather is such a waste of time. I received some really sad news yesterday. A long standing client of mine got news that her 3 year old has 6 weeks to live. She has been fighting cancer almost her whole life. She has endured endless hours of chemo and radiation. She is an adorable little trooper you would all love. A few months ago, they thought she was in remission. They just found out it’s back with a vengeance and she won’t be able to beat it. My heart is breaking for this family. No one deserves this. Now they have a right to be grumpy. So I’m sitting here feeling grateful for pretty much every damn thing in my life and hoping that everyone embraces this rainy day and says a prayer for this family.

Consideration is today’s unhappy rant. Salons work on a schedule. If your are late or don’t show, it affects everyone. No shows can result in a gross loss in revenue and we all need our revenue to pay our bills. Being late is impolite to the patrons who make it to their appointment on time. A simple phone call does wonders. We have had so many people cancel at the last minute, come in very late or not bother to show that we felt the need to express our frustration. Please be considerate of your nail, hair and wax techs. We are all trying to provide the best service possible and your inconsideration can make it difficult to do our jobs and be available to the clients that make it to their appointments as scheduled.

Every week, I seem to wax at least one bride. Some have never been waxed before. Others are regulars. I absolutely love that I am a part of such a special day. I also love that so many more women are enjoying the sexy feeling that Brazilians give. A simple bikini wax is a part of the past. A completely bald, smooth playing field is the ultimate playground and the future.

Huge!! discover at #marknme today!