Tinglesnark
04-09-2010, 09:45 AM
:panic:
these people - the odd balls just seem to head directly for me :rolleyes:
i must have a d:censored: d magnet installed in my forehead!
:panic:
i have now put my prices up a little to try to discourage the weirdos and to be more inline with my buddy chelle - i have been undercharging somewhat without realising and ive stopped offering meals because that has been a pain in the bum. i am now of the opinion that if a family wants my services then they will pay me a decent price for them and if they do not, they wont but either way, i wont be ripped off myself and i wont feel resentful. I have been making meals at a loss to myself and giving big discounts because the parents have grumbled at my fees but it has gotten me noway fast so now i say enough!
if i do not get any work then so be it, i would rather be brassic (as i have been since september anyway) than take another nightmare in to our home.
I am fed up of the incredible excitement and hope that comes with an enquiry only to be followed by absolute hell on a bike within weeks or hours if the last episode is anything to go by!!!
i dont think that this will take off for me and im kind of resigned to it now. I have advertised like a mentalist, i have spent a lot of money on resources, safety equipment, paperwork, uniform, websites and general advertising, phone calls and texts to "prospective" parents that never get back to you with a positive and now i will just sit back, take a deep breath and spend the winter with my children - enjoying each other.
No more "hunting"
now i have actually declared that, i feel a lot better and more in control :thumbsup:
C'est la vie
:thumbsup:
these people - the odd balls just seem to head directly for me :rolleyes:
i must have a d:censored: d magnet installed in my forehead!
:panic:
i have now put my prices up a little to try to discourage the weirdos and to be more inline with my buddy chelle - i have been undercharging somewhat without realising and ive stopped offering meals because that has been a pain in the bum. i am now of the opinion that if a family wants my services then they will pay me a decent price for them and if they do not, they wont but either way, i wont be ripped off myself and i wont feel resentful. I have been making meals at a loss to myself and giving big discounts because the parents have grumbled at my fees but it has gotten me noway fast so now i say enough!
if i do not get any work then so be it, i would rather be brassic (as i have been since september anyway) than take another nightmare in to our home.
I am fed up of the incredible excitement and hope that comes with an enquiry only to be followed by absolute hell on a bike within weeks or hours if the last episode is anything to go by!!!
i dont think that this will take off for me and im kind of resigned to it now. I have advertised like a mentalist, i have spent a lot of money on resources, safety equipment, paperwork, uniform, websites and general advertising, phone calls and texts to "prospective" parents that never get back to you with a positive and now i will just sit back, take a deep breath and spend the winter with my children - enjoying each other.
No more "hunting"
now i have actually declared that, i feel a lot better and more in control :thumbsup:
C'est la vie
:thumbsup: