Today
was just like any normal day, wake up, and get the kids ready and yada yada
yada. That was all fine and dandy until the weatherman speaks. I don’t usually
hear the weather guys because I quit listening to him, I mean come on, and he
lies to me more often than he tells the truth. So I didn’t hear him say that
after a wonderfully gorgeous day yesterday, that today would be full of rain,
sleet, and possibly snow and got to work thinking all was well. I HAD a full
schedule when I walk into work which made me super duper happy and ready to
tackle the day. I had about an hour to “kill” before my first client came in to
which I started to get everything ready for her. Got the chair cleaned and
cleaned again, the tub sanitized (twice), and everything I needed to provide
the best service for her lined up. Cancellation after cancellation due to what “might”
be and right now it is only raining. Which just means that the stores will have
a surge in sales and I won’t be able to find the regular stuff I buy every
Thursday because of the “could be blizzard.” I figured why let all that go to
waste now that I have two open spots for pedicures, treat yourself, girlfriend,
you are entitled to it. So as I’m sitting here having my own little wonderful
pedicure, my mind wonders as it often does.
Love that word “entitled.” Yes, I do believe that it is over used and for many
different reasons. An advertising company for instance, uses the word knowing
that it will make the consumer think “that’s right, I’m worth it and I deserve
it” and then they have you hook, line, and sinker. Congrats you have fallen
prey to one of the most powerful advertising words out there. Want to know the
others? They are easy to spot once you know what they are… FREE! Gotcha didn’t
I? Yup, you guessed it, that is another and only two more to go, and I want you
to know because you are a preferred reader. Empowered you there for a minute
didn’t I with the whole “preferred” thing. You see it all the time, preferred
customers only or get on our preferred client list. HELLO! Gimmick alert going
off. Last one is guarantee because we
all want to make sure we are getting the “best bang for our buck” so we all
look for that word. Think about it, you go out to buy a car and you want warranties
and guarantees to back up the products or you hear some sales pitch with the
words “we will guarantee your satisfaction or your money back.” Wow that one
line had two things fight against us, guarantee or it’s free?! Scary how often
people (myself included) fall prey to that because there is usually some
microscopic print that has a disclaimer for everything you could find fault
with. Damn the luck.
So now my thoughts are wrapped around advertising and I have come to the
realization that I have finished yet another rambling blog but also my
pedicure. To think that when I started it, I couldn’t even decide what color to
use and now that it is done and I don’t recall making that decision, my toes
are done and quite charming, thank you. I bid you farewell for today or until I
come up with another totally useless rambling bloggityblog blog. :-) Blessed be
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