Mega Update
I'm officially in my 32nd week of pregnancy and it's been interesting. Noticing some muscle aches here and there and I'm combating them with stretching. Our son likes his space and doesn't like it when I'm encroaching upon it in any way, shape or form. Right now I'm writing this post using my iPad and semi-crunching my stomach sitting in a cross-legged position. He complained about that. Moved a little and now we're on better terms.
Since my last update I received my Massage License for the state of PA and have joined the ABMP organization for their liability insurance. My business cards only mention my license number and contact info, not my ABMP affiliation. Speaking of: Taking appointments. $50 for initial consultation/assessment with a 40 min massage, $55/hr after the initial for a whole 60 minute massage. Prices are negotiable with lower time frames and the different types of massage that I know (Swedish, Myofascial, Neuromuscular, Reflexology). If you want me to travel to you it is $10 extra.
Work is starting to come to a head with training of my relief over my maternity leave. I really wish I didn't have to take maternity leave and could stay home with my son and just do massage and crafts for income, but because of the health care we have through my work I need to go back to work for full-time. If anyone knows of a better situation that involves massage therapy and good benefits in the region of PA that I'm in I'm all ears! I think if I had a client base already it would help, but I've only massaged one client since I've had my massage license. I want to make a business plan, but to do that I need to know what is the absolute least I need to make so we can be fluid and not cut much of our standard of living. You see, I'm willing to cut down/out some of the things we do to stay home and raise our son, but I"m not sure my hubby is. I'm still doing my part with the food bill since I"m the one that does the food shopping and I was taught how to save by the best (Mom). I still could probably do more with that.
I have a baby shower date! It's March 15 from 4 to 8:30PM in downtown Irwin. Invites will be going out this weekend and we'll be inviting people via FB as well. Registered under my name with both Babies R US and Walmart.
In the coming weeks I will be writing up book reviews for the last couple of books I've read and posting them to eOpinions under moonbeamjedi. I will be linking to them from here and FB. This will help both the authors and myself since I will be reviewing some of my friends small press books as well as mass market. I'm always thinking of different ways to make money and am willing to take on many practice poi commissions if you tell me the colors you like and length of your arm from the armpit (axillary region) to the palm of your hand. I have MANY different colors of yarn to do this with, so be creative at color picking.
Thanks for reading!
Since my last update I received my Massage License for the state of PA and have joined the ABMP organization for their liability insurance. My business cards only mention my license number and contact info, not my ABMP affiliation. Speaking of: Taking appointments. $50 for initial consultation/assessment with a 40 min massage, $55/hr after the initial for a whole 60 minute massage. Prices are negotiable with lower time frames and the different types of massage that I know (Swedish, Myofascial, Neuromuscular, Reflexology). If you want me to travel to you it is $10 extra.
Work is starting to come to a head with training of my relief over my maternity leave. I really wish I didn't have to take maternity leave and could stay home with my son and just do massage and crafts for income, but because of the health care we have through my work I need to go back to work for full-time. If anyone knows of a better situation that involves massage therapy and good benefits in the region of PA that I'm in I'm all ears! I think if I had a client base already it would help, but I've only massaged one client since I've had my massage license. I want to make a business plan, but to do that I need to know what is the absolute least I need to make so we can be fluid and not cut much of our standard of living. You see, I'm willing to cut down/out some of the things we do to stay home and raise our son, but I"m not sure my hubby is. I'm still doing my part with the food bill since I"m the one that does the food shopping and I was taught how to save by the best (Mom). I still could probably do more with that.
I have a baby shower date! It's March 15 from 4 to 8:30PM in downtown Irwin. Invites will be going out this weekend and we'll be inviting people via FB as well. Registered under my name with both Babies R US and Walmart.
In the coming weeks I will be writing up book reviews for the last couple of books I've read and posting them to eOpinions under moonbeamjedi. I will be linking to them from here and FB. This will help both the authors and myself since I will be reviewing some of my friends small press books as well as mass market. I'm always thinking of different ways to make money and am willing to take on many practice poi commissions if you tell me the colors you like and length of your arm from the armpit (axillary region) to the palm of your hand. I have MANY different colors of yarn to do this with, so be creative at color picking.
Thanks for reading!