10/12/2024
With the holidays approaching I want to address a few things:
First: thank you to everyone who has or is supporting me through this journey as a business owner and solo parent. You all have been so amazing and understanding. My anxiety gets the best of me some days and paired with my adhd I get pretty behind on emails, messages or get overwhelmed at the idea of trying to stay on top of things. Thank you for your patience, love and support.
Second: Christmas days off; not only will my daughter’s daycare be closed some days, we also will be with family at times as well. I will not be taking walks, checking emails or doing any business related things on the following dates;
December 24-26
December 30/January 1
Third: speaking of days off; I will be sitting down during the holidays and mapping out days off through the year the best I can. I will be taking 1 scheduled day off once a month going forward, booking a week off in the summer and planning out holidays and important dates the best I can. Sick days and daycare closures are things I will not know of course and will adjust as needed.
Fourth: If I stay this busy into the spring, my goal is to continue working mornings and hiring for the afternoons. I’d like to hire someone to help build a community walk in Wortley and take over for the days I have off as well. The trouble with this is, it’s busy now but usually come summer my schedule cuts in half and I hope this doesn’t happen in 2025. I’m hoping by hiring, it’ll also alleviate my anxiety and help not be so overwhelmed at times. I’ll have the time to manage emails and scheduling much better in this case.
Fifth (and lastly): I will no longer be taking specific time requests in 2025. It is becoming to hectic to try to adhere to time frames when some dogs needs are vastly different than others. I will be working with time blocks going forward. This will look like 9-11am / 11-1pm / 1-3pm with last walks finishing up closer to 4pm. Groups or paired up dogs are encouraged where possible to help all dogs get their needs met. Dogs that cannot be paired will also be taken on but may have limited spots until I can hire.
Thank you so much for a successful 2024!
