No Spa :(

A day at the spa is what we had planned... what we got was not!

The two of us walked into a local spa where we had made an appointment 2 weeks in advanced to have manis and pedis together. Somehow the ditz taking our reservation only put me down for the mani and pedi and my friend down for a mani, so they didn't have enough people on staff to do the job. We obviously are NOT impressed and are waiting for them to try to fix this. The ditz offers us our manis now and come back at a later date for our pedis. UMM don't think so! That's not what our day was planned for. A second ditz joins our conversation and says, "Oh I'm sure ditz number one has offered you all we can do" - ummm no! Ditz number two then offers, "well I can slightly reduce the price of either the manis or pedis. Hmmm NO! We left!

An hour and half later after some retail therapy I walk back into the spa and ask for the owner's phone number. Ditz number one wont give it to me but took mine - great! So my day can be interrupted when it's not convenient for me! Two days later I still had not heard back from the owner. I phoned the store and ask to speak with the owner. Ditz number two says, "sorry she's not in today, can I take your number?" I respond, "actually I was in on Saturday and left my number and she still has not called me". This lady proceeded to apologize and asked if we could work something out. She asked me what would fix this problem and I said, "honestly I thought you'd offer one of the treatments for free". She responded, " well I did - which would essentially give both of you 50% off one of the treatments you were coming in for". This business SUCKS! Clearly they do NOT get customer service!!!! They totally ruined our special day and then to show no consideration towards the mishap by not phoning me back is just a slap in the face!

NEW INFORMATION
I just got a call (Wednesday), we were supposed to have our spa day on Saturday, from the owner of the spa. She apologized and said it is their policy to give the missed treatment for free. So she will be speaking with her employees and putting us in the computer from free pedicures!!! Now was that so hard ditzes???

I do not recommend the Matisse Day Spa in Duncan BC.

Wii......

5am...

This is the time my day started today. Why, you ask? Because I had to have this...



The Wii Fit! For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Wii gaming system and have not heard about the excitement surrounding the release of Wii Fit (game) you must live in a cave! JK This game is super cool! It gets people up off the couch and is like having a personal trainer in your own living room. The games are fun and you don't even feel like you are exercising! Check it out more here... http://www.nintendo.com/wiifit/launch/

I recommend this to anyone who gets bored with running or has trouble making it to the gym :-)

Quick Trip...

I left Friday evening on a flight to Edmonton to visit my big brother! He just moved into his own basement suite and needed some furniture so I spent his money picking out things he needed :) It was fun. He showed me around the big city, we went to West Edmonton Mall for a short time - I've been there before, and we also went to the outlet stores (Guess and Mexx to name a few). I just love outlet stores. I returned on Sunday evening and was pretty tired.

We had a great visit and a lot of fun together - I can't wait to go back because I miss him every day!

I took some pictures from the plane which look really cool - have a peek!

Warning: Scattered Update

First order of business - If you read my last post, right to the bottom, you would now know that I am a WORKING teacher! I am on the substitute teacher list, which is no longer called that. It is called the TOC list (teacher on call). I have worked everyday since getting hired - which is apparently uncommon. I sure hope it's not beginners luck and that I keep getting called everyday!!!

With working comes the ever so lovely paycheque!!! I may or may not have done a LEETLE damage with that sucker! I bought new teaching clothes - that's kind of a necessary, right?

And new bedding to go with my newly painted and decorated room.







And then I bought something REALLY fun...



It's a GPS, but not JUST a GPS.......it's a PINK GPS!!!

This cute little thang is AWESOME! It even lets you download different cars - clearly I downloaded a pink one!

Now for your job. I want to name my new little helper, but I need some ideas???

Argh!

I graduated a month and half ago. I have two degrees and have been certified to teach in BC. I have NO job! Nobody is hiring here in the Cowichan School District - I was told maybe in April! Nobody wants to hire me for a part time job as they know I will leave them if I get a call to go teach. This SUCKS!





So I decided to do a mini-makeover of my bedroom. I painted a nice shade of brown (I'll post pictures when my room is all done). It would be nice to purchase bedding that matches my new paint job - but I have NO job, which means I have NO money! Am I coming across bitter? GOOD! I AM!

I did have a craft day and I made this sign! I had seen one in Linens and Things but it wasn't big enough. So I made my own! What do you think?



At 1:23 today I got called to be on the TOC (teacher on call or aka substitute teacher list) WOOT! WOOT! NOT SO BITTER ANYMORE! HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA SOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!

Little Dudes and Spew

After Christmas I went to visit/nanny with the family that I was nanny for this past summer. It was a lot of fun. I got to spend quality one on one time with each of my little dudes. We went skating, went to the park, visited with their family, had a new years party - fun fun fun!

For the new years party we used the fondu set that they had given me for Christmas and invited some of their friends over and had a whole fondu spread. Cheese, meat and chocolate fonudus!

Sounds like a great time, right? It was...until...

I GOT VIOLENTLY SICK the last night I was there. The little dudes had thrown up once and twice at the beginning of my stay but I had managed to avoid it, so I though. I threw up so much and so hard it felt like I had been beat with a rubber hose. I got home that morning and then a few days later I got broncitis and a sinus infection! Today is the first day I feel like I can function since last Wednesday.

Here are some pictures I took of my little dudes with my new PINK Sony Cybershot T70! Thanks Santa! ;-)

Have you heard the news???

It is official.......I'm a TEACHER!

I graduated on December 14 and before I even walked across that stage I had already sent my application in for the substitue teacher list. Hopefully in Jan. I get the call to come for my interview :) As for now I am enjoying my well earned time off and not using my brain for anything but fun stuff :)

After the graduation ceremony my grad class of about 50 plus dates went to the Grande Hotel in Nanaimo and had a wonderful dinner and visited with the people that we had been in a class with for the last 3 and half years and will probably not see for quite some time, if at all ever again.

Here is a picture of me - The TEACHER!!!



I am wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!!!
I hope Santa is good to all of you!!!