Hand Print Massage

Hi,

Friday’s are my day off.  For today I had planned on going out for lunch and then going to a park and letting Little Miss go nuts.  Didn’t happen.  Instead she just wanted mummy cuddles and to watch “Ye Ha!”  A free half hour massage for the first person to guess correctly what she wanted to watch.

Anyway, in the mix, I did manage to get some washing done and managed to fall asleep while her movie of choice was on.  I’d also managed to forget to turn the phone off silent and just discovered three messages.  Nothing urgent and made me think about those strapped to their blackberries and the like as if they’re life support.  Hubby calls them crackberries.

I keep hearing how people have to read every email, answer every call and respond really quickly even if its not really important.  They tell me every thing’s important.  These are the same people who can’t relax, have a day off, drive their cars or, in one case I know of, give birth without phone calls/emails from work.  They tell me they have no time.

Let me help you out here.  There’s a little button on the device.  It has a circle with a line in it.  It makes the device turn off.  Magic isn’t it.  That’s right, you can do it.  This next step is important.  Leave it off for at least an hour and at night.  The world will not explode and here’s something really interesting, if you wait and not respond to every little email/message/call, it gives you a chance to look at them all in one hit.  You can then decide what needs doing straight away, find out it’s been sorted/done by someone else or not needed at all.  You can prioritise and delegate.  Your boss will learn how to put paper in the photocopier when you’re not there, your partner will find whatever they can’t find right under their nose, your friends will call you back or leave a message about whatever and the best, you won’t get the really time wasting cold calling sales people.  Sounds great doesn’t it.  If a client really wants to talk to you, they will leave a message or call you back.  Another bonus, eliminates tyre kickers and time wasters!

When you come for a massage, I insist you turn your mobile devices off.  I find the ring tones and buzzes annoying and distracting whilst I’m working and you’ll be wondering who was calling and if it was important.  You can’t relax and will get little benefit from the massage.  Besides, I like to give you my undivided attention.  That’s the least I can give you.

Give it a shot.  See what happens.

Emma

Reformed gadget addict.