Twinkle Toes

29/06/2023

Soooo, as many of my customers know we are expecting another little bubba 🩵
I am not able to offer any new customers any appointments unfortunately as will be going off on maternity soon.
There is a lovely lady called Emma who has agreed to take on some of my customers & if you're a newbie I'm sure she would be more than happy to visit you too. Please feel free to give her a call or text on 07850 709210 xx

16/01/2023

A reminder, if you are cancelling your appointment within 24hours, you will need to pay a 50% late cancellation fee.
This is not me being unkind, this is me trying to run a business, pay bills, have a small profit after buying gloves/creams etc, the list goes on.
Please respect my time and give me as much notice as possible

23/12/2022

And that's it! Some quality time with my family.
Thank you to everyone for their cards, gifts, tips etc. I have been so spoilt yet again!
Have a Very Merry Christmas and I shall see you all in January ###

02/12/2022

I am working up until the 23rd Dec and have very limited appointments until this date. I will be closing my books next Friday (9th December) any appointments needed after this date will be made for the new year

15/09/2022

Sorry for the moan but unfortunately after the week I've had and had to deal with I wanted to share with you all...running your own business isn't all it is cracked upto be!

This week alone I have had handful of cancellations on the day which puts me as a small business at a loss, especially when the cancellation fee isn’t covered or when people become rude and demanding. I are more than reasonable when in some instances it can’t be helped but when I'm given Petty excuses it’s quite demoralising. Sometimes I'm not able to fill the space last minute either so it’s quite frustrating when people then expect me to make a space elsewhere for them when it’s not always possible. This especially infuriates me when I hace actually turned up for their appointments, driven half an hour and used diesel to be turned away at the door or they just aren't home.
Like everyone else, we all have bills and a mortgage to pay. How would you feel if your boss docked your wages with a poor excuse on a regular basis? This has a detrimental affect on me as it would ANY small business. Clients that behave in this manor that are rude or don’t respect the cancellation policy will be immediately told to go elsewhere as I won't tolerate this behaviour.

Also I appreciate when people have to push back appointments and that do give me notice but also please bare in mind immediate spaces aren’t always available. I know it can be annoying when this happens but I can only offer you what I have available at the time.

I will always do my best to provide a great service to those who are amazing, loyal and supportive. I appreciate you all 🥰

23/07/2022

🤣🤣 This did make me chuckle

Happy Saturday all xx

07/07/2022

Due to personal circumstances I haven't got any appointments for the next week due to playing catch up on the appointments from this week! Availability week commencing 18th July xx

04/07/2022

Busy day today pampering lots of people 🥰 Any messages will be replied to after 8pm this evening.
Have a wonderful Monday everyone 🤗

02/07/2022

Treatments from £18 👣

25/06/2022

I am a qualified, insured and DBS cleared foot health practitioner. 🦶

I undertake work in 15 different care homes and looking to expand this!

If you or someone you know works in a care home or care facility that doesn't have any coming in to do foot care treatments please give me a little shout out. Discounts apply for 5+ residents at the same appointment 🥰

As a thank you I am also offering a free foot care treatment for the person who recommends me!

*References can be supplied upon request

25/06/2022

25/06/2022

I appreciate it all so thank you! 🤗

22/06/2022

Thank you to everyone who has supported me for the past 14 years and of course all my newbies. I am so grateful to each and every one of you ❤️

21/06/2022

Running a business is really hard.

What they don’t tell you is that it is mentally draining and potentially leads to severe anxiety, stress and depression in even the most laid back people. People will talk about you, compare you to others, use you, they will view you as a service and not a person anymore.

We worry our pricing isn't right but must take into account our time, travels cost, years of training, insurances and products used before we even take a wage

You have to worry about if you forget to phone/message someone back, are they going to think it was on purpose? Did you disappoint them? Will they hold that against you? When in reality, you just can’t get to everyone’s messages and emails sometimes.

You have the continuous stress of whether your business is making enough profit, if you have made enough to pay the bills, pay the wages, scrape by.

Starting up and running a successful business puts incredible strain on personal lives and relationships, sometimes causing them to breakdown and fail because there just is no work-life balance when starting a new business.

You need to be the director, the worker, the admin, the marketing team, the accountant, the cleaner..... All whilst being a parent, a husband or a wife, family support, friend... you don’t get to go home and forget about it, it’s a 24/7 thing that’s on your mind.

There’s a reason you don’t see many people succeed in small businesses after 5-10 years. It takes a toll. It’s freaking exhausting, especially the past two years. Here’s a small reminder that we are just normal people with hectic lives. Be kind, be patient….. and hopefully, more of us will stick around!

I copied this from a friend and thought it was pretty spot on with regards to most small businesses! Please remember to support local businesses. We are all in this together! ❤️

20/06/2022

Work has gone crazy!! Thank you so much for all your support.
New homes and lots of new faces.
I appreciate you all 🥰

13/06/2022

Work has gone crazy!!! 28 people seen today 🦶 Thank you to everyone who has supported me build business again. 14yrs and still going strong. I appreciate you all
Night night all 😶‍🌫️ xx

11/06/2022

Work has been soooo busy. I am so grateful to every single one of my lovely customers. Many whom have turned into friends along the way 😘 Appointments available week commencing 20th June xx