10/02/2020
What a day it’s been! I had started my first client of my day and was waiting for my second when a woman walked in and told me she was in the area and there to do a random inspection on behalf of the State’s Massage Therapy board. I pointed out the licenses on the wall, showed her my control plan, my checklists in every room, my modified tables, my cleaning protocols, my covered linens, my open front door so nobody had to touch it, everything she would want to see. She asked me about my self-attestation logs, my contact tracing plans, am I asking clients about Covid signs, the whole nine yards. I told her everything I had worked so hard to prepare for during quarantine. As a result, I got “wow, you are really on top of it!” And I passed the inspection with flying colors! On the sheet she wrote, “very clean. Covid ready.” Another man came in and looked around but when he saw her approval and my transparency, he nodded and they walked out. I could not have done it without the help of soooooo many people! Diana Fernandes, Marianne Volpe, Doreen Carlisle, Michelle Adams Grasso (who welcomed me into the weekly Wellness Owners zoom meetings every Monday with open arms ❤️ and became a friend I didn’t expect to find), the MEDC for supporting me with the PPE Grant, David Morticelli from Avidia Bank who helped me with the PPP Lian when my own bank wouldn’t, my husband Jake Dalbec who was patient while I sat writing it all up and on the phone with colleagues, my kids who left me alone when I told them I was working to reopen and celebrated the day with cheers when Governor Baker gave us the green light to open, and Christy Crivellaro (another friend I didn’t expect to find ❤️ PPP buddies for life!)...I thank everyone for your guidance, assistance, friendship and the unwavering belief that we could reopen safely and serve our clients who needed us so badly. Thank you 🙏 I am forever indebted and appreciative. ❤️🥰🙏❤️