Three

You look at your schedule and see three appointments for the day.

Mrs. Elenor Carter is your first client. She’s been a regular of yours for over a year now and the exact opposite of what you were picturing your clients would be when you first thought about getting into Massage Therapy. She’s in her early 70’s with short, grey hair, squinty eyes, a veined nose sitting over thin lips, loose, saggy skin, and a double chin. The extra 50 lbs she carries around is spread equally across her body and a huge reason why her back and knees hurt her so much. Her arms flap in the wind, her stomach roll hangs over her waist, and her legs are covered with cellulite and varicose veins. Her personality isn’t much better and talks to everyone at the health club as if they’re below her. The one thing she has going for her is that she is well off and can afford to have weekly massages. For some reason, she’s taken a liking to you and at least treats you with some common courtesy and has requested to have you as her regular massage therapist.

Ms. Debbie Clark is your second client of the day and isn’t anyone you’ve ever worked with before. She’s actually a regular client of one of your co-workers, Missy, who is on vacation this week. Missy’s notes tell you that Ms. Clark works as a Hair Dresser and has been coming in for weekly massages on her neck and upper back. Missy has also made notes about some of the techniques that she’s been using, but not much else.

Your third client of the day is Selena Hall. She’s scheduled to be a new evaluation today, which will require a little more time than a typical massage.