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Nicolette Vaughn

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  1. I'm forever 29. I'm not telling my age either but I do look a lot younger than I actually am and can pass for it. I also think it also has to do with your attitude, lifestyle and how much sleep you get. I don't feel old. I still feel like I'm in my late 20's and I'm going to stay there for a little while longer. It also helps when telemarketers call your house asking if your parents are home! lol. I know I have aged in a good way when I realize that.. Life is what you make of it I always see the glass as half full I really don't give a s------ what other people think anymore. It's too tiring. Have fun and don't be too serious about the trivial things in life.
  2. Yes, one year my brother who is 6'2" got up from the table and accidentally pulled the tablecloth with a few of my new dishes with him, a gravy boat and a crystal glass with wine in it.
  3. I wish people would focus on the present and the future and what we can do to prevent history from repeating itself. No time machine required.
  4. Here is one for the cranberry.. Spiced cranberry apple chutney. It's at allrecipes website
  5. That is disappointing! Christine, you needed to answer him in 1 minute and you should be ready for him in 10 mins since he's on his way over! LOL! You lost a real gem there! NOT! As soon as guys start talking to me like that and depending on the kind of mood I'm in to deal with a peabrain, I will either tell them to get lost or ignore them for the hell of it. Keep your chin up.. Tomorrow is another day.
  6. This may sound silly but I wish I knew how to snap my fingers! Seriously... I can't! lol
  7. I totally forgot about Thanksgiving with everything I have to do. Shit, now I'm going to be chained to the stove all weekend.lol. Not in the mood to cook but I am the only with enough space to accomodate people and seems like it's always expected of me. Bye bye relaxing weekend...:(
  8. I know I have the same problem. I serve the same dinner my family has been having for years which is their tradition and it's getting stale... Check out the Martha Stewart site. She has some good alternatives. How about butternut squash bake with cinnamon brown sugar crumb topping? It's a good side dish for Thanksgiving. Or maple mashed sweet potatoes.
  9. What constitutes a real job? There should be no 'constituting'. A job done for services rendered equals money. End of story. And for those who don't think this is a real job, I swear I wish there was some kind of reality show for behind the scenes of our jobs and how we do it. I would be the star of that show! Some of the shit I have and still have to put up with, many of you would be amazed. Like running around for a pair of white thigh highs for a clothing request and you can't find them anywhere and when you do, the store doesn't accept credit cards!! And you have to be at incall location in under 15 mins before client shows up. And some of the things that are funny that clients never see. Like one time where I worked with another SP and she literally rushed in the condo coming from University with her regular streetclothes on. She saw her regular walking towards the building and somehow she got in the elevator before him. She made a mad dash to get changed but she had these knee high boots on and also had to get her tight jeans off. She was holding onto the door knob and I had her two legs like a wheel barrel in order to pull the boots and jeans off and the guy was already buzzed up.lol. I don't know how her and I did it but frantically, I threw a little outfit at her, she jumped in it and away she went. Meanwhile I was stuck in the other room for an hour. Clients never see things like that because once at the door, the pros have a smile on their face like they've just been waiting all day for you. Yeah right....lol. I don't sit around an incall location all day that isn't mine. Try booking an appt when you're working at home for another business and most clients of mine want right now or 20 mins later... So I know that if I want to make money that day the following is what's going to happen... Shower 3 mins....that is if you have waxed your legs and lady parts in advance and first client of the day before you even have a real chance to get ready because the positive part of it is clients are blowing up your phone at 9 am wanting to see you. Throw on lingerie ( sometimes incredibly difficult outfits where you have hooks to attach the stockings to and they never want to hook in properly), trow on sweat pants, t-shirt or little dress with no bra. Run for the door... hair is still wet by the way and not combed... no makeup... the makeup happens while you are driving and at all red lights. Including brushing of the hair. It takes 10 mins to get there so you are going a fast pace down the road passing cars and cutting them off including everyone and their mother while trying to put a fake eyelash on as part of a customer request. You park, run to incall location because you don`t want customer pulling up only to see you outside looking like you just swam the English Channel in track pants because the hair is still soaking wet. And worse in winter when you get isicles in it. You swing the front door open in a mad dash, your friend throws you mouthwash. You ask her if the bed is made like she was your maid. You race to take off the dowdy sweat pants, and now here is where the transformation begins... Check makeup.... blowdry hair a little just so you don't look like a drowned rat.... Don`t forget that I have long blonde hair that will one day be almost down to my ass so this is a big time consumer every frikken day! Next, check to see if you actually look good. You look for heels.. nowhere in sight. You yell at your friend to get the shoes.. by this time she appears to be my personal assistant or a gopher for a diva queen celebrity for the way I yell at her to get me my stuff...she throws them up from downstairs hallway and ends up hitting me in the head. BTW, the client already has the address and is about to walk up to the door. At this point, all of this has happened in less than 5 mins and the doorbell rings. . you race for the stairs and then bam. You trip and fall in 6 inch heels. You get up and dust yourself off and open the door with a smile like nothing ever happened and secretly praying to Jesus that your ankle won't be broken...And the appt hasn't even begun yet. True story.. The above is a day in the life of me when I'm working and not just this job since having another home business on the side. And try doing this a couple of times a day back and forth and (may not get paid in case they decide to stand you up with no notice beforehand) in the middle of it dealing with bullshit with other things in your life with running a household, family, other businesses. Everyone deals with bullshit on the job..just different versions of it. If what I go through above in the process of scheduling an appt doesn't coincide with what is considered a real job, I will tell people to blow it our their dittybag because I work hard! However I still enjoy what I do minus doofus' and morons as the good clients overrule them. I also get to the call the shots, how I run my business, I find ways to minimize bullshit and have gained quite a bit of experience ( and not just laying on my back) to deal with different customers, their personalities and their quirks. Sometimes, as in any customer service job, I swear I could blow a lid with the way a few in the minority present themselves to me. Instead, I shift gears to turn a situation around since I have become so accustomed to dealing with irrate people and situations on other jobs. . And then you just bitch to any other SP friend that will listen. lol. This job is often a walk in the park when it comes to dealing with people. I find that I am multifaceted and can adjust to any type of personality that comes my way. And then there is the business aspect of it... marketing. So far, I think I can give myself a pat on the back because I do go beyond customer expectations by treating the customer than just better. I go the extra mile for them. You learn a lot of things on this `` job`` and have no problem with it. I'm comfortable with the job, my sexuality and most importantly... me!
  10. Enough of the ABC's whatever!!!....lol Time for everyone to put their thinking caps on and introduce a new game thread that has nothing to do with the alphabet.lol And on that note and so I don't look like a spoiled sport... Peyton Place
  11. Don't use the home Depot excuse. A regular of mine said this to his wife and she wanted to come along with him for once. LOL. Some of my regulars in my area say they're running out to the grocery store and they have time to come for a half hour. As someone who's been married, tell them something they have absolutely no interest in. For me it was anything to do with vehicles, oil changes, tools, going to the office during non-regular hours because they "forgot" something or visiting any idiotic buddies I really didn't care for. Just don't do anything that suddenly seems out of character. Some wives are in their own little worlds anyways and do their own thing. I was one of them. LOL.
  12. First dealing with cell phone contract ending and wanting to keep my number but going to another provider and the phone that I have is now toast. Everytime I plug it into charge it, the phone shuts off and the battery was so low that it would not turn on today. To the person on Cerb who was trying to get a hold of me today, I will make it up to you! I just don't know your handle here. Going to get a new phone..
  13. Damn, I'm guilty! I'm always turned on! Unless of course..well you know.. the whole hygeine/etiquette thing because if you don't.. it's not going to happen. lol. You'll know when I'm turned on. I have my own special talents. Hehehe. I think it should be a mutually beneficial arrangement of both parties being turned on.
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