Worries

We got word from the governor that all salons are shut down for two weeks. 

So we’re pretty screwed. I’ve sent out an announcement email and now I’m furiously texting clients to cancel their appointments. The truth is I was already worried about how slow business was getting. This is the time of year we usually start picking up again and instead now we’re closed entirely. 

 

I have several worries, obviously. On a micro level, I’m the main breadwinner for my family and if I can’t work, I can’t provide. This will be painful, especially for Sean, who plans to take up the slack by working as much overtime as he possibly can. I guess we’re lucky that one of us is an entrepreneur and the other is a government employee. It helps us weather crises exactly like this one. I just hate that it falls entirely on his back. (And our savings account!) I guess I get to be a stay at home mom for the next two weeks. 

 

On a macro level, this suuuuuucks for small businesses, not just ours. We’ll be okay because our overhead is mostly commissions/payroll and we only have one employee. But all those bars and restaurants?! The entire service industry is going to suffer and it makes me terrified that we’re heading into a very deep recession. 

 

Then there’s my fear of the virus itself, a fear I’m sure we all share. (Except for the teenagers who are all, like, MOM, WE’RE FINE, and who are pissed I won’t let them contaminate the house by having friends over). Part of me is glad we’re closed because one of my business partners has MS and is immunocompromised. I was terrified one of us or a client was going to give it to her. I’m glad that decision was made for us so we didn’t have to constantly struggle with it.

 

Needless to say, our Maui trip is cancelled. It just didn’t seem like the right thing to do. The kids (and my parents) are righteously bummed. I’m sad, but resolved at this point. Hopefully we’ll get our money back and be able to reschedule when we can afford it again.