“Let this season of joy truly be a season of joy. It is far too easy to get caught up in the Doing, and forget to relax, to love, and to enjoy. Stop, look around, breathe, be grateful for everything."
Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Today is one of the days of the year that I truly enjoy.
As the rest of the world seems to be shutting down from the mundane and gearing up for the upcoming holiday,we are busy doing business!
When I arrived at The Grooming Shoppe this morning, Becca had already opened, brought in our first client, put on the Christmas music and straightened and cleaned up the front end.
We were ready for action on what should be one of our busiest days of the year.
Truth be told, we were actually busier on the Saturday before Christmas last year.
It was the single busiest day we ever had.
It's not that we have any less business.
On the contrary.
Becca has done a marvelous job of scheduling before the holiday.
She chose to open last Monday (we are normally closed Sunday & Monday) as well as tomorrow,the Sunday before Christmas.
In those two days we will bring in an additional 2 dozen dogs and no body had to kill themselves on any 1 given day.
By 8:30 this morning , 2 dogs were in the door, bathed and on the tables getting groomed.
I love the energy!
I don't know when this whole concept of shutting down for days on end before a holiday began.
I hate it!
If you have ever watched A Christmas Carroll, in Dickenens' time, Scrooge wakes up on Christmas morning and yells out "hey boy" to the young lad walking past his window.
The streets are a bustle and Scrooge sends him to the butcher shop (which is open!) to get that goose hanging in the window.
I love it!
To me , it's all part of the magic and mystique that surrounds the holiday.
Tomorrow around 5 p.m., our last dogs will be getting their finishing touches.
After they leave,we will clean up as we do at the end of each day and the end of each week.
Some gifts will be exchanged.
An envelope with a special "thank you" will be handed out, and hugs and kisses given out.
A little while later, we will wrap up the day.
We will turn off the lights and as we put the key in the door to lock up, I will take one long last look into the shop and acknowledge that it really is A Wonderful Life!
Shabbat Shalom!
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