GRATITUDE! Attitude of Gratitude, as the Motivational speakers would say.

At Christmas my daughter-in-law, Joanna gave me a 5-minute Journal. Each day in the journal you start with writing down three things that you are grateful for.  There have been days in the last six months that it was hard to come up with three.  But, we all have so much to be grateful for; even in these unpredictable times.

These are just a few things that we can all be grateful for: the beautiful summer and now fall we are enjoying; family and friends; our pets; modern technologies that make our life easier; the changing of the seasons; we live in Canada!

For me, when things are not so good, the excitement of my dog, Maggie when she sees me makes me feel so grateful. 

Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy Autumn.

In the last month we have watched as a woman joined Joe Biden as his running mate in the US presidential race. Plus, here in Canada a woman became the first Federal Finance Minister in history.

When I hear the great accomplishments of these women I think of my first position as a bank manager in Pickering.  I was doing a loan application for a very accomplished woman to buy a car.  The application was submitted to credit department but it was returned because they wanted her husband to co-sign on the loan.  WHAT!!! This client made more money than her husband, could carry the loan by herself, had assets of her own, plus the car was for her! (I get worked up just writing this) I was not going to let this one go.  With many back and forth conversations with credit department, speaking to the head of the department and even getting my regional manager involved the deal got approved without the husband’s signature.  This doesn’t seem so long ago but it just shows how things have changed.

Let’s celebrate how things have changed by taking care of ourselves first. Come and take advantage of the Special for our new amazing Collagen and Hyaluronic Acid Facial. 

PS – I have always purchased my own cars with a few funny stories to be told on another day.

The summer of 2020 is a summer we will never forget.  We will forever measure experiences against this time.  You will be saying things like “I remember the time I stood in line for 3 hours for a roll of toilet paper”.

We are now in Phase 3 and open for all our services.  Thank you to everyone who have booked in for services. We really appreciate your support.

Support is what small businesses need to recover from this set back. 

My favourite post on Facebook was a picture of a handmade sign in front of a small business that said “Remember when we supported your kid’s sports teams, school fun fairs plus your Church Bazars and fundraisers with donations?  Now I need your support.”

RBC and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce plus other Canadian companies have joined together to help Canadian Small Businesses called “Canada United”.

 I am proud to support @GoCanadaUnited and their initiative to help local businesses. Visit GoCanadaUnited.ca for more information and show local some love. #CanadaUnited

From Canada United:

Give local businesses your business today, or join us August 28, 29 and 30 for a national Canada United Weekend. We want the country to come out and get inside local shops to help them recover and kickstart our economy.

Thank you for your support.

Sherry Robinson

WE ARE HERE TO WELCOME YOU BACK.  WE HAVE ALL BEEN THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST UNPREDICTABLE TIME OF OUR LIVES.  I HOPE ALL OF US HAVE MOVED THROUGH THIS TIME LEARNING NEW THINGS THAT WILL MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER.

WE WILL BE MOVING AHEAD SLOWLY AS WE ADJUST TO THE NEW NORMAL AND HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THE PRECAUTIONS, WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT EVERYONE.  I DO FEEL BAD WHEN WE HAD TO TAKE AWAY OUR SNACKS, IMPORTED TEAS, MAGAZINES (MY FAVOURITE PART MY HAIR SALON) AND ROBES (TEMPORALLY). HOPEFULLY THESE THINGS WILL BE BACK IN THE FUTURE.

MY HOPE IS THAT YOU FEEL SAFE TO COME BACK AND SUPPORT US AGAIN.

We will start booking clients in for Esthetic services with two exceptions,

Facials and Facial Waxing.

We will start calling cancelled clients first for re-booking. Then to phone calls and emails.  Please be patient as we do our best to get everyone booked in over the next two days. We look so forward to having you back.

                        Things that will be different when you book in and arrive:

• We will be screening you for any health issues at booking & check in
• You must were a mask (any type will do) for the time you are at the Spa
• Disinfecting your hands on entry
• Washing your hands before going into the relaxation room
• Physical distancing seating in the Relaxation room
• Follow the walking directions on the floor (in one door out the other)
• Staff will be wearing face shields or masks for your protection
• No robes or locker rooms for the first little while 
• Because of limited space we cannot accommodate your relaxation time after your service, we ask that you proceed to the front desk for check out  after your service. 
• If you are unwell the day of your appointment please call to reschedule, we will be waving any cancellation fees at this time.
• All frequently touched services will be disinfected regularly
• Only Multiply services that can be done without the use of the relaxation room between the services. ie no RMT massage and Esthetic service. These services will have to be split to different days                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WELCOME BACK

 BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY

 info@spasedona.ca  or 905-686-4955

Please enjoy this video message from our owner: Sherry Robinson!

Posting this May Blog, I am quite certain we will not be open in May.  But things are starting to look up so that is positive.

Thank you to all of you that have ordered product and took advantage of the curbside pickup on Mondays.  Please continue to call or email for your products, also if you see any of the spring items that you want please let us know and you can purchase them as well. I’m posting pictures of the spring fashions on the Spa Sedona Facebook and Instagram.

May 10^th marks Mother’s Day and we would normally have everything ready for the big day at the Spa.  We do have two options for you to purchase your Spa Sedona Gift Card for your Mother or wife.  1) Click here for Mother’s Day Gift Card or go to www.spasedona.ca website, print the gift certificate there and purchase the Gift Card using your credit card 2) or you can call or email the Spa and leave your request, we will call you for your method of payment, put the Gift Card in our gift bag, you can pick it up curbside on Friday May 8^th.  If you can’t pick it up and your Mom/Wife lives in the Ajax/Pickering area, we will deliver the gift to her.

Even though these are not ideal times, we still need to tell those Moms and Wives that we love them.

Enjoy the spring weather and remember we can’t wait to reopen and take care of you again real soon.

As I write this Blog, we are closing down the Spa for two weeks to do our part to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. It is a very unprecedented times. UPDATE – we have just been informed that we are a non-essential service and now will be closed until April 8th.

Everyone has been touched by this Pandemic, parents with children off school and no day care, workers that are unable to work and worried about their income, Big Businesses, and Small Businesses.

As a Small Business owner, I have been through an ice storm at my busiest time of year, Christmas, a fire that shut us down for 4 days, a horrific tragedy that rocked our world to the core.

My fears have always been for the health and well-being of our clients and staff. But this is bigger than just us and we have to look at the big picture. We have to do what’s best for everyone.

We will survive this; we will stop this virus but it will take all of us to do it.  Be SAFE.

It is March Break time again! Since I have always had teachers in our family, March Break has always been a time for family vacations. Most expensive time to go away, which I remind my teachers in the family.

Being with family is such a gift. It’s not as much of what we do but that we are together. The tropical vacations are nice but this year I am considering going way outside the box and go ice fishing with my family. I’ll let you know how that works out.

The Staycation is still very popular with everyone and Spa Sedona is always here to create that time away for you.

Please remember to join us March 14^th to Donate to Horizon House on behalf of our Krissy.

When making up the packages for Valentine’s Day month, the one Package was the Romance Package. The more I thought about it the more I thought that this package would appeal to a limited number of our clients. Romance meant it was for a romantic involved couple. But there are more types of love than romantic. There is love for a best friend, a sister or brother, daughter or son. Or it could be someone that you just love being together with, a neighbour, a sorority sister, co-worker, another parent, member of your church or a friend.

So we are celebrating at Spa Sedona the Month of LOVE. Our hope for you this February is that your life is blessed with all types of LOVE. And don’t forget LOVE for yourself.

Happy Valentine’s Day

PS – I changed it to the “TOGETHER PACKAGE”.

This is me and my son Jeff.