Three weeks from today, I’ll be officially semi-retiring. For those who somehow missed my previous announcements and reminders, what this means is that as of January 1st, I’m only going to see clients I’ve seen before. I won’t be taking new ones unless they come recommended by people I know personally, and I won’t be doing any short-notice gigs unless everything is exactly right. So for the most part I’ll only be seeing guys I’ve seen before, with enough notice to fit the dates into my existing schedule without having to turn handstands. No more answering calls from unknown numbers, no more answering cold texts, no more screening, no more feeling annoyed because someone wants a same-day appointment and I feel I have to accept because I don’t want to turn away a blessing. In other words, I’m eliminating all the parts of the job I dislike, the parts that stress me out and wear me down, and keeping all the stuff I like. I’ve often said that one of the funniest of prohibitionist idiocies is the idea that the worst part of whoring is the sex; that’s the easy part! The bad part is all the same crap one has to deal with in any other business, and I’ve never been especially good at business. So I’m shedding as much of the unpleasant stuff as I can, and keeping as much of the pleasant stuff as I can manage, and with Aphrodite’s help, it will all work out for the best.
The Home Stretch
December 10, 2020 by Maggie McNeill
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I must say that I am one that missed your reminders as I only learned of you recently. I do read your posts as I find them interesting, even reading back posts such as those dealing with your house. Kindred spirit I suppose.
This post I find most interesting, since your profession is criminalized it made me think of all the aspects of your one woman business and how do you run it. Things that most people do not think about like health insurance, retirement, vetting customers, payments & processing, even things like this current world environment pose huge problems.
I have had a few small businesses over the years, most were very lucrative, but dealing with the everyday stresses really takes a toll. I finally had enough of owning my own Brick & Mortar, decided to contract for another business and my income doubled, stress went down and enjoyed what I did even more.
Truly sorry that I missed the opportunity to get to know you in both aspects of your life, so I will enjoy reading your words as they are thought provoking. I wish the very best for you in your semi-retirement.
I’ve always said it’s the job that’s easy. It’s getting it that’s the hard part!!!!!
Dear Ms. Mcneill,
I know you have said this before, but you will have a list of providers that you will accept referrals from? Or can one contact you to ascertain from whom you will accept?
Not really, no. I mean, the point is to make my life easier, not more complicated. If she knows me personally, I’ll accept a referral from her.