After many hours of wrapping and packing, KAD movers arrived on Friday at 9:00 am and we did get most of the big items transferred to our new office. Nick and I spent most of Thursday and all Thursday night (without any sleep at all!) frantically boxing files, books, silk flowers, and so much more which we have accumulated over nearly 15 years in practice. Sincere thanks to Pam for her hard work helping us. I don't know what we would have done without your help, Pam! There were almost 20 boxes of books alone!
Being Holy Week has made the move even more difficult because we do feel so very strongly about keeping Holy Week focussed on spiritual priorities and participating in church services, especially on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and of course Easter Sunday. Unfortunately, we had to miss the Holy Thursday evening services because the movers were expected early on Good Friday morning. We had hoped that Friday would have been the end of the chore; but, here we are -- late Easter Sunday -- and STILL not finished! This was definitely not the way we wanted or expected to spend our Easter Sunday evening. We were supposed to be totally out of the building no later than Saturday. While I have gotten the key to my office, due to the holiday weekend, I was not able to get the keys to the new office building and we were unable to finish getting things moved-in Saturday evening or Sunday. That was a set-back we weren't anticipating.
Another delay was experienced because we are GREATLY DOWN-SIZING the office from about 1,000 sq. ft. to just under 300 sq. ft.! Needless to say, a number of things no longer fit our new space. We're still trying to re-arrange furniture and we are finding it necessary to remove some pieces. It looks like there will only be room for a small but comfortable therapy room and a small front business office. We're still trying to figure out how to fit a desk in the place! The movers spent about a half hour on Friday moving around a rather large desk and very heavy lateral file cabinet in what is now my new therapy room, only to finally decide that the desk just was not going to fit -- and that it would have to be returned to another unoccupied office suite! Those men definitely earned their pay that day! More furniture may still be taking another ride out of the office and into storage!
The bottom line is that we were unable to afford to stay in the 9th & Oklahoma Avenue office. And while I do think you will like the new location, the office suite is much, much smaller than the office space to which we have grown accustomed. Please let me or Nick know your thoughts on the new office when you finally get a chance to see it later this week.
There is a larger suite available next door in #102, but at this time, we do not have the finances to rent the space. Nevertheless, we still consider it a possibility and hope that with your help, we will be able to make Angel of Hope Wellness Center more profitable and self-supporting. As some of you may already be aware, I have operated Angel of Hope Wellness Center as my ministry. I have never turned-away people who were sincere about receiving care regardless of their ability to pay for my services. And I don't intend to start turning-away people now either.
You can help keep the Angel of Hope Wellness Center ministry alive and well by:
Making and keeping your regular appointments (and of course, paying for those services if you are able)
Referring your family, friends and acquaintances who could benefit from natural health care, counseling, hypnosis, or life coaching
Donations of office supplies are also appreciated: HP printer ink #21 & #22; Epson printer ink #69 series; multi-purpose printer paper
Who do you know.....?
Another option that I am considering is taking on a compatible associate to share office space and expenses as an "independent contractor".
If you are a therapist or health professional who is looking for affordable shared office space with numerous amenities including: private office, copier, fax machine, shared conference room, broadband internet access, janitorial services, plenty of free off-street parking, and wheelchair accessibility, in a Catholic Christian health and wellness center -- please phone or email me! I'd like to meet and talk with you! There is already a massage therapy office in the building, so I may not be able to bring a massage therapist onboard at Angel of Hope. And, because of the nature of my practice with hypnosis, an associate with a predominantly child practice would not be compatible (though we may be able to work out some scheduling times so the natural exuberant nature of children will not interfere with my clients who need to have a quiet environment for hypnosis).
Blessed Easter!
Wishing everyone an Easter season filled with hope, joy, and many blessings.
Do visit this site often for updates on the latest developments of the NEW ANGEL OF HOPE WELLNESS CENTER.
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