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Glad you are surviving all this; reading yours and Sue's blog this week just underlines how difficult private teaching can be; I also understand better the huge headline in the payment info we get from our music school: payments will have to be made for the entire year, regardless of whether the child stops attending.
Anyway, hope you both get some bright, happy student who makes up for all this!! Ditto to what Parmeeta wrote. But pray tell, what about the puppies on ice? My sympathy. You have had a rough week.

I like what you said to the person who called to cancel. I will memorize it so I can use it. Thank you.

I hope your week improves. I hope you have students who make progress and I hope that you can play your violin and enjoy it, too.

i think we have parallel studios, emily. either that or our students have parallel lives. i sympathize deeply.
what a rotten housesitter. i hope you gave him/her the riot act. I've had experiences parallel yours. People usually don't tell you the real reasons for their cancellations. I would think for their excuses and deal with them cautiously. I'm doing it better now as I only accept good students.

Good students definition : arrive on time, pay on time and play on time