Hi Ladies,

I was just thinking about timekeeping today and wondering how everyone else keeps an eye on the clock. In my own place I have various discreet clocks about that I can easily see, and some Hotel rooms are great with a bedside clock and maybe the time showing on the tv set even when its switched off - but its not always so easy if you're on tour or on an Outcall. (I bet I'm not the only one who has got in a  muddle trying to work out the time on a digital clock thats reflected in a mirror!)

I dont like to make a show of looking at the time (unless someone needs a hint) so how do you manage? Do you set a discreet time alert on your phone? Wear a watch? lo lCare to share your hints and tips?

Ruby xx

An amazing tip I learned on here was to make playlists on your mp3 player that are 30mins, 45 mins, 60mins etc long. Then you have a slightly more subtle cue as to what time it is than a super-loud bloody alarm.

This is genius! So is finding clients who give me tips large enough to buy a big fancy watch, but I suspect the Playlist will be easier to arrange

Ruby xx

I want a massive watch  . I can't wear things round my wrists (or my neck) because they drive me mad - years of working with food and not being able to wear jewellery's conditioned me, I think.

I have a pretty good inner clock (especially when the client is hard work) but I do keep a little alarm clock half-hidden behind the bits on the bedside table. I do wonder why sometimes because I can't see it without my glasses unless I'm less than a foot away, but I can check it when I go for a condom/wipe or whatever. I tried making playlists, but I have so much stuff on my ipod I found it too hard to decide what to put on them (and not everybody wants to shag to Filipino Box Spring Hog by Tom Waits  ) so I tend to use a combination of clock and guesswork. If the client has a watch on I generally glance at that too, but I'll admit I've made a few people late for work over the years. Hey ho.

I do take my clock with me if I'm working in hotels - not all of them have bedside clocks and since I tend to have more bookings and closer together I'm a lot more organised - I also set my phone to beep discreetly ten minutes after the end time just to be on the safe side, which definitely helps.

all great tips but do you remember those projecting time clocks that reflected the time on the ceiling ...... could be handy depending which position your in ;-)

that what i have done for years initially i did when i was working from adds in the papers and i had lots of clients that would try and take the piss
the music is mainly rnb soul stuff like
R kelly bump and grind  honey love  ect
Beyonce  halo and some of her older stuff
Another level  let me lick you up and down
brandy toni braxton ect
Boys 2 Men is the one that i finnish off with ( end of the rd lol  ) 

If they are client that i get the feeling i might not get on with  then i use a different play list which has some freak stuff on it like the them from 28 days later the zombie film 

i have 60 mins 30 mins 45 mins 90 mins and two hours

so for 60 mins its  12 song
45 mins  10-  songs
30 mins  -7

each one is the 30 min one with just more songs added to it  so i know where i am in the appointment ect

ipod eh where would we be without em  

i even have the same playlist on my phone just in case i forget my ipod on an outcall

 

An amazing tip I learned on here was to make playlists on your mp3 player that are 30mins, 45 mins, 60mins etc long. Then you have a slightly more subtle cue as to what time it is than a super-loud bloody alarm.

I actually wear the most massive watch all the time (bought it with a big tip from a very kind client! It makes me feel rich, ha) and just make sure to allow an hour or more in between if I'm seeing more than one person in a day. So normally it's my clients who are like, "Arrrghh what's the time?! I need to go back to work!" and I prefer it that way. Also, I have quite a good inner clock, but I think that takes time to develop!