Brazilians are a religious experience.

There are going to be quite a few sexy women from Rochester New York walking the beaches in Mexico this week. I have had so much fun helping these women get ready for their vacation. Another perk of waxing for a living!

I pulled the first wax strip off a woman's lower stomach. She yelled "Mother of Pearl." Then she told me she never used that expression before, didn't know where it came from and wasn't sure why she said it. The second rip elicited a "Jesus Christ" from her lips. Before she yelled a third time, she prefaced by saying that what came out of her mouth wouldn't be suitable for young children.

I can't make up the crazy things people say after they have been waxed. After the wax is complete, I put a layer of tea tree oil on the area to help get rid of the sticky residue. After I leave the room, the client takes a minute to wipe the excess oil and wax from their skin. Yesterday, I finished a woman and she jumped off the table and started to dress. I reminded her that she needed to wipe off the oil. That's when she said, "Oh my God, I'm like a whore! I was just getting dressed quickly without wiping off first!"

When a woman enters the wax room and she is apologizing profusely for her prolonged absence from Mark and M.E., you never know what you might find. Once she undressed, I admit she had a more retro look. There was some "Oh my God's" and some "Mother f'ers" and even some laughter that sounded a bit like frenzied hysteria. But what made it all worth while was when she got off the table, looked at herself in the mirror and exclaimed "Praise Jesus!"

Mark and M.E. has had some definite difficulties staffing our salon in the past, as do most salons in the Rochester area. Last month, we had two employees quit within one hour from one another. We believe they enjoyed their simultaneous resignations. One gave no explanation, violated her non-compete, and began soliciting our clients via phone, email and social media. The second employee gave us a long explanation how she was moving out of town, which we just discovered was a blatant lie. She also violated her non-compete by moving 2.1 miles from our location. Mark and I are utterly disheartened by the lack of morality of today's workforce. We may demand hard work from our employees, but we never lied to them and the expectations were clear from the start. This is a difficult time for us, and we hope you all teach your children to be better people.

Mark and M.E. thinks March should be the month where we focus on being happy.
M.  ME. Make yourself a priority.
A. Always treat others the way you want to be treated.
R. Remember what is important in life.
C. Concentrate on positivity and love.
H. Have a Happy Hoo-Ha.