It’s Texting, Baby

Hey Occulties,

Some of you have asked me this in the last year or so, and it's "Cat, is it alright to text you instead of using email?" My answer to this is yes, but a cautious yes. Why cautious? Because sometimes people confuse the fact that they can text me with that it means I'm instantly available. 

Much like you, I have a life outside of work, AND much like many of you, I can't sit around texting when I'm actively working. This means if you blow up my phone when I'm, say, in a reading or at the dentist or even out to dinner with Mr NinjaCat, you're going to have to wait for my reply. 99% of people have no problem with that. I also have both an iPhone and iPad, so occasionally I find that people get "stuck" on one and I don't get the text hitting the other for some time. It's a weird glitch, but others with both devices have told me it happens to them. So, occasionally you'll text me and I won't even see it until I use whichever device your message hit. 

It may also be easier for you to use WhatsApp or another service. I am on WhatsApp, so we might be able to do that. I warn you, however, my What'sApp is set to not deliver alerts. Why? Imagine, if you will, trying to hear a client while someone blindly sends 200 texts to you AND on an app that you need to use for international calls. Now imagine you have an iPhone 8 like I do, and you can barely hear anything already. If you think that sounds atrocious (and if you think it's time I get over my love of the home button and finally upgrade, haha,) you're right. 

I still prefer email, but some people take soooooooo looooooooong to reply to even the simplest questions that it's not always the best means of communication. I DO need an email address from you for those times that I need to send you a novella. 

THAT SAID…I DO NOT get on the phone except for PAID CALLS. Calling my business phone (which isn't my cell) is BAD, excluding if you have a SCHEDULED CALL. I may be on the phone with a client, I might be doing spellwork, Mr NinjaCat might be napping, and all sorts of other stuffs. You may be BLOCKED from sending me incoming calls if you call the business phone, or my cell phone unsolicited. Abusive texting is also not tolerated. 

So, that's the policy. 🙂

~Cat