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Schedule Design Playbook
How to build a cat grooming day from timed work instead of default calendar slots: a duration table by cat type, buffer rules, solo and two-groomer day templates, and the bump rules for when the morning slips.
The Groomer’s Edge
The free tools show you the numbers. The Edge shows you what to do about them.
Unlock every Edge item →Solves“Every appointment is booked in the same slot length, so my day runs late by 2pm no matter how fast I work.”
WorthA calendar built from your own timed appointments, so a slow cat stops pushing every cat after it.
What’s inside
- A two-week timing method and a duration table by service, coat, and handling
- Buffer rules, including the extra recovery time after a hard cat
- How to sequence the day so hard work lands when you and the room are at your best
- Written bump and rebook rules with make-goods, for when the morning goes sideways
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