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tiamatladyI really should learn to listen to the signs.
Today's horoscope: "There is a conservative feeling to the day, Tiamatlady, that is asking you to get serious and take care of business. This may not be such a bad idea. Believe it or not, this grounded atmosphere can help you move into a deeper relationship with someone special. Let your creative nature shine through, and try to do more listening than talking. Make your dreams a reality."
I went to get a haircut (despite being up well past three. *sighs* I got away from the computer, and curled up in bed, but still had to take my contacts out, and basically laid there like a lump, then couldn't sleep. *sighs*) made it on time to the appointment.
This is the salon run by the single mom, who wants to do this hair thing as her success story. I meant to give her a business card months ago, but I didn't want to butt in. Today she starts asking me questions, after the quick "So you do what again?" She pulls out a couple of things to show me, she was basically freaking out about some small items that the IRS sends out as a courtesy.
Now, there's this discussion on the CorpGoth list about accountants and doing your own books in general, that someone has said "Bullshit, YOU can do your own, you don't need to pay an overpriced accountant, what are you people, stupid?" (OK not what was said - how I interpreted it. You can see why I'm not responding to this thread. My instinct is to bitchslap the person.) And then talking to Kristin today makes me very frightened for people who do their own thing, with that kind of attitude.
See - she said to me "I don't want to DEAL with this - I just want to do my work." It's not that she doesn't want to understand, she just doesn't want to work all day then do her books all night.
THIS is what I want. THIS is the client I want - someone who wants to do what they work hard to do, and let me take care of the bookkeeping details. I love being the accounting tool (not a TOOL per se *grins* more like software tool) of a successful business. I want this woman to feel that things are getting handled, and she can do what she loves and is good at, and not worry about the things that keep her up at night.
I can be of use, and be needed. THIS is what I want to do. Turning down the job offer was the best choice. Once I get out of tax season, and rest some, I'm going to start trolling for clients. It's time I took charge of my life, and career, and stopped waiting on other people to tell me I'm "all set."
Ok, in that vein I have to get to work. I SO don't want to go now. I want to stay home and put my feet up. But I'm going to go, and get a car wash along the way, my poor car is a different color from all the grime on it.
Oh, and the all nighter - so off. I'm exhausted right now. I can't fathom trying to stay up and work tomorrow. Maybe Saturday night/Sunday.
Today's horoscope: "There is a conservative feeling to the day, Tiamatlady, that is asking you to get serious and take care of business. This may not be such a bad idea. Believe it or not, this grounded atmosphere can help you move into a deeper relationship with someone special. Let your creative nature shine through, and try to do more listening than talking. Make your dreams a reality."
I went to get a haircut (despite being up well past three. *sighs* I got away from the computer, and curled up in bed, but still had to take my contacts out, and basically laid there like a lump, then couldn't sleep. *sighs*) made it on time to the appointment.
This is the salon run by the single mom, who wants to do this hair thing as her success story. I meant to give her a business card months ago, but I didn't want to butt in. Today she starts asking me questions, after the quick "So you do what again?" She pulls out a couple of things to show me, she was basically freaking out about some small items that the IRS sends out as a courtesy.
Now, there's this discussion on the CorpGoth list about accountants and doing your own books in general, that someone has said "Bullshit, YOU can do your own, you don't need to pay an overpriced accountant, what are you people, stupid?" (OK not what was said - how I interpreted it. You can see why I'm not responding to this thread. My instinct is to bitchslap the person.) And then talking to Kristin today makes me very frightened for people who do their own thing, with that kind of attitude.
See - she said to me "I don't want to DEAL with this - I just want to do my work." It's not that she doesn't want to understand, she just doesn't want to work all day then do her books all night.
THIS is what I want. THIS is the client I want - someone who wants to do what they work hard to do, and let me take care of the bookkeeping details. I love being the accounting tool (not a TOOL per se *grins* more like software tool) of a successful business. I want this woman to feel that things are getting handled, and she can do what she loves and is good at, and not worry about the things that keep her up at night.
I can be of use, and be needed. THIS is what I want to do. Turning down the job offer was the best choice. Once I get out of tax season, and rest some, I'm going to start trolling for clients. It's time I took charge of my life, and career, and stopped waiting on other people to tell me I'm "all set."
Ok, in that vein I have to get to work. I SO don't want to go now. I want to stay home and put my feet up. But I'm going to go, and get a car wash along the way, my poor car is a different color from all the grime on it.
Oh, and the all nighter - so off. I'm exhausted right now. I can't fathom trying to stay up and work tomorrow. Maybe Saturday night/Sunday.
