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WRITE

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Down-time
« on: April 18, 2007, 10:58:18 AM »
I am about to leave to go Downtown and it hits me again- I love teaching this particular class of children who come from difficult and neglected backgrounds, they get so much from the music, and give so much joy to me...but I just down't want to hit the road.

It's a beautiful day, I want to potter round the garden, go buy a dress, plant some bougainvillia....

I need some down-time, some structured downtime.

Maybe ex was right to pressure me to stay home for the summer...

Though I did tell people about the job I want too; so I may well find myself workign full-time as an employee before too long.

Feels liek two conflicting things going on; maybe it'll work out so I have just enough down-time to enjoy before working hard again?

Either way I am going to enjoy Thursday and Friday and the next few Sundays with no church choir commitment....and  for the first time in my life I realise the sky won't fall in if I do what I want with no obligation to anyone else!

Cool  8)

Hopalong

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Re: Down-time
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2007, 11:43:39 AM »
GOOD for you for no choir calendar right now, Write!
Enjoy this sweet season. Saying No is wonderful.

Maybe the right FT job will be structure in a good way, when it comes?

Those kids are lucky to sing with you.

Hops
"That'll do, pig, that'll do."

WRITE

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Re: Down-time
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2007, 03:34:49 PM »
 had a great time with the kids but I will be glad to be free of the comittment and expense for a while.

I feel the same hops- the right job will come at the right time.

I ordered some business cards, I can also increase my workload if I need to now I wion't be doign so much low paid or voluntary or church stuff.

Saying No is wonderful.

I've never really done it before...it's becomign quite a habit now!

How is your business going?

~W

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Re: Down-time
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2007, 09:33:07 PM »
I'm scurrying around in gathering stage (materials, info--have files set up) and am attending my first Small Business Seminar Saturday. No idea what I'm getting into but it feels right! I've also emailed a SCORE (SBA's corps of retired execs) questions, no answer yet.

If anyone here has had success with a shoestring startup, please PM me. Can't write much just now but I'd be grateful to touch base.

I think it will cost me a couple grand to start. I'm moderately in the red, personally, so it will be adding debt, which is scary. But I have a persistent belief that I will be quite good at this and it'll bring happiness, and I'm going ahead. Slowly.

thanks for asking,
love
Hops
"That'll do, pig, that'll do."