taking a break....

So the changes that were coming this month - I've operated a medical billing service for over five years and my longest client of almost four years gave me a 30 day notice last month as they are taking their billing back in house. I had a feeling it was coming. I expected it almost a year ago. They moved to a bigger office, they have the right staff in place now. It's bittersweet. I loved working with them. And although I expected it I still had the initial shock of OMG! How do I live with a two thirds reduction in income. But my next thought - not even a whole half second later -was wait a minute, I can read, I can cross stitch, I can scrapbook.... I've gone from working 50-60 hours a week down to thirty with my part time job (that I thankfully still have). Wow, you know all the things you can do with an extra thirty hours a week? The timing wasn't bad. The kids go back to school in three weeks so we won't have a day care bill then since Andrew is moving to first grade and we still have enough of summer left to enjoy some of it together. So I have my eyes open for another client, but in the mean time, I'm enjoying the break, the freedom from the responsibilities, and seeing the kids a lot more. I see it as one of those nice unexpected changes. One door closed, but another one opened :)