I realized that I needed to "fire" myself. Endless struggle as a manager to motivate and prop up folks that did not seem to learn or care much about the success of the business just stopped making sense.

I did what I had to do but was locked into overhead that I couldn't slow down as fast as the rest of the quick change I was trying. While I was trying to work with that I learned my office manager / bookkeeper had not done some filings, and that triggered some unexpected penalties and interest. Her tears of apology to me did not seem to impress the tax folks.

So, I learned I am not a good enough business manager, financial manager, or personnel manager to have protected myself. All the while I was doing great work and succeeding for my clients.

My bad.

I expect to be out of the house in a few weeks. I am trying to donate to our local hospice all the stuff I have not been able to sell.

I am working to pull together the personal kit I will need to be a sailboat gypsy. I will be working on the fringes of what used to be my profession, while I consider moving on from that, too.

You guys and gals get to be some of my new friends.