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Oy.
Alicia's business lease expired this weekend, so we needed to get everything out of the old office. We were paying far too much rent for the amount of business we were doing, so after looking at other office space, we decided to partner with some other local counsellors for now to reduce expenses.
A friend was kind enough to swing by with a trailor and help with the big stuff yesterday, but all of the assorted little stuff got left to later. Thanks to the new baby, Alicia and I have been exhausted, so I opted for all of us taking naps when Jacob was down for his this afternoon.
Jacob has been pretty clingy lately, but we couldn't tell whether it was being sick or being unsure with the new baby around (or both). Well, the sick part of that showed up today in the form of projectile lunch return all over his room in the middle of his nap (which we managed to sleep through). Poor guy went right back to sleep afterwards. To clean up, Alicia decided to use the steam cleaner and I had the bright idea to remove as much of his furniture as possible. Midway through moving the changing table, I'm thinking this is pretty heavy for Alicia to be moving, but she didn't complain.
So after a very late dinner and bath, Alicia puts Jacob to bed while I do the dishes. When she's done, she comes out in severe pain gripping her abdomen. Either she pulled something or dinner isn't sitting well. She didn't think a trip to the hospital was needed, so she just took some Advil and used the heating pad. This left me to do the office space (which I'm glad I did, anyway, so she wasn't lifting anything else heavy). It was like the old college days... cleaning up the apartment at 1am the night the lease runs out. In the end, it got done... we've got a garage full of business and photo stuff, but we don't have to worry about the landlord doing something with it.
Anyway, by the time I was done, Alicia's pain had subsided. It just seems like sometimes all of these things come to a head. Things could always be worse, but I'd also be a fan of them being better at times. I fully believe we make our own reality. It just seems like so much less is in my control with the introduction of children into the mix. Heck, even the addition of a spouse made life less "controlled". What's a Virgo to do?
Of course, moving offices also means I need to find new studio space. Shooting at home isn't real practical with two children (besides, while Alicia is tolerant of my hobby, she doesn't really want complete strangers coming over). It might be possible to shoot at work if I can figure out how to safely move the conference room table, but I'm not sure about that. Hopefully, I can work out something soon. (That, or do more outdoor shoots.) Any ideas on 13'+ rooms that are pretty much free to use?
Thanks to everyone for the congratulations on the baby girl! I need to get over wanting her to accelerate to where Jacob is (and simultaneously wanting Jacob to be more grown up). I think as soon as everyone is well I'll start to be able to enjoy things more. :)
Up next... taxes that were deferred thanks to our office manager screwing up our books. Actually, we got the figures in mid-summer, but I still need to figure out fixed asset depreciation for Alicia's business before I file (by mid-October). Plus, I still have one more shoot to finish post-processing (and three to upload).
What was that I said about making my own reality? :)
Now, off to tend to Jacob's nightly coughing. Stupid post-nasal drip.
Alicia's business lease expired this weekend, so we needed to get everything out of the old office. We were paying far too much rent for the amount of business we were doing, so after looking at other office space, we decided to partner with some other local counsellors for now to reduce expenses.
A friend was kind enough to swing by with a trailor and help with the big stuff yesterday, but all of the assorted little stuff got left to later. Thanks to the new baby, Alicia and I have been exhausted, so I opted for all of us taking naps when Jacob was down for his this afternoon.
Jacob has been pretty clingy lately, but we couldn't tell whether it was being sick or being unsure with the new baby around (or both). Well, the sick part of that showed up today in the form of projectile lunch return all over his room in the middle of his nap (which we managed to sleep through). Poor guy went right back to sleep afterwards. To clean up, Alicia decided to use the steam cleaner and I had the bright idea to remove as much of his furniture as possible. Midway through moving the changing table, I'm thinking this is pretty heavy for Alicia to be moving, but she didn't complain.
So after a very late dinner and bath, Alicia puts Jacob to bed while I do the dishes. When she's done, she comes out in severe pain gripping her abdomen. Either she pulled something or dinner isn't sitting well. She didn't think a trip to the hospital was needed, so she just took some Advil and used the heating pad. This left me to do the office space (which I'm glad I did, anyway, so she wasn't lifting anything else heavy). It was like the old college days... cleaning up the apartment at 1am the night the lease runs out. In the end, it got done... we've got a garage full of business and photo stuff, but we don't have to worry about the landlord doing something with it.
Anyway, by the time I was done, Alicia's pain had subsided. It just seems like sometimes all of these things come to a head. Things could always be worse, but I'd also be a fan of them being better at times. I fully believe we make our own reality. It just seems like so much less is in my control with the introduction of children into the mix. Heck, even the addition of a spouse made life less "controlled". What's a Virgo to do?
Of course, moving offices also means I need to find new studio space. Shooting at home isn't real practical with two children (besides, while Alicia is tolerant of my hobby, she doesn't really want complete strangers coming over). It might be possible to shoot at work if I can figure out how to safely move the conference room table, but I'm not sure about that. Hopefully, I can work out something soon. (That, or do more outdoor shoots.) Any ideas on 13'+ rooms that are pretty much free to use?
Thanks to everyone for the congratulations on the baby girl! I need to get over wanting her to accelerate to where Jacob is (and simultaneously wanting Jacob to be more grown up). I think as soon as everyone is well I'll start to be able to enjoy things more. :)
Up next... taxes that were deferred thanks to our office manager screwing up our books. Actually, we got the figures in mid-summer, but I still need to figure out fixed asset depreciation for Alicia's business before I file (by mid-October). Plus, I still have one more shoot to finish post-processing (and three to upload).
What was that I said about making my own reality? :)
Now, off to tend to Jacob's nightly coughing. Stupid post-nasal drip.