Where Have I Been?

You haven’t heard from me very much lately. Things have been tough. I feel riddled with guilt if I complain that a dream come true is difficult, so please don’t think I am not grateful for the opportunity my husband and I have to start our own business. I absolutely LOVE working with him…nothing makes my heart happier than talking to his patients after he has adjusted them and hearing their stories about how much he has helped them and improved their quality of life!

With that said, there are other areas I am still learning to be better at. Number one- I have got to find a way to leave work at work. That used to make sense when I actually had a designated place in which I worked. Now, I work wherever I am, whenever it is. I have so many responsibilities and it seems like I can’t go for more than 10 minutes without my mind wondering if someone has completed their paperwork correctly, if someone who we are working with us emailed me back yet, if I have remembered to pay all the bills for the practice and our home, if the advertisements have been submitted on time and so on and so on. It might sound like trivial things, but it doesn’t feel that way, the deadlines keep coming up for things, bills keep coming, other companies we rely make mistakes that cause hours of confusion and stress to get figured out, etc, etc.

While I know it sounds like I am complaining, I am really not meaning to do that. I just don’t feel that I have much to write about other than the trials and tribulations of owning our own business and building a practice from the ground up…literally. It is tough! Financially, emotionally, physically…in every way it is tough…but at the same time it is truly a blessing to have this opportunity and I never, ever lose sight of that.

I admit, that sometimes I wish I could take a peek into the future and know that we are making all the right decisions and doing all the right things and feel comfort in knowing that a year from now our business will be strong, but I can’t do that. Instead I need to rely more on the same faith that got us here and remember that God has a plan, even if I can’t see it all.

Right now I feel like this has completely consumed my life, which it has and that is okay because this is our foundation and our future. I just need to feel like it’s really working and that is going to just take time and patience.

Here’s a funny story-

Today everything was going wrong, and I mean EVERYTHING- almost ALL DAY LONG! In a moment of frustration I told Kevin that I wished I could just have a break and not have access to my cell phone or to the Internet and that I could just escape it all and have a break. Next thing I know my cell phone and the business cell phone aren’t working! HA! The connections have been horrible for hours and I can’t even call patients to confirm their appointments for tomorrow. And now our Internet connection is spotty and taking forever to load pages. I guess I really should be more careful about what I wish for!In other news- I am SUPER pumped that it is October! This weather is AWESOME!! I am so excited about all the fun things we have planned this month! There are a lot of great things to look forward to! I will be making some more frequent posts again soon with things UNrelated to work---this is a big goal of mine!