I did something spontaneous back in June. I looked at my calendar and realized I had no bookings yet for July. Hmmm... but I was getting client inquiries. I had a short window of opportunity to decide whether to take summer bookings OR take the summer off. Tick tock, tick tock. Had to decide. Hubby and kids did not want me to work; we have a vacation home at Lake Tahoe and without me working, we would have more freedom to go up there. Tick tock. Still had to decide. I love what I do, and would probably work for free even if no one paid me to do it (but shhh, don't tell my clients that).Finally, I decided: take the summer off. Yes my business was relatively new, having only been at it about a year, and yes I "should" have taken those bookings because word of mouth is everything in this business. But, my family is everything to me. I only have 3 more years with my son at home before he heads off to college -- that's 3 more summers where he "has" to be with us, then it's off with his buddies for summer fun, most likely. My younger two won't be young forever either. So I put down my camera in June and here it is mid-August, almost time for the kids to go back to school. And I'm ready to take on my clients feeling refreshed and happy that I took the summer off to be goofy with my kids. Would I make the same decision again? For sure. Will I make the same decision again next summer? You betcha!!!
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