Well, it's officially been a week since I found myself jobless, and it's been a bit of a whirlwind.
I spoke to a few colleagues and clients to inform them of my decision on Tuesday last week, and it turned out some of my clients wanted to come with me, wherever I was going. Problem is, I don't know where that will be - but these clients need and deserve to have someone ready to assist them in the meantime. And so, without very little fanfare and little second-guessing on my part, the Danielle Lemon Law Group was born.
It started innocently enough, with my cousin and IT whiz Adam helping me register the domain name. Then all of a sudden I was applying to the Law Society for permission to operate as a sole practitioner out of my home, getting my business registration from the Corporate Registry, obtaining my insurance, and setting up business bank accounts. Business cards were ordered, filing cabinets bought, and I was ready to go.
Socially it was a great week too. My friends and family have been absolutely fabulous and have rallied around me in this time of upheaval and change, and my social calendar for the next few weeks is full with people I finally have time to catch up with. This whole working-for-myself thing is awesome. Now - if only I could make some money!
The only downside is that I'm so wound up (in a good way) that I can't sleep. I run around all day, making lists, coming up with new ideas - and then when I lay down to go to sleep, my mind is still racing. New ideas wait for no one. I keep trying to pack my days even more in the hopes of exhausting myself, but I still find myself wide awake in the middle of the night, scribbling things in my notebook or writing a sticky to remind myself to do something in the morning.
So - yes - I'm still extremely busy. But it's a different kind of busy - it's energizing as opposed to draining. My time is devoted solely to doing what I want to do. And if I want to go see a matinee tomorrow? I'm going to do it. Or maybe I'll go for a manicure...the possibilities are endless!