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[Rain spout, Belmont MA; 4/4/12]

A potential long-term project surfaced yesterday, releasing a torrent of details to think about and decisions to make: hourly rate I choose vs willing to accept depending on contract length or project size, whether to accept W2 work or 1099, whether the potential project will come through or simply vanish, whether to accept freelance work from former employer, whether to use my own name or my old freelance company name or rename it and do I have to re-register it and what about bank accounts, whether to learn new software and buy new software for a project, whether it's worthwhile long-term, whether I want to spend my days working in said software program or stick to what I'm good at and find someone else to do that part, whether working under my old business name even for a short time precludes getting unemployment compensation from my last employment, what to do about business cards, whether my back (neck, elbows...) will hold up and if not how will I survive, and where's that pilates book I bought years ago and never used, and on and on.

But it's almost the weekend. I'll be going into the city tonight and away from all the things left undone. Sunday is Easter, resonant with new beginnings. Nothing is permanent, even wrong decisions and costly mistakes. The magnolias flowered too early and turned brown when the freeze came, but the trees will drop the ruined blossoms like a burnt batch of cookies and move on to the next task of sprouting their greenery. Unstoppable, spring continues to blossom all around.

[Pear tree, Back Bay, Boston; 4/1/12]

Comments

[Roberta]

So much to think about! Start fresh as much as possible! Spring=new starts and all that jazz. I'm wishing you well. Happy Easter.

[Leslee]

Thanks, Roberta! Happy Easter to you, too!

[Sky]

lots of decisions but happy you have a weekend break from the worry of it all. maybe you have a legal/business expert friend who can advise you quickly so you don't have to do so much research into all the intricate aspects of this. i hope...

love your simile regarding the magnolia blooms! :) i can't get enough of the magnolias right now. i have missed them terribly since they are so abundant in all their varieties on the east coast. there is a "black tulip" saucer which has a deep midnight magenta-purple flower that looks like round inflated balloons until they open - gorgeous. our magnolia rustica rubra, the saucer i posted on FB that we were so thrilled about purchasing, opened its blooms (thankfully in its 10 gallon container AT THE NURSERY) and turned into a pale pink star magnolia right before our eyes. :( not what we had our hearts set on, so we are back to square one while the nursery calls the grower to discuss the mislabeling of several pots of these. we'll see if a true rustica rubra can be found there (OR) and brought to the nursery here next week.

hope you guys are having a nice easter weekend. we are loving our sun for a change!

[Lucy]

That waterspout made me jump! Good luck with the plans and happy Easter.

[Leslee]

Thanks, Sky. I've had long discussions on the current IRS/client issues with the woman who is hiring me for the contract. So many regulation are badly conceived and misapplied, but that's another discussion. It'll be worked out. Hope you find your lovely "black tulips"!

Lucy: He is rather nasty, isn't he? Thanks, and hope you're enjoying your spring!