I am officially unemployed!

[tripperfunster]

After much deliberation and then waiting, and then paperwork and then MOAR paperwork and lawyers fees and moar paperwork and accounting fees and moar paperwork, we have SOLD OUR PET STORE!

I"m still not sure how I feel about this. Part of me is very excited and relieved. 17 years of coddling this baby and working with it and helping it grow has been wonderful and rewarding, but the responsibility of hiring/firing/ordering/customer service/ paperwork/taxes/payroll etc can be a bit crushing. I am totally free of that now.

On the other hand, THIS IS MY BABY! Except that now it isn't! The new people seem smart and capable, but THEY'RE NOT ME! How could this universe keep going without me fanning the flames every day? (illusions of grandeur not withstanding.)

And with the proceeds of the sale (and building) it looks like me and hubby might end up being 100% debt free. WHAAAAAAAAAT? Inorite? I can hardly even imagine what that might feel like.

And now I have to decide what I want to be when I grow up, since this money is NOT enough to buy a small tropical island and retire there. DAMN!

So what do you guys think? Pirate? Movie Star? Astronaut? What the hell should I do with my life now?

Comments

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

How much of a cushion do you have? Because doing something like stained glass making might seriously be an option for you....whether selling via Etsy or having a studio and taking commissions, I think it's really worth considering!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

A bit of a cushion, but not much. We plan to move somewhere warmer (and sadly, more expensive) so we have to sell our house and find a new one, so I honestly don't know what the state of our finances will be when this is all said and done.

I wouldn't mind working in a stained glass store, but I don't think I'd want to just work from commissions. Too much pressure, and its a guaranteed way to suck the enjoyment out of anything. ;)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Yeah I can understand that. Creativity isn't something that enjoys being forced.