Thanks Susie (from )

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Thanks, Susie for your kind words. I'm very happy for you and your

husband. I hope his new job works out. Things tend to work out in

the end....it's just the journey there that can be a little nerve

wracking!

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> Welcome to the group .

> I just recently go into yoga (just a little). I mostly 'for now'

> just do stretches that the chiropractor recommended. My back

> gets tight from lifting my grandson. )

> I understand about 9/11 and jobs. My husband is done work

> on Sunday. He has worked there for over six years.

> I am SO glad as he wasn't happy there.

> EVERYthing works out.

> He starts a NEW job on the 7th of July. Don't you love that number?

> His pay will almost double. We have to pay for our own medical

insurance

> but that is fine. I'm hoping the boss will end up giving them that

as part of

> a package.

> Hang in there EVERYTHING works out for good.

> Susie

>

> Hi everyone,

> I'm new to this group. This is my first " official " post. I'm

> looking forward to connecting with others and learning. I am a

> yoga/Pilates instructor with an extensive background in

> fitness/wellness and also sales and marketing so I hope I can be

of

> assistance. I teach yoga/Pilates part-time as I have a young

> family. My husband works in the film industry, so he's often not

> around. Right now I'm alone with the kids until he finishes

> shooting sometime in the fall (he's actually living out of town).

> Things are very stressful at the moment for a number of reasons,

the

> most significant being that the industry he is in is " drying up " .

> What remains is moving to other locations. So we are in the midst

> of an impending financial crisis. And comes on the heels of

already

> being in debt due to the last picture he was working on folded due

> to " 911 " and he wasn't paid for the work he did (he had a binding

> agreement to be paid the full amount, but it wasn't honoured) He

> knows he needs to find another way to earn a living, but try

telling

> that to a stubborn, proud 40 year old. I think he's in denial. I

> on the other hand would work at Starbucks if it paid enough! I

have

> been trying to build my yoga/Pilates business but it is very slow

in

> coming...too competitive. I was even considering opening my own

> studio along with a colleague of mine but the rents are very high

> and there's a drastic dip in enrollment from April to August. It

> seems to be next to impossible to build a large enough, regular

> client base (people are very fickle and not committed at all!)

So,

> I'm kind of " stuck " right now not really knowing what to do. I've

> decided not to teach again until September. I'm taking time off

to

> tie up loose ends in my life, clear my head, etc. I'm hoping that

by

> the end of summer I/we will know what direction we are headed.

The

> one good thing is that I know things never stay the same, so it'll

> either get worse or better! I'm trying to make " good " choices so

> that things get better, but the Universe seems to have a way

> to " test " one's strength. The other thing I'm trying to do is

write

> and self-publish a book in association with a colleague of mine.

I

> really like the idea of this, but sometimes I catch myself

> thinking " am I nuts! " . It is taking alot of my time with no

> immediate " pay-off " . Maybe I should get a " real " job?? Oh, what

to

> do, what to do! I'm ready for my pep-talk now!

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