Things are on the upswing. Earlier today, I received a phone call from a possible new client. I had spoken to him a few months ago, but he didn't seem very interested. When he called today, he said he had looked at my competition, and they charge a lot more than I do. Gee, really? That is the point, to charge less than my competition so that I can increase my client base. Well, I gave him some information, and he said he will call back tomorrow to set up an appointment for me to come out and make a presentation.
I also got a tip from my friend, Ned. He was in a shop near his home, and somehow ended up discussing web development with the shop owner. It turns out they need a new web design, and so he offered to have me contact them. I typed up a nice email letter, and sent it this evening. I hope to hear from them soon. If not, I said I would call them Thursday to discuss meeting them and making a presentation.
The other new client I may be getting does dream analysis. She approached me at church last weekend. It is a little different from the other sites I have done, so I am looking forward to sitting down with her and discussing her vision of the site.
On the education front, I am also having good news there as well. The National Dean's List wants to include me in their directory. I am sure it is because of my fairly high GPA (3.72 right now, though this class is due to end next week, and I think it may raise that a bit.)
I also took the last of my proficiency assessments. I passed all three, so I have now tested out of four classes. Phoenix is expensive, so any that I can test out of makes a difference. My graduation is looking like December 2006 or January 2007. It depends on if I can get my classes back to back, or if I have to take 3 weeks off in July (so that I can go with my son to Boy Scout camp. His troop is required to send at least two registered leaders.)
I have also been chosen to attend a facilitators training session in August. I would then be able to facilitate the support groups in the Eastern Region. I am hoping that someone else from my area graduates too, then we can team teach. I will be required to facilitate two groups per year, but they are typically 1 hour a week for 8-12 weeks long. That isn't bad at all, and right now there are no trained facilitators in my area. The closest one is in the next city.
The only area that is not looking as rosy is my health. I am scheduled to go in to the new doctor on the 10th of June. I have met with him once so far. It appears that I may have to have surgery. I am not looking forward to that, but he says that he can nearly guarantee that I will go from 7 different daily medications to maybe only one. There is a chance that I can get rid of all of them, but he won't guaranteed that. In fact, he said that usually by the third day after the surgery, they can tell if the medicines will still be needed. It is somewhat experimental surgery, but he has had very good results. Only one death, and that was due to a blood clot (because the patient didn't get up and walk soon enough after surgery.)
I would like to thank all of you who have been reading my blog, and especially those of you who have sent me emails. I am amazed at the encouragement I have gotten from you all.
