I had this vision on Christmas Eve. I thought I’d finished work for the rest of the year. Funny how things change. Yesterday I attended an emergency request and today I did a job for a guy who would have had me there yesterday had I been daft enough to go but he paid me well. Yesterday was a national holiday here in the UK but I didn’t mind the emergency call out which also paid well for the very short time I was there. Today however is just another working day. Many people will have taken a long break lasting from Christmas Eve until the 4th January and I had this fanciful idea I might do the same. Fat chance eh? Being self-employed I tend not to refuse work but I do try to spread it out. Clients of course don’t know my age until I tell them and then it would only be during the time I am working for them. Well they may consider me too old and ask somebody else! I am quite capable though but I am selective in the work I choose to do, I specialise in smaller tasks which none of the regular electricians seem to want to do. That is because they are usually tied up on large contracts. It works well for me because it means I get heaps of work. I don’t need to push myself too hard, I don’t need to guarantee myself a minimum income each week but I get it anyway! The thing is I can take time off pretty much when I feel like it. A nice position to be in yes but I’ve worked hard all my life to be able to take things easy now. So no, I haven’t finished working yet but I hope I can at least see the rest of the year out without doing another tap!
Shirley Anne
