A Little Bump on the Road

It's been awhile since I posted... caught in the swirl of multitasking I guess.

Time sure flies these days, and I'm almost 2 weeks to departure to Mexico. The last couple of weeks have brought a little bump on the road... one fellow traveller cancelled at four weeks to departure and refuses to pay a cent. My opinion is that it's very lame on her part. Not only do the rest of us have to cover for her empty room in one of the houses, I have to re-calculate transportation cost for each leg of the trip and figure out individual price differences for the 10 of us. No fun - but not the end of the world of course - and that is that.

Business is very good and lined-up until mid-June (closed in the summer) but I have a major challenge... one of my top teachers might stop teaching sometime next year. Lots of notice, but still very challenging because it takes about one year for me to train, and assess a teacher's strengths and level of commitment. Growth is stalled for the time being - I have to look for a new French music teacher now. There is a silver lining to everything, and this unexpected news has forced me to see what I didn't want to look at... like losing a great teacher, which is bound to happen sooner or later. Business must go on.
It also made me consider way to simplify my approach. My current operations are very demanding in terms of prep and processing (admin structure), and it might just be the time to rectify my procedures - work smarter, not harder.

And my upcoming trip to Mexico will be refreshing that's for sure - I do need to walk away from it all. It has been a very emotional time after my teacher announced that she would eventually quit... and at times I was ready to give-up the business altogether and look for a job.

Mexico here I come again! There's nothing like a good break to find a new perspective on a situation - or at least I hope it will be the case!!! I need it!!!!