It gets worse before it gets better...

If this were near the end of a two-hour movie (or a 400-page book), it would be called a climax: just when I'm hoping that my supplemental work will give way to my freelancing, I'm suddenly in demand! One of the families I babysit for is now in the middle of a little crisis, so I'll be working for them three evenings next week, on top of the two afternoons I'm working for another family... Of course, once Michael has his surgery, I should be home a lot more; but it's going to get a lot busier before then! And even while I am scheduling work and babysitting, I'm racking up the freelance gigs as well: I now have four assignments to complete in the near future, as well as the potential for more assignments very soon.