So it goes...

It's been a fairly hard year for me. I started my own business last year and teamed up late in the year with two partners. Things have been growing very slowly, but every alternate month is a 'dead' month. It is getting difficult to get by financially.

I am pretty sure things will work out. We have now come together with two other small companies and between us we cover the entire range of what is required for small businesses to function well. Voice, data and office automation. We have put together an all-in-one package. Everything installed and configured ready to work. I have an idea it will work out fairly nicely. Especially since it is priced attractively.

We also have several large tenders in the pipeline, but paperwork and bureaucratic red tape really slows things down. Especially in government. It has really put a damper on things and it is getting difficult to stay upbeat.

I have spent quite a few days, here and there, very, very out of sorts and depressed. Luckily I usually come out of it pretty quickly and then attack work with renewed vigor which is a good thing.

I have also decided I need a housemate. I need company and the financial assistance would be very, very useful. i have someone in mind, but since she is also working for a struggling company she does not want to commit and then not be able to pay the rent. It sucks a bit because she is an amazing girl. Beautiful, good sense of humour, similar interests and I can *talk* to her about stuff. It's lovely. Unfortunately, at the moment it is a no go...It sucks.

I used to have a housemate that was very similar. She was practically the perfect woman in every respect, except that I was not her type. *sigh* She moved out when she bought her own house (opposite the one we were renting)

One of the reasons I miss having a housemate is the company. The other reason is that I hate watching new movies and TV series by myself. I am usually busy with something, so concentrating on new movies is a pain because I get distracted. So I tend to repeat all the old ones where I don't have to pay too much attention.

I have forced myself over the last weekend and this week to watch 3 movies (so far) that I have not seen before. The Sorceror's Apprentice, Conan the Barbarian (new one) and Captain America. I will post mini reviews of each soon...