Category Archives: Small Business Owner

Space for New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 31, 2014 by perlgurl

2014 was a year of change and the beginning of some transformation. Space for Movement moved from being focused on a physical studio providing classes every night of the week, to focusing on my offerings of tribal belly dance and … Continue reading →

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Last day of classes for 2013 and Thank You!

Posted on December 19, 2013 by perlgurl

Today is the last day of classes for 2013. Tomorrow is our Holly Days Hafla. These events are both an ending and a beginning; the end of me running a dance studio and the beginning of a new chapter for … Continue reading →

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No more nonsense!

Posted on October 13, 2013 by perlgurl

After working on taxes all last night and today I finally got the scary number down from above the 30k mark (an obvious mistake, but it took me a while to track it down) to a manageable near $1,000. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Cake, or Death, and Taxes

Posted on October 3, 2013 by perlgurl

Forgot my breakfast cake at home this morning, so I had it for dinner instead. Worked on taxes and got in another nearly thousand dollars worth of deductions entered. Slowly but sure, the cake will get eaten, the taxes will … Continue reading →

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Seeing more clearly

Posted on September 18, 2013 by perlgurl

I read this article today and it reminded me that I need to write out what I’m feeling so that my brain is not so cluttered. I’m really not sure what more to do. Some of our classes are doing … Continue reading →

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Not a great start to the day

Posted on July 10, 2013 by perlgurl

Shitty way to start the day, getting a “PARKING TICKET” when there was no problem with my parking. While they claim to be the “nicer” parking authority, the Fairbanks Parking Authority still seems to think it is their place to … Continue reading →

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Confusion

Posted on June 22, 2013 by perlgurl

More commonly than not I tend to know what I want to do about a situation right away, whether it is a decision related to personal or professional side of my life. When I don’t know, I agonize over it. … Continue reading →

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And yet the world goes one without me

Posted on June 3, 2013 by perlgurl

Day three of the plague from the Comic Book store. I called in sick to my day job and I’m calling in sick to my own place of business. What do I tell the boss? “That I am too sick … Continue reading →

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Weekend of cleaning

Posted on February 3, 2013 by perlgurl

Spent two-hours at the studio today doing very-much-needed cleaning. Then came home and cleaned the kitchen which also needed-it-very much. Now I just have to wait for the water heater to get hot again so I can get a hot … Continue reading →

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The Ever-inevitable Taxes

Posted on January 27, 2013 by perlgurl

If I understand the tax laws properly, I don’t actually need to fill out 1099s for my contracted teachers for 2012! Oh, darn, just realized there was that Oct. workshop teacher. Back to the books for me.

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