I should be use to this. I am self-employed as a housecleaner and I have about 20 clients to keep me afloat.
Sometimes, they call me up, out of the blue, to tell me they don't need my services anymore. It's not so bad when just one client does it but it always happens in waves.
Grrr.
I find new clients to replace them and everything is fine for about 4 months and then the next wave comes.
I've been doing this for 10 years now and I should be use to it but it still frustrates me and makes me crazy with anxiety.
I think I'm at the cusp of the next wave. With the heating and gas prices going up, people can't afford my services. One client called and said she'd have to stop my services until June because she cannot afford to have her house cleaned and pay to heat it, too.
Great! I'm waiting for more clients to call and cancel my services. It's like Chinese torture. Waiting for the drops to begin again.
I'll feel better once I pass out flyers. I'll be doing that tomorrow morning. It always fills me with hope when I do that.
Just needed to vent. I'm okay.