My bookkeeping is in good shape. Just waiting for the November credit card statements to come. Then I'll be just about set.
A few things to wrap up -- I have a check to cut for a client. He ordered a desk light and it was defective. A replacement had a six-month lead time, so he (understandably) decided to forgo the wait and pick something else.
The easiest way to handle this transaction is to cut him a check. So that's what I did. Then popped it into an envelope, but before I stamped it up tight, I wrote him a quick note. You know when you catch yourself doing something and you ask your self why you do something? Why did I feel compelled to write a note. Ah, childhood! When I was a kid, my dad used to send checks from his office and not include a note. For some reason, this bothered me. It really bothered me. (Hello, therapy!). I guess that's why I cannot just pop a check in the mail to someone I know without a little note. I even ordered pretty card stock w/a logo on it for this purpose. It's trifold size so it fits in a standard business envelope.
I never mind when clients send me a check and it arrives all by its lonesome. Getting paid is wonderful, any way it arrives. But I find myself compelled to send a brief little note when I send a check -- well not to Verizon-- but to an actual person.
Do you have any quirky business practices that are not logical but you cannot seem to help yourself? I must not be the only one?
