This is a very good point!! David almost laid me off, too, one time because he fell below 150 appraisals ONE MONTH and totally freaked out on me and said that if he went one more month under 150, he was going to have to let me go. 
That's why I was gettin' it while the gettin' was good!!!  You NEVER KNOW what kind of money you're going to be making or how long you will even have a job for that matter. That part sucks!!
Luckily, my husband carries most of our weight. So, it was okay if I fell short a little bit. But, now my hubby is carrying 100% of the weight and I have absolutely NOTHING coming in and it's kicking our butts!!!
If I knew that my husband was going to quit his job, I would not feel comfortable solely appraising. I would be too paranoid that the market would go down the tubes and I would lose my job!!! I would definitely have to find a more stable position with benefits!! Benefits are the only thing keeping our heads above the water right now with all these doctor bills and tests and stuff. My colonoscopy/endoscopy was $5900!!! My husband has awesome insurance and I only had to pay $120. Thank God!!! If he didn't have insurance, I would be thousands of dollars in medical/dental debt!! 
I can't believe he (your hubby) spent $3000 on his classes!!! Holy Cow!! My whole 90 hour course was only $900. Are you freakin, yet??? LOL!! Did he do alot more than he was supposed to do or something. I was only required to complete the 90 hour course to become registered. Wow, I couldn't afford $3000!!!
Wow, how many appraisals have I done??? TOO MANY!! You know, I haven't even calculated how many hours I have since I had to quit!! It's depressing.....I think I only have about 1000 hours that count toward my license right now. The land appraisals don't count toward my license. I made more money doing land appraisals, though. That's why I did the residential appraisals, too. Because only those counted towards my license. I made A WHOLE LOT MORE MONEY doing the land appraisals. Sucks, huh??!!
You're right, it was really bad on my IBS, too!!! I tried to stick with subway everytime I had to eat, but every now and then I would sneak in McDonald's chicken nuggets and fries. Okay, maybe ALOT toward the end!!! LOL!!! I love their new premium chicken nuggets. They actually taste really good to me!!
Okay storytime....The first attack that I had was at 8:00 in the morning I was on my way to do an appraisal 120 miles away from my house and halfway through Atlanta, I started getting nauseated. bad!!! Then, I felt the D attack coming on....I couldn't believe it!!! It had been over a year since I had an attack!! I had to stop off at the next exit and I had a MAJOR D ATTACK AND IT WAS AT MCDONALD'S, TOO!!! It was the closest bathroom off the exit. But, I felt so horrible afterward, I couldn't even stand the smell of that food. I almost threw up.
It took me a long time to get over that and I was measuring this 2 story house feeling like DOG DOO-DOO!!!!!! I was there about an hour and I finally started getting better on the way back home. I do my appraisals at home. I have a HUGE MONITOR so when I pull up Wintotal, I don't even have to scroll too much....I can almost see the whole page on my screen. It's soooo convenient. I can get so much more done when I can see the whole thing because you know how many blanks there are on a URAR. It's unbelievable....the research takes longer than declaring a value, I swear!!!
Anyway, I'm sorry, I'm rambling....There are 2 things I can talk all day about: 1) The Navy and 2) Appraising!! 
I'm glad you're feeling better Lisa! I wish none of us had to ever experience IBS. It's the worst, isn't it!?! It took me a LONG time to accept that I even had it. I didn't go to the doctor for 3 months after it started. Then my husband picked my butt up off the couch and took me to the Walk-In clinic. I was dog-sick, but I didn't want to accept it. I'm stubborn.....I still have a hard time with it, but I know I'm sick, now and have to deal with it the best I can. It sucks!!! I have lost 20 lbs, too, since August and I don't look anything like my profile pic anymore, unfortunately. Well, picture me 20 lbs lighter. I look HORRIBLE!!!!!! Hopefully, I will stabilize soon and be able to put some weight back on.
OMG, me too!!!!! I absolutely love christmas!!! But, this year, I'm just not in the mood at all!!! I haven't put up a tree, I haven't put a wreath on my door.......It's like totally BAH HUMBUG!!! I'm soooo mad that I'm not in the christmas spirit, too. I'm just not and I don't know if I will be by the 25th!! I don't know what's wrong with me. I just don't feel good and I don't want to go christmas shopping or anything!!!! I need help......there's something seriously wrong with me when I am not in the christmas mood!!! LOL!!!
Good luck puttin' up your decorations!! I have written a freaking book!! Sorry! Tell your hubby I said good luck!
I hope he gets lots and lots of business really soon!!!!
Talk to ya soon!!
Michelle
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