Lynda ArtesaniLegal Accountant and Data Migration Specialist at The Proper Trust

Would your accounting business survive without you for two months?

6 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker recounts a personal accident in which they fell off a ladder on May 6, broke their leg, and underwent surgery, returning home on May 8 with a rod implanted. Over the subsequent two months, while dealing with pain medication and rehabilitation, they were only able to work about four hours total in their bookkeeping business during May and June. By July, they began to resume normal work activities, noting that the business was functioning adequately despite their limited involvement. The narrative serves as a real‑world illustration of how a solo accounting or bookkeeping practice can endure a prolonged period of owner absence, highlighting the speaker’s resilience and the importance of business continuity planning.

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2 months ago, I fell off a ladder and broke my leg. I had a floppy shin. I won't go into the details, but it was the worst. And so now I'm relearning to walk and I've got a rod in my leg and I'm doing the things. And I was really blessed over the last 2 months. So I broke my leg on May 6th. I was out of surgery, back at home on May 8th. And I, between the, the pain meds and the general bleh of that experience, uh, worked a grand total of like 4 hours in the bookkeeping business, uh, in May and in June. And when I came back, it kind of was getting back into it in July, everything was A-okay, it was just fine. And that's, that's kind of where we're at today.