I'm so stressed and can't handle it - Just another vent

luvmykids wrote: Our company is going through some really BAD times and I swear some days I truly think one more phone call would kill me The actual business is in Taos, 200 miles away and I'm trying to run the office from home and clean up messes from the last six months that seem impossible to fix. And every single day something new comes up or gets uncovered; just when I feel like I've gotten one thing taken care of I get slammed with a real whopper and have to start all over with something else.

It's completely our fault, we had some people come into management positions that seemed to run it better than we did so we gave them more and more free rein and started to pursue some other things, next thing you know the whole thing has blown up and is a disaster. I'm glad to be back in the loop and totally regret ever being out of it but I sure wish I'd known about a lot of this stuff waaaay sooner when it would have been easier to straighten out; some of those people are family though and I guess it was wishful thinking that they wouldn't be anything other than honest. We worked really, really hard, started with $600 dollars and scratched and clawed to make a success of it and now I honestly don't know if it can be salvaged and the stress and headache and sheer magnitude of some of the problems seriously makes me physically ill. What I wouldn't give for the good old days of being a little company that had just enough work to be cozy.


I would so love to just crawl in bed and stay there for the next month; I can't eat and I've had a constant headache for two weeks but boy am I tired, I think I could truly sleep through it all if anyone would let me. I'm really trying to be strong, stay professional and not take it personal, but I feel like the next time my cell rings or the fax beeps I will crack into a million pieces. Maybe I just need a good cry Thanks if you read all this, I just needed to get it out and can't talk to any of the others involved without starting a giant family fued.

CantWait replied:

Hope things get straightened out soon.

Calimama replied: I hope all the problems get worked out! What kind of business is it? I've heard you mention it and have always been curious!

cameragirl21 replied: i don't understand, Monica...are you worried about losing your business or is it just getting to be too big for you to handle?
how long have you owned this business?

Our Lil' Family replied: :hugs: Monica, I'm sorry you are dealing with this. I know you have a lot on your plate! I pray that things turn out okay and soon!!!

luvmykids replied:
Both. I'm not worried about losing it in the sense that we are on the verge of closing the doors, but if we can't clean up some of the messes that have been made we will definitely be in that position. We got very big very fast and since neither of us had much business experience we entrusted things to people that we, in hindsight, should have continued to handle ourselves. We never imagined growing the way we did and were not the least bit prepared. Now that we've found out about some of the problems we've taken everything over again so it's the catch 22 of needing help but feeling like we have to do it all ourselves. Which basically, where these particular issues are concerned, means me since Jeff runs the jobs and I deal with everything else. It's just a lot for one person and I'm totally overwhelmed by what it takes to keep the company running much less the holes we're trying to dig out of.

We've been in business for almost six years, we're a general contractor and mainly do commercial construction

luvmykids replied:
Thank you Naomi, today is actually a little better than yesterday when I posted this. I'm in a better frame of mind anyway

MyLuvBugs replied: Oh Monica, I'm so sorry you're going through this. I wish I could be there to give you a real hug and help you out a bit. Just keep plugging away. This too shall pass.

Brias3 replied: Girl, you've got a ton on your plate right now! I'm really sorry you're having to go through this. You must be Superwoman right now, trying to deal with all of this plus raising the kids.

Here's hoping for better times ahead in the VERY near future and until then, a breather for you!

I'm here if you need to talk ever!

BAC'sMom replied: Since we have already talked about this...just wanted to give you more and let you know again I am here for you.

siblingtooolivia replied: I am sorry Monica - sounds like you and DH need a vacation.....wish I could help to you....

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