The Difference a Check Makes

Image from WikipediaGot a check from a client today. Promptly after invoicing him. For every penny he owed me. A little over $700.

With the exception of a recent check I got from the state for some work done as appointed counsel for indigent criminal defendants lately, it's the largest check I've gotten in months.

I never -- well, not since I was about 25, anyway -- thought I'd be looking at a $700 check like manna from heaven.

Oddly, this check has buoyed my spirits. Not because the $700 is going to make or break my practice. But because the client paid promptly and has already given me a second project that will pay more.