Kathy Weeks:  

Life After graduating, I went to business college in Denver. Began a career in Finance and Accounting. Finally landed a stable job in 1980 and was there until 2002 when the infamous "downsizing" bug hit the company and I became another casualty. I landed an admin assistant position with a CPA firm in Denver for over 5 years until again in 2008 I was sorta "downsized or my position was redirected" so I again became unemployed. I guess you can say that I went from pushing paper and numbers to pushing pills and doctors appointments. I became total care giver to my mom (not the most pleasant time in the world, but I had a roof over my head). In fall of 2010, I met a really cool gal who owns a small accounting, tax firm in Brighton. In 2012, my mom passed away from lung cancer. kinda felt empty for quite a while. However, i continued to work for the tax firm. I left that tax firm in 2015 and struck out on my own. I am now have a small company of my own (just me) to provide back office support and organization to small businesses and I do some individual taxes and bookkeeping, as well as some clothing alterations. All my years with the various companies has been a good experience and has given me comfort and confidence in my own endeavors. I still live within a 40 mile radius of BOULDER. I was di...Expand for more