We have turned the page in the BS Hansen Family History
book. Chapter 1: “Lutz” ended as Bo worked
his last day at the place that both of us started off our accounting
careers. After having a business casual
dress code and wearing dress shoes for the last 5 years, we are saying goodbye
to that. Meanwhile we gladly welcome the
new dress code of jeans and tennis shoes (or Cowboy boots in my case!). We made a commitment to our careers during the
past 7 years which included studying for CPA exams, long hours during tax
season, and gaining professional experience.
We both appreciate the first chapter and wouldn’t be where we are
without it. If you would have asked me a
couple years ago where I saw myself down the road, my answer would have
included public accounting. As we neared
the end of our 5-year plan and started to think about adding a member to our
family, we found our priorities changing.
In my list of priorities, I began to see wealth and career advancements slide
down as quality family time, health, and financial stability moved up the
list. The adrenaline I once had during
tax season started to dwindle, and my heart began to head in a different
direction.
Once Dexter joined our family, I knew that it was time to
turn the page in my book and find that balance I was missing. While I still enjoyed accounting, I decided
it was time to look for other career opportunities. My search resulted in finding a group of misfits
that are outside of the box thinkers like me.
An added plus to my new position is I get to wear jeans and tennis shoes
(or cowboy boots) everyday! Little did I
know that Friday in August when I cleared off my desk hoping to go into labor over
the weekend, that I would be working my last day at a public accounting
firm. I officially started my new role
as a private accountant for Sympateco Inc. in November and am enjoying my new
dress code!
Bo and I seem to go through similar experiences with different
timing. I like to say that he couldn’t
handle working at Lutz without me, but he has a different story ;) He also decided public accounting was no
longer the right fit for him and thought a smaller, family-owned business was
more his style. He found a great little
real estate company and the added bonus for him was jeans and tennis shoes every
day! We declared that this next chapter
in our lives, that focuses on family and our new careers, should be titled “Jeans
and Tennis Shoes”! We are extremely
excited about what our future holds and can’t wait to see where this chapter
takes us!
