Monday 22 April 2013

The Escape of a Giraffe Accountant!


Raph G Neckmann The Escape of a Giraffe Accountant by UK Giraffe Artist Ingrid Sylvestre

(My first ever blog entry!)

After seventeen years of working as a reluctant accountant at Storey & Tawle, Raffsburgh, I have today handed in my notice ...



The Giraffe Method of Accounting by UK Giraffe Artist Ingrid Sylvestre North East UK Durham
I'm going to be an entrepreneur!
Maureen and I have been talking for quite some time about setting up a family business. It's just been a case of timing and coming up with the right idea.
(I'd actually come up with lots of ideas, but the family all called them 'eccentric schemes' or 'wild & wacky', and generally tied their necks in knots laughing).
This idea, however, is unanimously approved. We've decided to set up a small tours company, and we're calling it Giraffe World Tours.
I can't wait. No more sitting in a stuffy office all day, adding up other peoples' numbers. No more stooping over files and shuffling around musty old corridors. I'll be able to straighten my neck and look at the horizon ... gaze up at the stars! (Maureen'll be by my side to keep my feet on the ground).

Raph G. Neckmann & Maureen Treeging by Ingrid Sylvestre North East Artist Writer & Entertainer Durham UK There's just my notice to work here, and lots of preparation. We're going to buy a bigger house, with rooms for guests, and find a nice big bus for the Tours.
Doesn't it feel fantastic when you know it's the right time to stick your neck out for something you've always wanted!