Shit

I somehow ended up, quite unexpectedly, on a conference call with a old friend who was reviewing a proposal I had done for a new client. (He works with the client and helped to bring me on board with the current project.)

All this is quite new to me as I have never worked on my own, doing a project "on the side" before. (Can you still call it "on the side" when you have no other real employment? Yes? No?) Anyhow, I called him to discuss my first ever proposal and he tells me that he and the client are currently meeting, discussing my proposal, and he puts me on speaker phone.

It was hard to hear them but I think we discussed a few key points and then I thought he took me off speaker phone, because all of a sudden he was much more audible. He mentioned something that to me seemed rather tricky and I said, "Shit."

Then it hit me...what did I just do? I think I just said "shit" out loud, on speaker phone, as a women is contemplating hiring me!!! It's a little premature in the relationship for the client to know I have a potty mouth! Shit! I have not heard from them yet but I think my angle is to pretend as if it never happened, I think bringing it up would only be making the situation more obvious.

Besides, I really low balled my fee. If they wanted someone who didn't talk like a sailor they would need to pay more.