When the work comes in, it is busy, but when the slow times of late February and March come, then you may not get many hours, or you may get hours where there is nothing to do but study and do practice clients, you need to keep busy and be positive because those who are on commission are bitter and short tempered and this is not the best time to ask them for help. At the same time, this is the best time to improve your skills because the end of April is coming and if you don't want to be run over with new requests, you better be taking practice clients each and every day.