So much to tell so little time. Okay not really. So I did the business thing for a while. Some aspects were great, but it’s way too much for one person to handle. Mostly the money was not coming in quick enough…or enough of it. So had to start working a steady job again. Now not to say that I’m giving up on the idea at all.
Having said that I did a lot of soul searching for the 9 months I was off. And came up with the idea that if I can do a job that I got to do all the things I love for 40 hours a week M-F it would be perfect. Now the question was…does this job exist. I didn’t think so. You are always having to give up something. Well then this opportunity came up. I’ve been there a month and am just starting to understand the reports and the business overall. And I have gotten to plan some events too. So it’s good all around.

Now what the heck did I do in the 9 months I was taking my mini retirement. As I posted a few months ago, my wonderful cousin Dan and I went down to Miami and Key west for a week to visit his awesome mom (my awesome Aunt). We then took a road trip east of the Mississippi to Kentucky for Christmas with the family. (Even went to the Oz museum in Kansas!)

Started the job hunt in January which produced many lessons on the state of the human race. Then March hit. Got to go on yet another trip, this time back to New Jersey for my Grandmother’s funeral. I might add that it was also the 1 year anniversary of my Dad’s death. I’m going to start on the book here shortly…DRAMA! At this same time my Aunt in Minnesota took a turn for the worse and we said our good-byes the day of my grandmothers funeral. It was a totally stressful and emotional month.

Came back and this job pretty much just fell in my lap. I was going through a series of interviews for what I would have considered my dream job (that turned out to be a total psycho deal). But then I got my current job. Now a few weeks into this job my Aunt up in Minnesota passed away. Thankfully I was able to take off from work to go up there.

And here we are! What I’ve realized is that life is too short to be unhappy with something you spend most of your week doing. The money may be good, but if your miserable, is it worth it? If it’s affecting your health, is it worth it? I don’t think so. So over the 9 month hiatus…I chose happiness.