Bless me readers. It's been several years since I've tended to this blog.
In that time, I've switched jobs, kiddo has switched schools, and much more decluttering has happened around the house.
Regarding decluttering, we're now basically at the point where it's tough to figure out any other things to declutter. Don't get me wrong, we still have enough items to justify the size of our living space, but the items we have work well for us. It's very easy to keep the house clean without going crazy.
On the family front, our daughter had her high-stakes test year last year, and it was tough. Oh, the test was easy. She could have passed a year or two ago. But the amount of prep leading up to it gave her crazy amounts of stress-related issues, coupled with frustration that no new material was being taught. She brought up the idea of homeschool, and after talking it over with the teacher, we all agreed it was worth a shot. So...we're starting homeschool.
Speaking of stress, my day job has provided enough stress that I was starting to show health issues. Needless to say, I'm working to figure out stress management and then see if it is worth it to continue with the job in my current role. In the meantime, my nights/weekends blogging job has been growing exceptionally well. Much lower stress, but there's always the "fun" of being a freelancer in that you don't have a set income to feel secure with.
Since 1999 or so, I've always worked more than one job at a time. I maxed out at one point where I was working one 40-hour/week job, one 28-hour/week job, and two part-time (~10 hours/week or less) jobs all at the same time. It started out that I worked multiple jobs because that was the only way to make ends meet. Then it became a case of how I could have financial security to the point of if I wanted something, I knew I'd have the money to make it happen. Then it morphed to "Well, if I wasn't working, what would I do with my time?" (with no actual answer).
Now, call it a mid-life crisis or whatever, but I'm feeling greedy about time. I've got good organization in place to build a wonderful life, and so I have to ask whether or not working insane hours is doing anything beneficial.
In other words, we got physical belongings decluttered, and now it's time to simply life!
I may blog about it. I may not. We'll see if this blog is useful or clutter. Time will tell.
