Happy New Year!
Friends,It's me again. We had an absolutely smashing Christmas, and I hope you all did as well! Family, friends, surprises, amazing food, the whole shebang. It was a great end to a year full of ups, downs, and more unknowns than we could count on both hands and feet. After relaxing for about 0.37 hours this holiday season (it was rather busy, I must admit), I now sit in freshly washed sheets and contemplate our next move. Again.We still have not heard from Atlanta. We both are expecting them to call for better or worse the first week of January, as it makes no logical sense to hire/not hire someone the last week of the year. We have both been applying to jobs in Huntsville as well. Our goal is for one of us to get a job that pays enough to buy a house wherever we end up, and the other to get a job soon after that. Or both at the same time would be great too. Derek knows what he is looking for and this makes the hunt much less migraine inducing on his end. Unfortunately, I have been running headlong into a wall in my search (and thus, inducing migraines...) I am too picky. I know I am. But I also don't have any idea what I am looking for. So, I can't narrow my search, and everything I go through sounds terrible/has educational or work experience requirements I can't meet. I just keep having this feeling that I need to start my own business. So then I go through my list of interests that could potentially earn money. The list is large* (see below). And then I think, well if I start *this* one, what if a different one would have been a better idea? Or *this* one will take too long and we will never be able to move out. Or I start to drown in all the steps that lead to the culmination of the business idea, and think, NO, I just need to pick a random job and start working so we can have money for a house. And then that thought kills a piece of my soul and knocks me one rung down on the ladder of sanity. (Dramatic? Maybe.)Just to satiate your curiosity, here is a sampling of my list.Yoga instructor, Dog trainer, Australian Shepherd breeder (crazy dog lady warning sign #1), Steeped Tea seller, DoTerra seller, Website designer, Graphic designer, Photographer, Canine Behaviorist, Counselor (Career counselor, School counselor, etc.), Brand ambassador/partner, Advertising/marketing consultant, Social media consultant, Blogger (the kind that makes money), Writer (maybe one day I'll get to publish my children's book), Professional organizer.I know what you're thinking. "omg brat, just pick one and do it!" WELL. If I could, I would have done it months ago!!!! What if I pick the wrong one? What if a different one makes more money? What if the one I pick fails after we buy a house and Derek still has no job?! What then?! Also, how does one even begin the process of finding a job in the majority of those fields? I want to do more than just one thing, too, because I fear I will get bored and my brain will melt. I suppose I could do some of those as hobbies. They don't all have to be jobs. Why don't I have that burning passion so many people have? Teacher, Lawyer, Doctor, Farmer. People who go to college knowing what they want to do when they get out. Or the ones who know they don't need a degree to achieve their dreams. I don't even think I have a dream. I keep thinking I'll just wait for Derek to get a job, and then I will have more time to figure my crap out. But, I'm not sure how much longer we can wait.I will update again in the New Year and hopefully we will have some good news to share! Until then, good luck on your New Years resolutions!Our Newly Wed New Year's Resolutions:
- Work out, eat healthier foods, drink more water
- Spend time together sans-screens (no tv, phones, xbox, laptops etc.)
- Get jobs/create jobs
- Buy a house
- Adventure more
Much Love and Happy New Year!Jess P.S. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SWEET FRIENDS WHO GOT ENGAGED ON CHRISTMAS DAY! WE LOVE YOU, AND WE CANT WAIT FOR YOU BOTH TO JOIN US IN NEWLY WEDDED BLISSSSSS!!!!!