Hi all
(Funny that a sloth is so fitting lol )
Hope you have all been well and enjoying your Steemit journeys. been wanting to restart mine for ages now! so sure my husband @edprivat thinks I might never go back to writing lol. Don't ask me what it is that's been keeping me back because I really don't know, could it be writer's block, I wish! guess just not sure what to say or where to start!
I left my 8-year long job but still I play fewer games now!!! Had such high hopes for upping my gaming but I'm now more focused on raising kids, homeschooling, working on our company SoMuchMore Pty Ltd, Our Brand EdPrivat and being a Wife and Mom! all things I enjoy quite a lot in this new life I've decided to take on this year in the pursuit for balance and true fulfillment in life.
Quitting a 9-5 or in my case, 8:30am to 7pm, some weekends and long work trips had its pros and cons but in my view more pros that I have to wrap my head around and plan for accordingly.
let's start with the so-called Cons :
My blissful illusion of long term security of income which is not very true at all because anything could happen to any company at any given time especially in the Financial world.
Career growth and its abundance and luxuries....... all of which is determined by someone else, mainly ur boss, and so is your worth/value by the way so pace yourself and hope u have pools of patience.
Bidding many of my industry networks farewell but some good friendships were developed that I know will remain in place even outside of the field
ahhhh running out of cons already, give me a second here to think.... ok fine ill come back to them lets do the pros......
Pros:
- Freedom to determine your own worth and value! yes granted Sh1t loads of work and endless hours go into building something at the start but its not for nothing! every bit of energy, sweat, blood, and new gray hair is not for nothing but much like a plant, every drop of water adds to the plant's growth and the juiciness of its budding fruit.
- Another plus you teach yourself to build multiple revenue streams and diversifying your income! something we should honestly all be taught about in school already but then I guess everyone would know the secret to building true lasting wealth and financial balance.
- The chance to really live for your family and with your family! life is already so short and so full and we give away so much of our time daily! Work, social media, friends, strangers, politics, TV, games, ads, Stress and worries, self-doubt, conflicts, sleeping, eating, traffic, family, you. if you would put all of that into a pie chart of just how much time is spent on the topmost important items on that list that actually make us happy, well it would look something like this
We could carry on to month, year and life time frames but not needed. This used to be a just day and a week of my life, I'm sure others are more balanced but something is terribly wrong with this picture, right? Balance is crucial and always needed in life else you miss out on all the things in life that actually matter and make life worthwhile.
A life spent like this takes away from you rather than enrich, you lose track of who you are and real goals in life and things that matter, you take for granted those you love and enjoy in the delusion of "providing" them with more.
Life and wealth are not quantified by the amount of time spent chasing and hoarding paper and coins but rather the time spent enjoying and creating a priceless moment in your everyday life to last a lifetime.
- A chance for spiritual growth and a soul finding adventure!!
Something we tend to neglect quite often when your life looks like the pie chart above...
So this is a big part of what I look forward!!
Look my list of pros to this new change and path in my life and my families can go on forever and ill keep sharing them as we go along. After all, this is just a quick update on things lol.
So along with this huge career change in my life, our lives as a family are taking on many other changes some of you may already know about. Very exciting, nerve-wracking life changes!
We are Expecting! yes, number 3 and we are very excited! all of us! kids especially!!!
So lots to prep for there and look forward to including some awesome sleepless nights lol
and lastly! well ..................................
Yip, we are relocating our family from South Africa to France !!
new opportunities, new life, new start and most importantly a chance to give our kids a whole lot more in life!
Read more about our family and plans to relocate here
Till next time !!!
