A day of reflection

This morning I watched a video on ted.com.  Ted.com is a nonprofit  dedicated to ideas worth spreading.  The attached video link really spoke to me this morning.  Even though I woke this morning feeling anxious that I don't know where I will go from here, watching this video brought me back to why I made this change.  This video is 4 minutes long and completely worth the watch. Ric Elias had a front-row seat on Flight 1549, the plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River in New York in January 2009.  He discusses what went through his mind as he knew they were crashing into the river.  One thing I can tell you is that he did not think "I wish I would have worked longer days and more hours away from my friends and family."  To hear what did go through his mind, you will have to watch for yourself.  I do know that with this change, John and I are really going to have to tighten our belts and likely travel less and my Amazon.com addiction will have to be shelved for awhile but those are small prices to pay for happiness and time together as we look toward growing a family. Watch it here: Plane Crash Talk

Yesterday I mowed the lawn at our former house.  Luckily it is just a couple of blocks away so I could walk the mower over.  It's bitter-sweet to go back to that house.  It was the house I bought on my own at a time that John and I were not sure what direction we were headed.  It was an empowering time in my life and that house became a part of our family as we grew as a couple.  I put quite a bit of blood, sweat and tears into that house and I it does make me proud to know that the first couple that saw it put an offer in within the first week of it being on the market.  They had the inspection and there is nothing major they want from us.  Whew!  In fact, they want nothing on the house at all, just some improvements on the garage.  What a sweet little home it was for us and we wish them the same.

I then walked to the library and picked up a book on opening your own business and selling your craft on Etsy.  I only got through a few chapters and I felt overwhelmed!  Create your name, logo, branding, decide if you are an LLC or a sole proprieter, filing fees and tax numbers, decide if you want an accountant or do it on your own...Ah!  I just want to bake some shit and make some pretty hair clips.  I don't know if I am made for this whole own your own business stuff.  Maybe THATS why I went to school for the arts and not business.  Perhaps I will focus on working for an established business again.  Who knows!