PoppyRow

It’s funny how life plays itself out. Ed and I have worked hard to pay off all of our debt, and it’s so great to be finally debt-free. Our next goal is to have an emergency fund of 3-6 months of expenses. We had worked crazy-hard to get debt-free, and we decided we wouldn’t kill ourselves quite as badly to gather the E-fund. It’s been rough working overnights at the hospital, while taking care of a daughter, and balancing home and art. So we decided that I could finally quit, and we’d work out the savings account a little slower. I get to my job last night, and there stands my boss filling in for someone. I think, “Great! I can give her my two-weeks’ notice”. She proceeds to tell me that the full-time 3-11 lady has given her notice and would I be interested in applying. I was taken aback, and told her I’d have to think about it.

I called my husband all confused. Was this an opportunistic doorway into fattening up that savings account quickly? Or just a ruse to throw us off the scent of our original plans? It had sounded so glorious to quit and carry on with more art, and working with Ed, doing the mountains of work that need to be done around the house.

When confronted with this, it would have been so easy to toss and turn for days, trying to figure out the pros and cons of each scenario. I think sometimes it becomes easy to obsess with the decision making process, instead of simply making the choice. I read something that talked about making every decision you ever encounter in life within 30 seconds, even major ones. It seems so scary to commit to something without contemplating extensively, polling friends and family, maybe even writing out ideas.

But it’s such a time waster. It also expends unnecessary energy. So, when I called my husband wondering what to do with the new-found open door, we quickly decided to make a decision and stick to it. We realized that our original plan is a good one that we are happy with, and if and when that needs to change, we will worry about it then. I dont want to waste time stressing. We will do the best we can and work from there.