I'm putting myself to work. Instead of
working on my work as the spirit moves me, like I've been doing for years, I'm
going to work on my work four hours a day M - F. This means to me that I'm
taking my work seriously! This means to me that after nearly two decades of not
being able to work outside the home due to illness, I now feel like I've
created something I can do -- mostly from My Throne (my bed), that is worthwhile.
And that if I commit to it I can generate some needed income. Richard has been
pulling his weight by himself for long enough working two jobs to support all
of us. Our girls are in college (living at home), and I am desperate to pull my
financial weight around here and help us get out of a quagmire of debt (we have a high FICO though!), now that I've pretty much finished my major work
of raising them!
I feel better about myself when I'm
working. Oh, and I never wanted to apply for disability insurance for lots of
reasons. It would have been a fight to get it for one thing. Now I'll be 65 in
6 1/2 years and can collect SS for the jobs I worked from ages 16 - 34. At 34 I
immediately quit working just because
I became pregnant with our first baby! It was like I was hardwired to be a
Stay-At-Home-Mom and it was triggered upon insemination! Then I was stricken
with CFS at the young age of 41 and couldn't work if I wanted to. Anna and
Bethany were only in kindergarten and preschool, so I wouldn't have worked
anywhere but at home anyway being committed to being a full-time mom and
loving it.
I'm proud and excited about my new plan
born of self discipline, responsibility to my family. And also born of my love
for my work: My book, and my Structured Water business. I believe in both
wholeheartedly.
I love that since I work for myself I get
to choose my own hours! Ain't no way I'm working four hours straight each day,
I get to break it up as I please.
Wow, I feel so spoiled!
