Where Does Time Go?

Wow! Where does the time go? I cannot believe that I have not been on here once in over the past 4 months. I started a new job at the end of June, and that has taken up so much of my time. Well, I should say, I felt like it had consumed my time. Even though I have had every opportunity to write a new blog post: a) I haven’t felt motivated; b) I felt like I didn’t have any new or exciting content; and c) I’ve felt too tired from work. These are valid feelings, but not feelings I want to continue experiencing.

Over the past four months, I have felt so tested in what I want from life. I have felt that to become successful, I have to have that full-time job, health benefits, 401K employer matching, wear my blazer and big girl pants, and working a traditional 9-5. But who are we kidding, can we stop calling it a 9-5 when in reality it’s an 8-whenever I get my work complete with maybe 30 minute or 60 minute lunch break if I’m lucky. We live in a society where work is the priority. Work is the way to live. I’ve been here for four months, and I’m already sick of it.

You can call me lazy. You can call me unmotivated. You can call me quitter. But the truth is, I just don’t care. Call me what you want, but when I’m done. I’m done. I value my time, my mental health, and my livelihood, more than you.

Now, I am not saying that having stability, money, health insurance, and a job is not important, but rather the opposite. It. Is. Vital. We NEED money. And that’s why we work, right? To be able to afford a house, food, clothes—the essentials. But, what if we were able to work and live? Live with contentment. Live with knowing I am choosing to go to work today because I want to, not because I have to. That’s what I want in my life. I want to be able to wake up and start my day knowing I choose my own happiness.

So, how do we get there? Do we quit that job we aren’t satisfied in? Do we change careers? Do we stick it out and then, maybe, just maybe it will get better? These are the questions I’m asking myself everyday. These are the questions we have all been searching for—finding that true work-life balance that creates perfect unity in our lives.

If you’ve found this, please let me know. I am truly interested.

In the mean time, I’ll be over here. Trying to figure out that work-life balance I’m searching for, and filling my days with joy and opportunity by bringing you on our journey in creating a homestead that’s worth living for.

Welcome back to the homestead, my friends.