I have the blog with Nick, but that is more of a Nick and Rose blog for our families and friends to look at. I have no outlet for my thoughts, dreams, inspirations, and rants. I can't put that where the whole family can read them...
And a lot of what has inspired me to start my own blog has been the various wedding blogs I've been reading during the wedding planning. Through those, I have found other blogs, such as NieNie's blog. I am in love with this family and the joy they create for themselves. Recently NieNie & her husband were in a private plane crash. Both are seriously injured and hospitalized for burns. Her family has been so strong, and there has been a tremendous amount of support from the blogging community. It is so inspirational to me how people who have never met this family, but fallen in love with them as I have, through thier blog, have reached out and donated prayers, time & money for her recovery.
Anyway... Going back to what I said before - that I'm not going anywhere for a while... We are trying to get out of debt, plan a wedding and honeymoon, pay our mortgage, and figure out a life/family plan. Nick really wants to teach and pursue his painting career, so he is planning on going back to school for his master's degreen next fall! While he does that, he will probably only be able to work part-time. So, I will be the main breadwinner, pulling in mortgage $ and making sure we have insurance. I am okay with this sacrafice so long as it gets us to where we want to be - which is Nick painting and teaching, and me staying home with the future kiddies and doing freelance design and selling some artwork on Etsy.
It seems like a far off dream, but we're hoping to be there in 3 years. Plus, if I'm at my job for another 2 years, I'll get 12 weeks of paid maternity leave, so it's worth staying... Even though I feel like I got my masters degree to be doing what I could pay a 12 year old 5 bucks an hour to do... That's a whole different rant that I'll save for another day.
2 comments:
I like your plan to be debt free... we are on the same path! I also greatly admire your dedication to getting Nick to where he wants to be! You 2 make an awesome team... can't wait to see you tie the knot!
I love your Profile under "ME". Your blog will be awesome, I can tell, already.
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