Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The plan
Ok so after much hemming and hawing I decided to put the plan in writing. I hesitated because I'm afraid that I'll write it all out and then the plan will change, THAT'S LIFE. I'm a great planner but a procrastinating executor. Maybe if I put it in writing I won't procrastinate as much. This is a 3 step plan. Most of the things that I do are in threes because 3 is my favorite number :-)
1. I'm starting school next fall to complete my prereq's
2. Once that's done we're getting rid of just about everything and moving to Illinois so I can get my Nurse Practitioners license. I have a scholarship but it's only good in Illinois. Then take a job wherever a new grad can make the most money for a year to get some experience.
3. Buy an RV and see the world as a travel nurse. Hubby will homeschool the kids and perfect his recipes for his food truck.
I'm not sure how long we'll live in the RV and we're not gonna put a timeframe on it. We're gonna let life tell us.
1. I'm starting school next fall to complete my prereq's
2. Once that's done we're getting rid of just about everything and moving to Illinois so I can get my Nurse Practitioners license. I have a scholarship but it's only good in Illinois. Then take a job wherever a new grad can make the most money for a year to get some experience.
3. Buy an RV and see the world as a travel nurse. Hubby will homeschool the kids and perfect his recipes for his food truck.
I'm not sure how long we'll live in the RV and we're not gonna put a timeframe on it. We're gonna let life tell us.
Simplify
Have you ever thought about downsizing and simplifying your life?
When I met my husband I lived in a huge custom built home in a lake front gated community on a acre of land. I worked in the ER and for a high tech infusion company. We decided to downsize and move into an apartment. I threw away about 12 garbage bags of stuff and donated another 12. I now work to come up with new recipes and live in a 2 bedroom apartment. I'm happier than I've EVER been. Mainstream media would have you to believe that more is the answer. It creates in you a desire for things that you don't need or even want for that matter. I've learned the hard way that things don’t create a good life, but the quality of relationships with those we share life with and a relationship with the creator of everything does.
When I met my husband I lived in a huge custom built home in a lake front gated community on a acre of land. I worked in the ER and for a high tech infusion company. We decided to downsize and move into an apartment. I threw away about 12 garbage bags of stuff and donated another 12. I now work to come up with new recipes and live in a 2 bedroom apartment. I'm happier than I've EVER been. Mainstream media would have you to believe that more is the answer. It creates in you a desire for things that you don't need or even want for that matter. I've learned the hard way that things don’t create a good life, but the quality of relationships with those we share life with and a relationship with the creator of everything does.
FIRST POST
I'm going to start with a little intro. I'm a mother of 4, a Registered Nurse, a wife, a muslimah and whatever else I need to be at the moment. My children are 20 (Zainab), 11 (Mina), 9 (Niama) and 7 (Ibrahim) they live with their father part time in California and with me part time in Maryland. My hubby is an accountant and I'm a stay at home wife at the moment. Join us on our journey to simplify and live life rather than just existing paycheck to paycheck.
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