My oh my oh my. I don’t even know how to go about writing this entry in the first place. Lately, I feel like we’ve been the source of stress for everyone around us. Our parents are constantly calling us, my friends are texting me, and those close to us have been wondering if we’ve made a decision. If you’re reading this and feel like you’ve been out of the loop, don’t feel bad. We’ve purposely been keeping our stress on the down low. We wanted to spare as many people with our indecisiveness as possible.
This week, Joe decided to take me on a date for a walk on the beach. We thought walking along the sand and listening to the waves might give us peace and clear our heads. We’ve been praying, writing “pros” and “cons” lists, and asking advice from a select few. As is usually the case when you ask advice from multiple people, everyone ends up having different opinions. This only leads to more confusion, which makes us shake back and forth like a leaf in the wind.
As you might know, Joe and I made a bold cross-country move with all our stuff in a rental truck, with no jobs, no family, and no friends. Since arriving in California three years ago, we’ve had some good times and some hard times. But we felt victorious because we endured it all and created a nice little life for us here. However, we were discussing about giving up this nice little life in exchange for one filled with high risk, but potentially high reward.
Long story short, Joe was debating about whether he should jump in and work on our business full-time, or keep doing it part-time, leaving most of the responsibility on my shoulders, as it has been. After much thought and prayer, we gave our 30 day notice to our apartment and got ready to pack it all up to start a new chapter in Chicago, to begin the adventure of working full-time together. In Chicago, we would have the support of our family, so it would buy us time to fully jump into the water and give our business our all.
But with only two weeks remaining from our move out date, Joe was suddenly offered a different opportunity! Well that sure stirred up the pot! Now we’re in the scrambling mode. We’re back to not knowing what to do or where to live. Ack! We’re still waiting on a couple factors, so nothing can be set in stone at this time. Once the dust settles, I’ll keep you posted with our decision.
