There are a lot of sayings in business that I have heard over my career. Using loss leaders to eventually make money. Cost sharing sounds more socialist than capitalistic to me. The most glaring is constant change. Makes about as much sense as jumbo shrimp or military intelligence.
Last post, I talked about one of the many changes that has occurred in my life since the beginning of 2011. The two little ones in there rooms as I type this are not the only change. At the beginning of March, shortly after the one year anniversary of Aaron's passing, my Wife's company decided that they didn't want her to work there anymore. She had worked there for over 10 years with no issues. That is why they had to invent some to justify their decision. We have gone from having two incomes to one. It has been a challenge. Our long term goal was for her to be a full time Mom, but, we didn't plan on it happening so quickly.
We are adapting. We have made a number of significant changes to our budget. Looking for ways to make the ends meet. While these events have been frustruating, we are not going to behave like we are victims here. We are taking the steps and doing what we need to do to get through.
A benefit to this change is that it is really helping our kids. Having her home is a great thing for them. It creates a whole new level of stability for them and they are loving it. I like it too. There is something to be said for coming home to my whole family every night.
I am going to have to make some changes to my schedule. Before the kids came, I used to do my workouts in the late afternoons, after work. It is not something that I can easily do. I have a hard time justifying going for runs when the kids are still awake and my wife having to work with them solo all day. I am thinking of moving my workouts to the mornings. I have written in the past about how I have felt better with the AM workouts. I just hope that going for a run at 05:00 isn't something that I can easily put off. The proof will be on my post next week.
