I get so frustrated working full time in Alexandria, VA because it means long hours and a rediculous commute; there is no time before or after work to just sit with no distractions and write or just read! The alarm goes off at 4:10 a.m. and I usually drag myself out of bed by 4:20ish. Then, I'm out the door by 5:30 a.m. and start work at 6:30 a.m. I don't take lunch breaks so that I can try to be out the door by 3:30 p.m. but lately it's been between 4 and 5 p.m. before I leave! Tack on an hour + driving each way and that makes for one long day! Too pooped to think of anything when I get home, let alone try to concentrate and be creative!
I'm really determined to make a drastic change in the near future. Can't say when exactly but I'm preparing for it. Mark is doing likewise. He's been traveling overseas lately and does NOT like it! Plus, several people have left the company he works for and it appears more work is piling on him to make up for those losses.
So, we are planning on how to have all the time in the world to do the things we want to...before we get too old and too fat! It's going to take a lifestyle change and we're at the point where we are willing to do just that. Money isn't everything...it can't bring the kind of happiness we're looking for. The question is just "when" to make the change.
