Finding joy on the journey to financial independence
Hello, friends! Well, I’m approaching the last few days of what I’ve been calling my job-switch sabbatical (which you can read more about in some of my recent posts on my Instagram page). I’ve had 3 weeks off in-between jobs, and I’m starting my new job on Monday!
In honor of this new start, I thought what better time than now to take a moment and share my work manifesto.
Continue reading “Here’s My Work Manifesto, What’s Yours?”I feel like recently (and when I say recently, I mean more like the past few years…) the phrase “side hustle” has become VERY popular. All the buzz.
But side hustling has never resonated all that much with me. To be honest, it’s mostly because of the word hustle. I, personally, just don’t subscribe. Since getting off the hamster wheel, my life goals have been about the opposite of hustle. I cherish slowing down and leaning in to the creative part of myself I never knew existed when I was living the grind. But many of the things I do on the side of my 9-5 in support of my newfound creativity get confused for side hustles. So what gives?
Continue reading “Side Hustle vs Passion Project: Where Do You Land?”I live in Vermont, and one of the state’s famous sayings is “if you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes.” What this saying has at its core is that things change. Things change ALL. THE. TIME. The sooner we can wrap our heads around that, the sooner we can accept it and move on. Things always change, and so we must adapt.
Continue reading “Why I Took Another Full-Time Job When Part-Time Work Is My Goal”Let’s face it: it’s a tough world out there right now. If you don’t have a different opinion on some important topic from at least one immediate family member or friend, consider yourself lucky. Inevitably, we are likely all faced with the possibility of having difficult conversations on a consistent, if not daily, basis. In a time where this is the sad norm, wouldn’t it benefit everyone to get at least a little better at having difficult conversations?
This topic is especially on my mind right now because last week, I accepted a job offer with another company. Inevitably, I had to give my resignation notice where I currently work. Therefore, I’ve been having what feels like a lot of difficult conversations lately.
Today on the blog, I’m sharing some tips from my and others’ experience on ways we can get better at having difficult conversations, no matter the topic.
Continue reading “How And Why We Should All Get Better At Having Difficult Conversations”Whenever I’m in a situation where I’m explaining to someone that I plan to (sooner rather than later) downshift when it comes to work, they are immediately baffled. Almost every time, without fail, I get some version of the same question: “but what would you do with yourself if you weren’t working?!”
Continue reading “What Did You Love To Do As A Kid?”How are you with setting boundaries? If you’re like me, patiently working a 9-5 while saving up in investments to one day downshift or retire early, are you content in your day job? If you’ve been reading the blog, you know I’m on a slow journey to financial independence (FI). I’m taking steps to design my life in a way I can enjoy it now, before reaching FI. When it comes to work, the only way I have found to not go crazy at my 9-5 waiting for my retirement day is to figure out a way to enjoy the ride. For me, the biggest factor in enjoying the ride has been setting better boundaries at work.
Continue reading “Setting Better Boundaries To Enjoy The 9-5”
