Monday, February 23, 2009
It dawned on me that I forgot to elaborate on the very theme of this blog and it's mission. God has beenn showing to me what it is I can do to help make my existence on this planet a little more useful rather than merely surviving on a day-to-day basis. I realized that with a business I would be interacting more. If it's photography that I am meant to do then I will also be connecting with people a little more personable. I've gone from being a loner and a person that nearly hates other people to a person that loves interacting with others and talking about whatever. I love my job as a support worker and I loving sharing why I love my job. It opens up discussions why the needy deserve to be loved and cared for and how anybody can do it if they just open their hearts a little more. Anyways, I see this road being one for ministrial potential. I've always struggled with figuring out my place in witnessing or being a positive example of Christ's blessings. This idea makes sense to me and I'm looking forward to seeing the potential this has.
I'm adding this entry from my new work area - the kitchen. I was feeling cooped up in the office away from everyone, so I borrowed my Dad's laptop and set up here. He was kind enough to buy us a large and sturdy oak dining table. It's beautiful and expandable for 8 guests. What I love most is that the TV has been off more and we've been using it to congregate and do more activities here. William does puzzles, Tristan likes to launch cheerios across the room, and well.. Tonya still likes her place on the couch in front of the TV. Some things didn't all change I guess.
So, as usual, our lives remain well and we are steadily growing in many areas. I'm thinking less about myself and more about my family. I've placed less emphasis on bodybuilding and instead am looking for ways to invest in our future. I'm getting the entrepreneurial buzz and learning about business. While I've been able to scrape up a few thousand here and there every year with the design business, it's been limited as I've never really planned for expansion (nor advertised!). With art at my very roots I'm discovering better money making potential in photography. It's a small niche and market surveys will reveal the true potential to be had here in Sudbury. Having a sleep contract at my group home frees up my days to do whatever I feel like during the daytime in terms of a third income. As long as I keep my borrowing and my overhead to a minimum I can still get by with minimum profits and still do what I enjoy doing without worries like.. oh, bankruptcy!
But there's much work to do and the family eats up nearly all of my time, leaving me with next to no free time for any groundwork and planning. Such is life.
So, as usual, our lives remain well and we are steadily growing in many areas. I'm thinking less about myself and more about my family. I've placed less emphasis on bodybuilding and instead am looking for ways to invest in our future. I'm getting the entrepreneurial buzz and learning about business. While I've been able to scrape up a few thousand here and there every year with the design business, it's been limited as I've never really planned for expansion (nor advertised!). With art at my very roots I'm discovering better money making potential in photography. It's a small niche and market surveys will reveal the true potential to be had here in Sudbury. Having a sleep contract at my group home frees up my days to do whatever I feel like during the daytime in terms of a third income. As long as I keep my borrowing and my overhead to a minimum I can still get by with minimum profits and still do what I enjoy doing without worries like.. oh, bankruptcy!
But there's much work to do and the family eats up nearly all of my time, leaving me with next to no free time for any groundwork and planning. Such is life.
