My husband left his job back in the first week of March with no other job lined up. The situation and travel had gotten unbearable, and it was best for everyone that he leave. We had been talking for a while about how to make a less stressful life, how we could find more balance. We had a lot of idealism and didn't expect his unemployment to go on for 5 months. Some of that idealism did start to fade, but not the push to change up our lifestyle and priorities.
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He has a job now. It's a 6-month contract, and we are trying something new just like we said. We have many new challenges ahead of us. He's has left the permanent employment world for contracting (at least for 6 months), we're spending a lot of time apart, our house is up for sale, and my daughter starts kindergarten in 3 weeks. Sometimes it's pretty overwhelming to think about these things.
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| My favorite upgrade: this sink |
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Our house going up for sale is one of the bigger changes. We have no idea where we'll go next. It's a large house with plenty of space for everything we could ever need, but in an effort to change our lifestyle, we're looking to downsize by two bedrooms and at least 1,000 square feet.
It's a little sad to think of letting go of our home. It's where my husband and I really built our life together and started our family. We've put a lot of work into the home itself and created so many memories with the kids. I know my daughter's nervous about leaving the house, too.
We are hoping for the chance to find some balance and ways to put more of our money into doing things rather than having things. At least we have some stability for the next 6 months, and we are open to what life has in store for us next.
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