I confuse myself. On the one hand I make snap decisions. And on the other I can't make a decision to save my life.
How is this even possible? I decide quickly if a role isn't right for me. Though I guess when I say I decide quickly...I think about things for a long time. Then when the stress and anxiety get unbearable I make a quick decision to quit. That's one example of me making snap decisions. So maybe I actually don't. And that can only be a good thing when it comes to that type of decision. When it involves work. But - do I buy this pair of shoes? Shall I pack this fleece or that one? Which suitcase is best? What do I want for dinner? Do I want a tea or a coffee? Those decisions are tough. Today I did make a decision. A decision about something that is causing me too much anxiety. Something that makes me feel like I am trying to plait fog at the same time as wading through treacle - with a blindfold on and one arm tied behind my back. I knew today was decision day. I felt it in my water. I was drained. Weepy. Over-tired. Anxious. Now I just need to make some bigger decisions. I need to work out what's next for me. Do I plod on...the same path I have been treading for 12 years or so? It pays the bills. It pays for the holidays. But it doesn't inspire me. I have lost the drive. And more worryingly - I am losing the confidence in myself. I posted recently about a need to change pace - have a new start. I just can't quite see me and Stu in a hippy commune, in a brightly painted shack, growing potatoes. I also don't see us quitting the rat race for a motorhome and touring Europe. I'd probably be fed up before we hit the South coast. We have an inkling of a plan. It involves no mortgage, a house with views all round, few neighbours (apart from those who talk sheep), an outhouse / workshop and a drive. Then reality:
So - first steps of plan:
Then we'll mull things over for a while longer and think of options to address the elephant in the room (what to do with Joe). In the meantime - I guess I have to work. Continue to do what I have done for the past 12 years or so. Or maybe I should just try wedding photography for a year.
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