As is typical, I made my weekly trip to Atlanta to visit my daughter in college, basically to take her to get snacks and such to have in her dorm, and of course to spend time with my baby girl. I'm still not completely used to both of my girls being out of the house. It's a process, I know. I'm just glad I'm not alone. I'm pretty sure I would go insane if I were.
While this photo wasn't of me actually traveling, this is what I deal with coming back, and in spurts going. I have contemplated getting a job in Atlanta because there are more opportunities in a big city obviously BUT bay-bay....let me tell ya....this traffic is nuts and quite frankly, I ain't gon' be able to do it. Some way, some how, I will find a way to make a living without heading into Atlanta 5 days a week. The added stress of needing to be anywhere down there at a certain time scares the heck out of me and only adds to my anxiety. Granted, I worked close to Atlanta for 9 months when we first moved here and was still subjected to this sort of traffic, but I just don't see how I can handle it now. There were many days when I had to call from the car because I thought I was going to be late, and many times, I was. They understood and never fired me but I jumped at the chance to go back home to work just so I wouldn't have to deal with that. From that point up until about 18 months ago, I continued to work from home. I didn't make a lot of money from home or with the last job either as it was only part time, so my finances were always screwed up until I finally filed bankruptcy after blowing through my savings trying to keep myself a float. Thankfully, I wasn't doing it on my own because I would have surely become homeless but it was hard on my girlfriend and her finances too. She gave her all but I wanted, no needed, the madness to stop with my finances so I filed bankruptcy. I wasn't shopping but I was using my credit cards to pay bills, buy food, the usual stuff we needed once the money was gone from my savings.
Of course now, I've recently lost my job due to budget cuts and I'm in need of income. I won't say I'm in need of a job, just income, cash flow, duckets, dead presidents, paper, cheddar, greenbacks, coins, or whatever you want to call it. What I do have lined up has been a great thorn in my side this week and is therefore reminding me to continue my search to achieve multiple streams of income but that is easier said than done. I have no doubt that I will prosper, I will succeed and I will look back on this time in my life and say "Yeah, I was bankrupt and broke but that was then, this is now."
I'm tired and probably won't get much done tonight but tomorrow morning I have a date with my computer and a nice sweet cup of coffee. Wish me luck!
~Pamela Denise~
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