I go to the store and I hate shopping for pants. I can never find the perfect pair and once I do find some that fit me better than the rest, aren't ridiculously priced, and are almost the color I wanted, I start my search over looking for a pair that are just a little bit closer to perfect. Then, I start comparing them to the comfy old jeans that I have at home that fit well, just have so many holes that my underwear have started to show. They're comfy, but just not good for me anymore. Eventually, I buy the first pair I found.
Its not like that...
What I'm talking about is making a huge life change. Making a decision that eventually, will be in the best interest of the whole family, but really stinks in the beginning. Taking a huge pay cut is difficult. We've learned to live with the money we make now. I'm a stay at home mom and don't want to send my kids to day care. I would miss them way too much. We will learn to change our spending habits and to count every penny. We will make it. Eventually, we'll think back to this time and be glad that we made the decision. We'll wonder why it took us so much debate to make this sacrifice. In one year, Jerry should be making what he makes now... or at least close. The job he has now offers security and is safe. The new job is uncertain and new... and he's just unsure of the 'fit'. He's been looking for a long while and now the time has come to make that decision. He will take the new job and it'll turn into the comfy secure job that he has now...
Just like that pair of pants... next year, they'll be the comfy pants... next year we'll be pants shopping again and dreading that comparing all aspects to make sure they fit all the wrong places in all the right ways...
I guess it is like buying a new pair of pants...
Its not like that...
What I'm talking about is making a huge life change. Making a decision that eventually, will be in the best interest of the whole family, but really stinks in the beginning. Taking a huge pay cut is difficult. We've learned to live with the money we make now. I'm a stay at home mom and don't want to send my kids to day care. I would miss them way too much. We will learn to change our spending habits and to count every penny. We will make it. Eventually, we'll think back to this time and be glad that we made the decision. We'll wonder why it took us so much debate to make this sacrifice. In one year, Jerry should be making what he makes now... or at least close. The job he has now offers security and is safe. The new job is uncertain and new... and he's just unsure of the 'fit'. He's been looking for a long while and now the time has come to make that decision. He will take the new job and it'll turn into the comfy secure job that he has now...
Just like that pair of pants... next year, they'll be the comfy pants... next year we'll be pants shopping again and dreading that comparing all aspects to make sure they fit all the wrong places in all the right ways...
I guess it is like buying a new pair of pants...
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