Friday, January 15, 2010

Of Endings and Beginnings

Today marks the end of Paul rushing to catch the morning train to work, after leaving it as late as possible to avoid waking the family too early.

The end of rushing to get the afternoon train, leaving as early as possible to make sure that there is enough time in the evening to enjoy as a family.

The end of work uniforms.

The end of PAYG tax.

The end of paid leave.

Actually, the end of any regular pay.

Scary huh?

But it also marks the beginning.

The beginning of a life lived on our own terms.

The beginning of becoming more self-sufficient.

The beginning of a hell of a lot of risk, and of a hell of a lot of work.

Today is Paul's last day at his current work.

Tomorrow he joins me working from home, to create a business (or two!) that we can be proud to call our own, and that will become a legacy for our children.



 







Who knows where this will all be at, and how we'll be feeling in 6 months time.  But today, we are excited. Today we are hopeful. Today, we are ready.

13 comments:

  1. Wishing you and Paul the very best of luck! Such an exciting yet scary endeavor, but one I am sure you are both up for! Can hardly wait to see the growth!

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  2. Best wishes to you and Paul. May this be the beginning of many successful ventures.

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  3. Best of luck Nat and Paul in all of your endeavours! I'm so excited for you!! :D

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  4. I am so excited for you both. Congratulations for chasing your dreams. I wish you every success.

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  5. How exciting for you, and I think I'm a wee bit jealous - to have my husband home and us working together would be a dream come true! All the best, keep us updated.

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  6. Best wishes to you and your family Nat!

    Just between you and me, the thought of no more PAYG is enough to make me want to crack open a bottle of bubbly!! :D

    Can't wait to see where you guys are in 6 months!

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  7. Woohoo! Now the journey begins! I so look forward to following along on the blog and seeing how successful you guys become!

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  8. Aren't I lucky to be married to the most wonderful wife in the world xxx. Bring it on baby

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  9. Awwwww, I got all goosebumpy and excited (not helped by your hubby's sweet comment). I wish you success and satisfaction and fun. Me and my boy work from home for ourselves and 9 years down the track there is no way we would have it any other way.

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  10. Wow! That is so exciting!!!! Go for your dreams!!! I look forward to following the journey.

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  11. Wishing you and Paul all the best with your new ventures Nat. I know that you will do well. :)

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  12. Oh how exciting! I am sure this is going to be the start of something amazingly wonderful!! and ooooh I LOVE your new logo!!
    (ps if you still need help to set up your blog email me... am back in the lad of the living.. I think)

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  13. Yay for you!!! "leap and the net will appear"

    This is what me and HNH did...unintentionally and without as much as a plan as you have, and its the best thing we have ever done!

    Love your new labels/graphics

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