I was discussing hours at work with lots of overtime being offered or actually made mandatory to my wife last night, I became pleasantly surprised.  Cyndi said she was glad that I wanted to be home instead of working a tone of overtime for the sake of the almighty dollar.  I was taken back at her statement and ask her if she ever felt I would rather work, and she said no, which I was happy to hear. 

Time spent at work verses being with family does not bring quality time within the marriage.  We men and women are now being told we have to work over, and we are thinking yes, I have to do this to bring in the money before the business goes under.  I have been there done that, just as so many of you are doing now.  My suggestion is to continue to talk with one another, and tell each other how you feel.  Ask questions and be sincere when you make suggestions.  If at all possible try and get as much out of debt as you can.  Make sure you pay more on the bills that really make life unpleasant, and plan to pay it off.

All this takes a little patience, but you both can do it together much better than doing so by yourself.  If your employer makes you work overtime, I suggest you pick a special time to spend with family, and make it special, even a pic nic in the park becomes one of the best times, at least for me it is.

A working situation does not have to rule your life, only if we let it.  I hope this year brings more jobs into the market places, to replace the ones we have lost.  I hope we who have lost our careers can some day pick up where we left off, and again do what we do best.  In the Real Estate world we all know how hard it has been.  I hope we can look forward to a new beginning, soon.

I am thankful for my family, here at home, and the one at Active Rain.  God bless.