When visiting my local Senior Center this morning, I ran into a woman who wanted to chat a bit. Waiting for morning bingo to begin, she asked me if I was still in school. (I admit her question made me think, either she thinks I look young enough to be a student, or those glasses of hers need updating. I prefer to think the former). "I'm doing my real estate thing. Thanks for asking." "Oh, she replied. Real Estate. Doesn't that suck right now?" Wow. Talk about direct and to the point. Evidently, not all seniors are out to lunch.
I guess she's right. Yeah, real estate business does kinda suck right now, but does it suck enough for me to quit and get a "real job?" With hubby laid-off almost 4 months ago, believe me, I've thought about this question a lot.
As the weeks of unemployment have now emerged into months, I'm finding my time is spent between building my biz, half-heartily looking for a part-time job, and stressing about hubby's prospects. Which is not to say all is hopeless by any means. It is what it is: reality. My reality is that I love what I'm doing. Even as a newbie, I think I'm pretty good at what I do, but in all honesty, I haven't done this long enough to really know how good, ya know? A taste of icing isn't exactly the same as dive-bombing into a thick chewy piece of chocolate cake. A bite is okay, but the entire cake is better! (Hey, we're talking chocolate, here)
Stay tuned, as the saga continues.... in the meantime, you'll have to excuse me. I'm off to bake a cake. =)
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