November 7, 2016

Every three to six months or so I wake up and want to find something that I can create into a business and work for myself. I get tired if working to make someone else wealthy. So I research ways to make money at home. I've tried two MLM companies - Advocate and World Financial Group. Both great companies. Both have great products and can really help people. But I have a hard time getting out of my comfort zone to proactively talk to people about what I'm doing. I've thought about Uber and Left, but I'm too exhausted at the end of my day to go out and work again. I'm a fairly good writer when it comes to erotic short stories, so that is an option. There are several ways to create and sell t-shirts online. I'm a fairly decent abstract painter. For some reason, I've never stuck to any of these. Why? Lack of motivation? Lack of discipline? Do I need to see immediate results to keep going? Probably all of these. What if I worked on all of these, a little bit each day? Some income from each source collectively could be better than a lot from one stream and could help with keeping me motivated. 

What do you think?

Here are a couple of shirts I'm selling already:
https://www.sunfrog.com/EatSleepCamp.html?82123

https://www.sunfrog.com/diesel-power-trucking-shirt.html?82123

November 6, 2016

I realized last night that I need rest. Good, quality. If you didn't know already Americans are overworked and underpaid. We work too many hours and don't get enough sleep. If you have kids then you're working two jobs. Being a parent is a job all on it's own. We're unhealthy, slaves to debt, and often struggle just to get through the day, only to wake up and do it all over again.

The rest I'm talking about is not what is found on your weekend. I have a three day weekend every week. My body gets to rest a little. I try to keep my mind off of work, but often find myself getting anxious for Tuesday and wondering how big the loads are that I'll be delivering. Will it be a nice 10 hour day or a long 12 hour day? Even though I don't work for three days, my time off is hardly restful.

The rest I'm talking about is a complete reset of life. I want to throw everything out, start over, and build a life I don't need rest from from the ground up. How do I do that with what I've got now? I can't abandon my responsibilities. My family needs health care, I still have debt to pay off, bills to pay, and a job to show up to. The rest I'm talking about is really the purpose of this blog. I'll have to chip away, little by little, at the chains keeping me tied to this type of life.

Imagine waking up naturally, on your own, in the perfect bed in a house on the beach. You can hear the waves crashing on the shore. A light breeze flows through the open windows in your room. You don't need any coffee. You just pour yourself some water or orange juice. There is nowhere you have to be, nothing that you need to do. Your job is to simply enjoy this creation, relax, and be at peace. Your body feels great. You don't suffer from any pain, stiffness, or inflammation. Your mind is at ease. You're not stressed or anxious. Your whole being is smiling.

Is this type of existence possible? If so, how do we get there? What can we do today to get that much closer to this goal?

My two favorite ways to relax are laying on the beach and sitting around a campfire while camping. When I'm there, nothing else matters. Nothing else exists, nothing but that moment.



The things I'm doing today to bring me closer to this life are 1) drink more water and 2) juice at least 2 meals a day.

What are your ideas?

Juicer Arrived!!!

A quick note:

My electric masticating juicer arrived yesterday! Due to some weird issues with my order, I thought it wasn't coming at all, but to my surprise, it's here! I've used it twice now. Setup and clean up was easy. It worked well with harder vegetables like carrots. I couldn't be more pleased. This is definitely way better than hand cranking all those veggies and fruits.

Here's the link to what I purchased.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Big-Boss-Heavy-Duty-Masticating-Slow-Juicer-White/22839661

November 1, 2016

In April of 2016, with the help of a layoff, I successfully changed careers. I'd been in customer service in some form another my entire working life and had wanted something more blue collar for quite sometime. I was not innovative and didn’t care about the next great thing. I certainly didn’t care about my customer’s first world problems. There were bigger, more important things to solve in the world. So I became a truck driver, something I've always wanted to do, but never put together a plan to get there. I drive locally for a beverage distributor. The hours are long and the weather sometimes unforgiving. Mornings come inhumanely early, but the pay is good and I only work four days a week. It is a step in the right direction toward a life I know is way more healthy than the rat race that society is convinced that life should be. No, I caught on to the cycle that keeps Americans suppressed. I'll beat the system by not playing the game. My goal is to live financially free, work part time, create lasting memories with my family, and be healthy. 

Here is where each of those things stand right now.

Debt: $46,000 - Two cars and a credit card

Work Hours: ~45 hrs a week

Family: Currently separated, but working on our marriage

Health: 146 lbs, technically "overweight" for my height. Pre-diabetic. Sugar addiction. Numbness and swelling in hands.

Mental Health: Work is stressful and I get anxiety thinking about having to wake up so early.

I've started working on my health. I started juicing two meals a day three days ago. My gut feels better and my work pants are fitting just a bit more loose. My body feels more clean. I'm sticking with two recipes so far and will expand on them once I get into the habit of juicing.