My Life as a mountain Bum-- Log 1

My life as an Un-Employed Mountain Bum.

January 5 2016

It’s 7am in my little mountain town. The Girls and I are rounding out our morning 5K walk headed back to our little condo. Our routine set from the months of weekend visits. Wake-up, brew coffee, feed girls, walk girls, (while drinking coffee), stop at Avalanche Bagels for a $1.00 refill, walk home.

The town is just starting to come a live, a stark contrast to the sleepy town I typically tour at 5:30am, I guess the merit of being unemployed is the extra hours of sleep.... one more note to add to my pro’s list.

It’s a chilly -12 degrees (Celsius) the perfect temperature to test out my new thermal layers. The ones I bought for ATY and forgot to wear.

I am still amazed that this is my home; I mean seriously, I knew I would move someday...especially after I bought my condo. I dreamed of this move for 7 years, but had you told me I would flip a switch, quit my secure job, and move to Canmore with just the few dollars in my bank account and the clothes on my back I would have told you that you were crazy.

I have always taken pride in being self supporting (to the best of my ability), and like every other person in this world I have come to enjoy certain creature comforts my career has brought, including my little Canmore condo.

So, without resolve, I am throwing myself into my new life.

For the longest of time I have preached, “follow your dreams” “live your best life”, but what does that mean? Was working 70 hours a week for a ceiling career my best life?

Was reaching management my best life?? Or was it just the process of the “American Dream”?

What does my best life look like? If I were to create a world of balance, what would the outcome be?

All I know, is that in the past 2 years I have poured my soul into a career that had many amazing moments, yet, even with those moments it was not fulfilling.

As I sit here, in my little mountain home, the girls snoring softly behind me, preparing to start on my journey I am convinced, no matter the outcome I have made the best decision of my life.

Money is only 1 small part of living. Building a life that fulfills you, the kind of life you wake up every day for excited to be a part of... that is what living is to me.

Over the next few months I have many interesting challenges and questions to fulfill. Do I leave the career path I have chosen to build a career that is better suited but possibly less prestigious, I think that answer is yes, but what is that career, where is that company?

I have the great opportunity to re-enter the real estate world in a marketing capacity, which I am excited to embrace, but can I evolve that role into a full time position?

What I do know for sure is no matter the financial situation; I am excited to embrace the many adventures that are ahead. I just hope that tomorrow I can make my coffee a little less strong, and perhaps use a little less hot sauce on my supper. Oh the Stress of life as an un-employed mountain bum!! Which toque should I wear, where did I put my warm socks, and should I wear my “Hillsong” spikes on my walk or live on the dangerous side of life and attempt the ice??  Welcome to my new reality!!