adjusting plans already!

I knew we'd be tweaking plans as we went. And here is my first update on the tweaking!

We're still focused on paying down debt. We had a huge garage sale when my Mom was here and did quit a bit towards selling stuff and downsizing the house benefited us in the having less to store/move category, as well as the finances.

It has come to Brent's attention that he probably will not get overtime next year....he's too high up on the food chain! That means we will really have to work on alternate income!

For that my focus has been on coming up with a way to have a family business that is not location dependent. One idea that has appealed to both Brent and I (not an easy feat we've come to realize!) is to have an organizing business. I can go in and help people and Brent can do two things, one is building custom solutions, shelves, cabinets and the like. The other part is on larger projects, such as hoarders, his scheduling experience would be very valuable.

We would do this while traveling the country, stopping for a bit here and there to work.

We don't know if that will pan out, but it is where part of our focus is currently. And here comes that phrase: We'll just have to see.

Another tweak that is currently percolating is a possible move west. Brent flew to ID in April to interview at INL (Idaho National Laboratory). He left feeling confident that he would be getting an offer. He's just not sure the offer is going to be enough to move us and our gang cross country. I'm not sure there is an offer that could make moving 6 cats, 5 kids, 2 dogs, 2 horses, and one snake cross country worth it..... We'll keep you posted.