Comments on: Inner Peace http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/ Adventures in Life, Love and Laundry Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:20:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sherri http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/#comment-10408 Sherri Tue, 20 May 2008 05:28:22 +0000 http://www.steppingonlegos.com/?p=679#comment-10408 My position was eliminated mid-March and I am sooo happy. They sucked and I hated it. I had one week off with Grace when I came home from Vietnam. He repeatedly told me that he put his job before family and he needed me to also. Now Grace and I go to the park. Play outside with the dogs. We have a great time. Much better than that sucky job. This is my utopia. My position was eliminated mid-March and I am sooo happy. They sucked and I hated it. I had one week off with Grace when I came home from Vietnam. He repeatedly told me that he put his job before family and he needed me to also. Now Grace and I go to the park. Play outside with the dogs. We have a great time. Much better than that sucky job. This is my utopia.

]]> By: erin http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/#comment-10075 erin Mon, 12 May 2008 01:27:03 +0000 http://www.steppingonlegos.com/?p=679#comment-10075 I felt the same with with Mike's last job. When I should have been freaked out that he lost it so suddenly, I felt nothing but HUGE relief that he was finally not working for those ass hats. I am glad you have found your utopia. I am well on my way too. Have a wonderful Mother's Day. I felt the same with with Mike’s last job. When I should have been freaked out that he lost it so suddenly, I felt nothing but HUGE relief that he was finally not working for those ass hats. I am glad you have found your utopia. I am well on my way too. Have a wonderful Mother’s Day.

]]> By: Carissa http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/#comment-10073 Carissa Mon, 12 May 2008 01:07:18 +0000 http://www.steppingonlegos.com/?p=679#comment-10073 I love this post and it has made me look at my life dfifferently! Happy Mother's Day! I love this post and it has made me look at my life dfifferently!

Happy Mother’s Day!

]]> By: gregory http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/#comment-10047 gregory Sun, 11 May 2008 13:40:55 +0000 http://www.steppingonlegos.com/?p=679#comment-10047 This was a lovely post. Happy Mother's Day. This was a lovely post. Happy Mother’s Day.

]]> By: Paul R. http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/#comment-10043 Paul R. Sun, 11 May 2008 11:55:16 +0000 http://www.steppingonlegos.com/?p=679#comment-10043 Very nice. Very nice.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/#comment-10038 Michelle Sun, 11 May 2008 10:35:30 +0000 http://www.steppingonlegos.com/?p=679#comment-10038 wow Nicki, I needed this blog. I needed it badly. Thank you so much. I feel like everyone is looking at me like I should be falling apart right now. But I'm not. I'm actually still happy. I feel like a freak because of it. Thank you thank you thank you! I am so happy that you have this inner peace. I'm so happy that Tony is home for swimming and zoo trips! wow Nicki, I needed this blog. I needed it badly. Thank you so much. I feel like everyone is looking at me like I should be falling apart right now. But I’m not. I’m actually still happy. I feel like a freak because of it. Thank you thank you thank you!
I am so happy that you have this inner peace. I’m so happy that Tony is home for swimming and zoo trips!

]]> By: Shannon http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/#comment-10022 Shannon Sun, 11 May 2008 02:37:40 +0000 http://www.steppingonlegos.com/?p=679#comment-10022 Wow, I am so happy for you! You have been on my mind every day, and I am so glad that this opportunity presented itself and all that it brings to your family. What an incredible example for your kids of how to face challenges. When M. was born I fully intended to go back to teaching, couldn't b/c she was a preemie--we were totally broke. MANY weeks the only way we could buy groceries was with dh's tip money. But we were so, so genuinely happy--I have wonderful memories of those times! Wow, I am so happy for you! You have been on my mind every day, and I am so glad that this opportunity presented itself and all that it brings to your family. What an incredible example for your kids of how to face challenges.

When M. was born I fully intended to go back to teaching, couldn’t b/c she was a preemie–we were totally broke. MANY weeks the only way we could buy groceries was with dh’s tip money. But we were so, so genuinely happy–I have wonderful memories of those times!

]]> By: emily http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/#comment-10013 emily Sat, 10 May 2008 23:54:52 +0000 http://www.steppingonlegos.com/?p=679#comment-10013 you rock, nicki! things will all all into place soon. until then, it is incredible you have this sort of perspective. your kiddos are lucky to have you as a role model. xxoo you rock, nicki!
things will all all into place soon.
until then, it is incredible you have this sort of perspective.
your kiddos are lucky to have you as a role model.
xxoo

]]> By: Sarah http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/#comment-10007 Sarah Sat, 10 May 2008 20:33:21 +0000 http://www.steppingonlegos.com/?p=679#comment-10007 Beautiful Words!!! Beautiful Words!!!

]]> By: Gina http://www.steppingonlegos.com/2008/05/09/innerpeace/#comment-9996 Gina Sat, 10 May 2008 16:58:12 +0000 http://www.steppingonlegos.com/?p=679#comment-9996 I love this post! I have such a hard time explaining to family members (and some friends) why we wouldn't want to work as much as we could while we can. It's like our culture has lost the ability to see beyond monetary wealth. You've said it perfectly. Ten years ago, hubby and I tweaked our careers and began teaching/counseling to fit the family-focused lifestyle we'd always wanted. Leaving the business world cut our salaries in half, but we finally had time and freedom! It really does feel like Utopia. We are incredibly blessed to enjoy about 15 weeks of vacation together every year. Then three years ago, we took the next step and I stopped teaching to be at home with our girls. Our income nearly halved again, but our 'happiness rewards' more than doubled. We have relationships with each other and with our teenagers that I don't think we could have without having made such a huge time investment. We also haven't had to deal with the typical teen issues we dealt with during our adult daughter's teen years. I chalk it up to experiencing real closeness in our relationships. Soon we hope to travel to VN to bring our sons home and in order to help finance our travel, hubby has taken on a part-time counseling gig two nights a week and Saturdays. After just four weeks, we're all more tired, more irritable, more tied to duties that take us away from each other. The toll is obvious to all of us--even my 13 yo asked when he gets to quit! I'm SO ready to get my Utopia back! I love this post! I have such a hard time explaining to family members (and some friends) why we wouldn’t want to work as much as we could while we can. It’s like our culture has lost the ability to see beyond monetary wealth. You’ve said it perfectly.

Ten years ago, hubby and I tweaked our careers and began teaching/counseling to fit the family-focused lifestyle we’d always wanted. Leaving the business world cut our salaries in half, but we finally had time and freedom! It really does feel like Utopia. We are incredibly blessed to enjoy about 15 weeks of vacation together every year. Then three years ago, we took the next step and I stopped teaching to be at home with our girls. Our income nearly halved again, but our ‘happiness rewards’ more than doubled. We have relationships with each other and with our teenagers that I don’t think we could have without having made such a huge time investment. We also haven’t had to deal with the typical teen issues we dealt with during our adult daughter’s teen years. I chalk it up to experiencing real closeness in our relationships.

Soon we hope to travel to VN to bring our sons home and in order to help finance our travel, hubby has taken on a part-time counseling gig two nights a week and Saturdays. After just four weeks, we’re all more tired, more irritable, more tied to duties that take us away from each other. The toll is obvious to all of us–even my 13 yo asked when he gets to quit! I’m SO ready to get my Utopia back!

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