Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Wow. We're really here and we're really doing this thing! Holy cow. And yikes!
Funny story: Last night I spent 10 minutes scraping a gorgeous mediteranean pizza off a pan and onto some foil. Apparently our teeny camper oven doesn't fit a full sized pan, so I had to try to slop it off onto something that would fit. Nice. But, it turned out tasty anyways!

So things are moving ahead. Somedays it feels like everything's flying and we can barely keep up, other days we feel like we're the ones flying...straight off a cliff!! To be entirely honest, we've had some fairly challenging moments. J has been especially discouraged, trying to figure out how to 'break through' and how to get from idea to reality. I've been exhausted as Jem continues to fight sleep. In the midst of all that, here are some of the tough things we have learned:
- Starting a home-based business is tough. It requires a ton of energy, continual optimism, extreme organization, and strong connections.
- Starting a home-based business without an income while setting up house in a camper and working around a 9 month old, well, that's a whole another story! Hahahaha....
- This kind of step demands a whole new approach to marriage and communication. We're life-partners, but we're also business partners. If one of those partnerships is in conflict we have to deal with the crap before it merges into the other one.
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And some of the not-so-tough things we're learning:
- Creating a home in the camper, while somewhat ridiculous, isn't cute so awful as it may sound. Actually, there are some pretty neat things involved. We're cozy, what we see is what we've got, and you can clean the whole thing in under 15 minutes! (granted, it's next to impossible to keep clean or tidy, and the baby does look a little wierd sleeping in the bathtub...)
- We're discovering some of our stregths and gifts. It turns out I'm kind of awasome when it comes to marketing ideas! Ha, I must admit toying with the idea of going into advertising (that lasted about 7 seconds but hey?). Honestly though, J is so organized, focused, and able to follow things through to thefinish. Me on the other hand, I can get things rolling and go nuts with the front-line ideas, then die at the end. So yeah, we're working to our strengths and getting to know each other in a new way.
- Watching J's folks interact with Jem is AWESOME. He's getting to know them and they obviously love him. That whole deal just makes me happy.

Well, time to move on into the day and shower the trailer off for awhile. One last thought....
While these days have been intense, we've embraced one special thing in this beautiful land: The view is free! The wealthy folks up on the hill and the little family in the camper, they all get to gaze at the same mountains cuz creation was painted for us all, and that's part of the beauty of God.

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