All True Wealth Is Biological

Hi All,

 

It was something of a shit of a year last year. Such that I was very glad to see the arse end of it. Between working for 6 months for no income and then the closure of the start up I was involved in, though to the break up of my relationship, its been a bit tough. I’m still working through the process and coming to terms with the changes. Living within now very meager means, and collecting rejection emails from job hunting is just additional icing on the cake. Yay. Not.

On the plus side, my ex and I are very amicable about it, though we still disagree hugely about how to deal with the behaviors of her two older kids. And I’m still very heavily involved with the wee man and see him nearly every day, though budget and (when I finally get some) work will put a bit of a kibosh on that.

The girl and I talked about New Years resolutions, and I didn’t have any. More some aspirations. Job, a little home, hopefully not too far away, and one with a spare room so that I can have the wee man overnight on a regular basis. Need to stay put for a while though to build up the reserves. And in any case, until we both know whats happening, it’s very hard to make any sort of plans.

But what has really been brought home to me has been the kindness of family. None of us are particularly materialistic. A roof over our heads, food on the table, happy children is all we need. We’ve not come from money, and what we do have is shared in times of need. While I’ve never needed to stick my hand out, just to know that that is there is hugely comforting. I also need to thank my friends too. For their support and willingness to help.

In some respects, this is a time for introspection and some decisions about where to next. I’ve rolled the dice a few times in my life and gone and done something completely different more than once. It teaches you resilience. It teaches you tenacity. And it certainly helps to know that, when the chips are down, you can believe in yourself to get what needs to be done, done.

I’m examining many different aspects of my life at present, including the gaming. In all honesty, I’m not enjoying things hugely at present. EvE and LOTRO are being played more out of habit than actually any real desire to do so. It’s not bittervettedness, more of an unwillingness to waste time grinding any more. Budgetary constraints too are a consideration.

I may sell off an alt or two and reduce my accounts. Another possibility is to offer my industrial capabilities out to other people, provided they are willing to do the logistics behind it i.e move the materials and end products and I’ll log in and set up the jobs. A much smaller investment in RL time.

In any case, I am looking forward to what 2015 might bring. It is a very heartwarming thing to know that peeps do have my back (and that I have theirs). Lois McMaster Bujold wrote that all true wealth is biological. And, damn, ain’t it true.

 

Travel safe,

 

H