We're making progress

I like change. I get bored very easily. I need progress. I like to feel that sense of having accomplished something. I can't stand letting things get stagnant. I'm very goal driven.

I think that's one of the reasons I liked college. With each credit, I was making progress toward a degree. Every semester, I checked out my degree audit report to see how many more credits I needed. I also like to be ahead of the game and get things done quickly. I finished college in 4 years, but I had to play catch up after transferring in my freshman year.

The good news is, I'm still finding ways to make progress, now that I've finished school--twice. I recently switched jobs, which was a huge decision. I left a job that I hated, where I was over worked and under paid. But it paid the bills all the same. I am now taking a stab at being a full time horse trainer and riding instructor. The goal that drives me to sacrifice stability and better pay is my hope to run a boarding and lesson farm one day. I used to work at this farm which is a great model for having a fun, low competition, family friendly farm. I work primarily at one farm now, and was recently asked to take on another day of lessons. I'm up to three days there and I help with the farm chores on the weekend. I'm also going to be the camp director this summer. We have 8 weeks of camp, plus a prep week, which is going to make for a busy summer. With each new client, I feel like I'm making progress toward my ultimate goal of owning and running a farm. This experience is priceless.

We're making progress on another front too. We are officially under contract on our first house. This has been a goal for a while, but we weren't sure it was going to happen so soon. We only plan to live in our current location for another 5-6 years, but we're just throwing away money in renting. We have an inspector coming tomorrow. This house is perfect for us. It's super cute.... admittedly it needs some curb appeal help, but it was one of those things that we knew was going to be the one as soon as we walked in the door, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that nothing crazy happens during inspection and appraisal. Now we'll be gaining equity AND my sweet puppy will have a yard to play in, which is progress in my book!