Money and Finance
Starting at the beginning of this year my wife and I didn't exactly start trying to have a child but we stopped not trying. It finally felt like the time to start working towards adding to our family. Even though I expected for us to find out the good news the gravity of the change didn't really sink in until one day in May. Around the middle of May my wife had an appointment scheduled and luckily things worked out with my work schedule that I was able to go with her to that appointment. We got the news that we had been expecting and it was a huge emotional roller coaster.
Just finding out news that I'm now fully responsible for the care and well-being of another person is a bit overwhelming and changes your perspective on things. Coupling the emotions of that news with the issues my grandfather was going through at the time made it kind of bittersweet. For those that don't remember, my grandfather had fallen and broken his left hip and left shoulder. That was a truly wild ride because my wife and I didn't feel that the time was right to share our good news with my family because the focus really needed to be on the well-being of my grandfather who was in bad shape.
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- Shifting Focus
Change is about the only thing that we're guaranteed in life. As many of you know the last year and a half has been a time of big change for my wife and I. We went from the excitement of her being pregnant, to finding out that our son had a very...
- Weekly Roundup - April 11, 2015
Lots of interesting news in the work side of my life this past week. The really great news is that I finally can have some resemblance of work/life balance. I have a 20/10 schedule now, so I work 20 days then I'm off for 10. This is the first...
- Weekly Roundup - March 29, 2015
Quick update this week because I've been spending a lot of time with my wife and son at the hospital. Luke's been giving us a lot of trouble this week so I didn't have much opportunity to write. But I've got several ideas for some...
- Weekly Roundup - September 27, 2014
The past two weeks have been pretty rough. Not due to the increased volatility but due to life in general. My grandfather passed away almost two weeks ago and a week ago Friday was the funeral. The man was one of the most kind hearted and loving...
- Recent Sell And Option Transaction
Well the markets were on a tear to start the week off and it allowed me to capitalize on some opportunities. I was expecting for July to be kind of slow for my portfolio since my capital will be a bit lower since my wife and I are starting to look at...
Money and Finance
Life Can Change In An Instant
Starting at the beginning of this year my wife and I didn't exactly start trying to have a child but we stopped not trying. It finally felt like the time to start working towards adding to our family. Even though I expected for us to find out the good news the gravity of the change didn't really sink in until one day in May. Around the middle of May my wife had an appointment scheduled and luckily things worked out with my work schedule that I was able to go with her to that appointment. We got the news that we had been expecting and it was a huge emotional roller coaster.
Just finding out news that I'm now fully responsible for the care and well-being of another person is a bit overwhelming and changes your perspective on things. Coupling the emotions of that news with the issues my grandfather was going through at the time made it kind of bittersweet. For those that don't remember, my grandfather had fallen and broken his left hip and left shoulder. That was a truly wild ride because my wife and I didn't feel that the time was right to share our good news with my family because the focus really needed to be on the well-being of my grandfather who was in bad shape.
Read more »
- Shifting Focus
Change is about the only thing that we're guaranteed in life. As many of you know the last year and a half has been a time of big change for my wife and I. We went from the excitement of her being pregnant, to finding out that our son had a very...
- Weekly Roundup - April 11, 2015
Lots of interesting news in the work side of my life this past week. The really great news is that I finally can have some resemblance of work/life balance. I have a 20/10 schedule now, so I work 20 days then I'm off for 10. This is the first...
- Weekly Roundup - March 29, 2015
Quick update this week because I've been spending a lot of time with my wife and son at the hospital. Luke's been giving us a lot of trouble this week so I didn't have much opportunity to write. But I've got several ideas for some...
- Weekly Roundup - September 27, 2014
The past two weeks have been pretty rough. Not due to the increased volatility but due to life in general. My grandfather passed away almost two weeks ago and a week ago Friday was the funeral. The man was one of the most kind hearted and loving...
- Recent Sell And Option Transaction
Well the markets were on a tear to start the week off and it allowed me to capitalize on some opportunities. I was expecting for July to be kind of slow for my portfolio since my capital will be a bit lower since my wife and I are starting to look at...