"I Wonder" Wednesdays: Signs of Life

There is nothing like Springtime. Nothing. I absolutely LOVE being able to shed my winter coat and venture outside to soak up the rays sans jacket. This morning when I peeked out the back window to see what the day might hold, I noticed some tiny green leaves beginning to pop out. So this afternoon, I ventured outside to see what other signs of life I might be able to see. And there were many!

So what's on my mind this lovely Wednesday? My thoughts lately have been consumed with a couple of big questions. First, would investing the time and energy into getting my photography business up and running be like putting the cart before the horse? I definitely want to go to grad school and earn my MFA so that eventually I can take all the knowledge I'll acquire throughout my career and pass it on to others. But what if I get so wrapped up in my business that when it's time to go to grad school, it's going to be insanely difficult to pull myself away and change focus? This has been a major point of discussion around here lately.

The other burning question is where will we begin our search for the place we'll eventually call home? There are so many things to consider once children are involved. Believe me, if it were just me and Kirk, we'd do a world tour, traveling from place to place until we both just knew we'd found the place for us. But now we're both in agreement that one more move is about all we feel comfortable inflicting on the girls. So for now, I guess we need to work on a ranking system, deciding which factors are most important to us individually and as a family, and then start making the rounds. This decision is going to be huge, since it will affect every facet of our lives. Daunting -- but exciting, too! Kirk and I are working like a team like never before, and I fully believe him when he tells me, "It'll be okay...we're going to figure this out." Sigh....