Hello!
Been some time!
I’m sitting at a espresso store proper now within the Outer Banks desperately attempting to keep away from a presentation I have to put collectively for a brand new venture (shout out to Ashley’s Espresso Parlour!), and realized it’s been some time since we final chatted. So hey! Whatcha been as much as over there? Something new and juicy happening this Summer season? 🙂
It’s been a scorching mess right here within the DC space with all of the gov’t cuts and confusion and chaos. Everybody right here is aware of somebody – or is somebody – affected by these adjustments, and it doesn’t appear to be getting any higher… We’ve in some way managed to keep away from a bulk of it to date (my spouse is a proud – and onerous working! – civil servant), nevertheless the partitions are closing through which is unhappy because it’s her favourite job in your complete world and she or he’d be devastated having to stroll away 
However we hold going and simply do no matter we are able to inside our management!
Except for that, life goes fairly nicely. Our 3 boys proceed to develop and be their foolish little selves (who now care awfully lots about garments and types and influencers – even my 7 yr previous!), and I’m nonetheless training retirement and failing fairly onerous at it, haha… I “work” simply as a lot now as I did earlier than, although it’s alone time and for no pay, so I suppose it’s kinda like actual retirement? 🙂
It’s been a blast although. I unintentionally began a brand new venture a number of months again and it’s since taken a lifetime of its personal: A free clothes closet in my hometown, giving out garments and necessities to anybody who wants it!
It primarily caters to our neighbors residing on the streets and within the woods, but additionally a variety of our decrease revenue households as nicely. We’ve given out over 10,000 gadgets to date, from clothes to bikes to tents, sleeping baggage, hats, footwear, female merchandise, you identify it.
It’s so totally different from working an *on-line* venture the place you’re sharing concepts worldwide and by no means see anybody nose to nose, in comparison with this one which is so hyper centered and solely offers with bodily merchandise being shared IN PERSON! I even needed to get again onto Fb after a decade away as everybody on this city communicates there, lolol… Okay, nicely that and Instagram, however nonetheless. It’s like going again in time and having to unlearn a complete manner of doing enterprise 
On one facet it’s been nice – the venture is flourishing and there’s no finish in sight, however on the opposite it hurts my coronary heart because it solely proves that there’s such a necessity for this locally 🙁 And never solely mine, however in all probability yours too in addition to throughout the nation/world! And it solely looks as if it’s getting worse with how issues are enjoying out… Since when is meals and clothes a nicety and never necessity?!
However oh nicely… Can’t say I ever noticed myself going into this line of enterprise, lol, but when there’s one factor I’ve discovered over time, it’s to maintain going once you’re onto one thing and every part retains flowing 🙂 Whether or not that’s a brand new venture or a relationship and even your funds. There’s one thing magical that occurs when your passions align together with your expertise, particularly if it occurs to unravel an issue on the planet. So when the universe tells you you’re on the fitting path you retain pushing since you’re proper the place you’re meant to be at this cut-off date! It’s a phenomenal factor!
In order that’s what I’ve been as much as over right here!
And now gotta cease procrastinating and get again to work 🙂 This presentation I’ve to place collectively is for a neighborhood group who desires to donate a bunch of garments – and hopefully cash so I can get a sprinter van and switch this right into a cellular closet! – and I have to persuade them I’m not a psycho, haha…
If anybody desires to study extra in regards to the closet, and/or desires to donate your self (sure please!!), DM me and I’ll inform you extra 
Within the meantime, I’ll attempt to get again to some form of rhythm right here on the weblog! I ought to have extra time as the youngsters begin going again to highschool right here over the subsequent couple months…
In case you’re new to the location and that is the primary put up you’re studying, hey!! Thanks for giving it a shot! 🙂 You’ll be able to take a look at “my story” right here, and be at liberty to achieve out anytime with questions or simply to say hello. We normally do speak extra about cash than my private life, haha, but it surely in all probability gained’t be the final time both.
Have a unbelievable week!
PS: That different venture I’m serving to my good friend with continues to be shifting ahead (YouBots.ai), however proving to be extra of an extended haul than we thought. On the plus facet, the Challenge of Me continues to be going sturdy!
PPS: Listed here are 3 unbelievable books I’ve learn just lately if anybody’s :
- “The Happiest Man on Earth” by Eddie Jaku
- “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” by Heather Morris
- “10% Happier” by Dan Harris
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[This post, Hi!, was first published by J. Money on Budgets Are Sexy]
