I have to admit that cobbling together work to make a living is a bit more stressful than I had anticipated, especially in this economy. But when the work is work you actually enjoy, it balances out. I'm very stressed out right now, but I'm HAPPIER than I've been in a long time. Which is worth a LOT. :) I hope the same works out for you. With perhaps less stress. :)

You've been in my thoughts a lot as I consider this. I have no question that the content of the job is a dream. But I know myself and money worries are crippling for me. I'm not motivated by money so much as by the lack of it. I want my luxuries: a yard for the dog, expensive vets (he has his own ophthalmologist!), eating out somewhat regularly, traveling once or twice a year, bills paid, saving for my old age...

My luxuries may not be caviar and the Riviera but they're vital to my emotional well-being. That's what I'm most concerned about at this point. Plus, you know, trying to re-learn what I've forgotten since I was 25 and cram in everything new that's happened since then. Erp.

Edited 2010-02-19 03:52 pm (UTC)

See, here's the thing. All of those things you describe are important to me, too. Thus the stress. :) But I'm trying very hard to have faith that my business is building and I'll eventually be okay. And get to travel occasionally and not be utterly screwed when I need to retire someday. :)

We can commiserate, then. :) I want to make this work because I've never stopped thinking of myself as an archaeologist even though I've done nothing in it for such a long time. I need a benefits-supplying other job that will challenge me but not mind that my first passion is elsewhere. That shouldn't be hard at all. *rolls eyes*