A new chapter in the "Kara Chronicles" Coming Soon.

I spent Monday & Tuesday of this week working at the office of Webspec Design which is who I work for now.  The office is in Urbandale, and it was wonderful to get out of Forest City.  I was not meant to stay in a small town.  Ever since I was small I have been clamoring to get anywhere that I can stretch my wings and see what I can do.  There are so many more opportunities in Des Moines for a designer & artist. and I am so ready to grab them!  Some people may say "I hate Iowa I want to get out!"  And I won't necessarily agree, but I get where they are coming from.  It would be wonderful to just start over, taking my loved ones and pets with me :)  

And after my visit this week I am absolutely positive that I will be moving this year.  I don't even care if I am working from home (which I won't be) I just need to get somewhere with some opportunity for advancement.  I am sick of being "stuck" here when there is no reason that I can't leave.

Here comes the hard part that I am going to have to suck up & deal with, the sooner the better.  Daycare, rent, where to live, bills, visitation rights, money, insurance, debt.....  The list goes on and on, but you know what?  

It is easy to be broke as hell & happy.  You just have to live within your means.  I know many people who don't get this.  I do, I really get it.  You can find a way to make it work.  A way to make life, love and your dream career work.  Life is easy if you just understand that it's okay to fall on your face once and a while, and sometimes it's okay to take the plunge.  Is the risk worth the reward?

Are your dreams worth sacrificing feeling "safe"?

Mine are.

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I am ready.

I am ready to accept love.

I am ready to accept my responsibilities.

I am ready to work hard and reap the rewards.

mostly, 

I am ready to be HAPPY.

for the first time in WAY too long.

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I am so READY to stop being afraid of what might go wrong, and to start being ready for what will go right if I work hard & take charge of my life.