Sometimes life is hard. But often, the hard bits have something going for them, like lessons learned ... or positive byproducts. Here are some of mine.
The big one, I think, is that losing my job twice this year (after a few years of semi-tough finances) has taught me that a lot of the stuff I took for granted was just stuff. I don't miss it, really. I waste much less than I used to. And we have a plan, once we are both working again, to get in a much better financial place. I'm going to transition to a new, more reliable career (web design/development) over the next year or so. Also, family and friends are the best part of life. REALLY.
The second thing is that I just got notified that my blog is inadvertently hosting a phishing scam. Ugh. I've decided to completely wipe it and do a new Wordpress installation and reload of my old posts. The plus side is that I was sort of reminded that my blog needs attention ... and also I've been wanting to redo it anyway (from a technical perspective).
So what's your silver lining?
The big one, I think, is that losing my job twice this year (after a few years of semi-tough finances) has taught me that a lot of the stuff I took for granted was just stuff. I don't miss it, really. I waste much less than I used to. And we have a plan, once we are both working again, to get in a much better financial place. I'm going to transition to a new, more reliable career (web design/development) over the next year or so. Also, family and friends are the best part of life. REALLY.
The second thing is that I just got notified that my blog is inadvertently hosting a phishing scam. Ugh. I've decided to completely wipe it and do a new Wordpress installation and reload of my old posts. The plus side is that I was sort of reminded that my blog needs attention ... and also I've been wanting to redo it anyway (from a technical perspective).
So what's your silver lining?