For Love or for Money

I used to always joke around and say that I would be married multiple times. I would marry first for money and later for love so that I could have the best of both worlds. It's funny in an ironic way because in a way I was kind of right. Though I haven't yet been legally married, not even once, I have experienced the choices of love or money in my career choices. What I have learned through these experiences I will definitely carry into my relationship choices. (And the fact that there was old Jeff and he made me realize that I could not by definition be a gold digger or have a sugar daddy. For sure! Money was not THAT important and other things DO count!)

I am happier now than I have ever been before and I make less money than I ever have before. When I accepted my current position, I said that God was taking away my beer money. I guess that could still be true but I go out and enjoy life just as much if not more on my tighter budget. Maybe, also, because I have re-prioritized my life and things that used to be important aren't that important anymore. I also realized that when I did have a lot more money I didn't use/spend it very wisely so I'm learning how to do that now.

I am doing something that I have always loved doing but I am doing it in an environment and with a company that is so incredibly different and inspiring that I can't help but be inspired myself. The traits that I desire in a husband are the some of the many traits that I have found in my job which leads me to believe that I am on the right track.

I am a SATC fan and Carrie once asked in her column "Can we have it all?" I have awesome friends and an awesome job. I'm still waiting for that third thing, so in some ways I'm in her shoes and in other ways I totally wish I were! (Blahnik, Choo and Louboutin are not in the budget.)

So for love or for money, I'm choosing love and hoping the money will come.