I couldn't help but think about this while I was stuck, yet again, on a conference call for work that ran over the allotted time. Now before you go thinking that I'm going to start waxing philosophical about life in general, I'm actually referring to the reasoning why we all find ourselves here at WA.

While most may answer with the reasoning of wanting to make more money for themselves,  the amount that makes one feel comfortable seems to vary from one person to the next. Some may want to do nothing more than make a few extra dollars each week for fun money, while others may see it as the path to self employment so they can finally enjoy life. For me, my desire to stay with WA is about making a better life for myself and my husband. 

We both work at well paying jobs, yet there is not a day that goes by that either of us has not had thoughts of wanting to quit and the conference call I found myself stuck on this morning, brought my utter hate for my job to the forefront. I would have no issues with telling them what to do with their job, if it wasn't for the fact that our livelihood didn't depend so much on the salaries that both hubby and I bring home every other week. 

While some of you may have read my rants in the past, our 5 figures worth of credit card debt, 6 figures with hubbys car and the mortgage, leaves me feeling stuck in a place I cannot easily get out of. Add to that the fact that we live in what can be considered by some to be one of the most expensive states to live in, and we both seem to hit our breaking points on an almost daily basis. I have read all the books, I understand the process of getting out of debt, but it is something that weighs on me every single day and keeps me in a job that consistently leaves me feeling physically and mentally ill but at the same time I have dreams of a life that has to be better than this.

I want to be able to go on vacation, to be able to buy things that we want without the fear of how we're going to pay for something. I know that I cannot continue on the path that I have found myself on for so many years, but there are days where it is hard to see the forest through the trees. And it is on these days that I have come to the realization that I need to just step away from my computer and work on something else until the feeling passes cause I know that my friends here at WA will help support me in achieving the level of success that is right for me.