It's The Lease I Can Do

I am formally locked into the rental for well over a year. We agreed yesterday that we would update the lease and stay through April 2019. Although I would really like to be closer to the kids, I'm not painfully far away like I was in Santa Clara, and the simple fact that I can continue to save money while spending a much-needed year in “recovery mode” makes it totally compelling.

I need to recover. The experience of these past four years have been so difficult, stressful and draining. I need to remove everything I can from my plate for awhile and not take on anything substantial beyond some key core specific focuses. I need to read more, write more, and get healthy… emotionally, mentally and physically. So that is what 2018 will be. I’m going to put myself first for awhile, so I can be around for my kids and engaged in the year ahead while they transition into high school.