I wish I could say that I have a carefree life…. I love my life, I love what I do, I love the people in it… but I am self employed, and I am constantly having to think about where the next bit of income is going to come from. My mother has always said that if you have money worries, then everything in life becomes hard work. I don’t have money worries as such – I live within my means, I don’t owe anyone a penny etc. – but I do have to work continually to make sure that my income continues. That gets to be pretty wearing.
(I can’t wait for a holiday I have booked that’s coming up soon – It will be an enforced no-working period for me, and will get me through the next few months. That said, I often do some of my best thinking during holidays as I have freed myself up from the day to day working. I never truly switch off!)