Matters of Time in Gatlinburg: Prioritizing & Productivity
This is a topic I wanted to explore now that I’ve been here for over 8 months. Developments I didn’t anticipate, but welcome with open arms, are the opportunities I desired while toiling away at the brink of exhaustion at my last 2 warehouse jobs. It was easy in these moments to take myself to the place I now happily reside. I have no reason to complain about my existence and my purpose on this earth. I had no idea our life would change from our first visit to Gatlinburg. We weren’t questioning what we should be doing with our life. We may not have been happy, but who is when you’re raising a child, trying to put food on the table, while being perpetually unappreciated at work. We were still in our 30s, doing the best that we could to get ahead, looking forward to our weekends and paid vacations we so desperately needed. Gatlinburg quickly became our happy place, then it turned into our dream landing spot one day, but we didn’t want to wait until retirement. We hatched a rough plan that, over the years, became more jagged than an overused lawn mower blade…but here we are.
All of these things I’ve mentioned in prior locked personal posts. It is my story that I only want those of you who have graciously supported me to hear. Thank you, again. This one is also very personal to me, and it’s something I struggle with on a daily basis…time.