Forging a New Path Up North

I started this blog back in 2012. Back then, I was finally attending a university to finish my undergraduate degree in Computer Science. The sleepless nights having study and working full time were wearing me thin. I took naps in my car and had a routine of eating Einstein Bro’s bagels by the science buildings or Panda Express the evenings I waited for my last classes to start. Everything was about persevering so I can finally get my degree and get a “real” job. No more retail for me. This was it.

Obviously, the blog thing didn’t work out. The last thing I wanted to do with my limited time was sit in front of a computer writing about my struggles instead of getting much needed sleep. I regret not pushing myself to write instead. Then maybe I would remember how hard I worked to get to this point. To be honest, right now, I’m starting to question if it was even worth it.

The story thus far is long, but I’ll save those flashbacks for another day. For now I want to say that I’m back.

Who am I now?

I did graduate with a Bachelors Science degree in Computer Science. I did get a real job. This let me to finally have the child I had been dreaming of having for so many years. It also gave me the ability to work remotely during this crazy pandemic. After talking about it for ten years, we finally got to move to the Pacific Northwest in January. I actually rent a house now. I never thought that was possible. But all this is still a stepping stone to what I really want. I want to be able to live on a piece of land that I own and work and live on sustainably. And so I decided with my extra time now that I’m not killing myself with an overloaded schedule, I’d document our journey in the process. Hope you stick around.