Recently I’ve been lamenting the fact that I am remarkably gifted with powers of observation but fail miserably when it comes to applying these observations to anything useful. My strongest suit is basically mimicry, which in and of itself is neither good nor bad. It means I’m brilliant at copying or modifying something that already exists but poor at coming up with original ideas. I have been fighting this my whole life, feeling that I can never do anything useful with a talent that relies so heavily on other people’s ideas, but I think I’ve finally come to terms with it.

Now that I’m finally in a position to start thinking about my financial future rather than figuring out how to get out of debt I have begun reading about the options available for retirement. I’m interested in learning more about investment, so I’ll probably read up on that some more, but more importantly, I have decided that I’ve wanted to run a business for long enough that I will probably go that route. I have always wanted to make and sell my wares, and I think I have come up with an idea that could be sustainable. It will give me a chance to work collaboratively with Jules, doing things that cater to our strongest points and having fun at the same time (and hopefully, eventually, making some money.)

I will share more details later once I’ve had a bit more time to mull this over.