I have to tell ya, After bieng laid off after 15 years makes a guy take another look at things and the people in his life. It's funny how having another idea about what ya might want to do at my age and putting so much time into a company only to be discarded like an old dirty rag. I have decided to move back to California and take my souvineer crafts buisness with me and see what I can do in the tourist areas there before I am forced to be thrust back into the corporate world so I can get my 2 week vacation and that mondane trip to the office everyday. now I know that most ladies want all that and the security of health insurance and 401 K's and blah blah blah so on and so fourth,but who's to say we can't get that building our own business.......Yeh Yeh I'm gonna hear back from most of you saying " Well good Luck with that" or " that's just not Reality" yeh yeh yeh PaLeeez most will be scared that they might actually have to work harder and get out of the safety net.....not that ladies that work full time for that 2-5 week vacation arn't hard working or kind people or extremly smart......Is there some one out there that wants to try?

yeah, well, not a realistic plan and good luck to ya

No, really, I'm just kidding. I think everyone should follow their dreams. You only regret the things you don't do, never the things you do. Go for it

Yeah, I want to invest ALL my money in you!

Are you kidding , that sounds great , life is for taking chances. It is fun to start over try something new. You know having security is really not all it's cracked up to be , tip the pot alittle , have fun doing it !

LOL No money needed, I have enough of that....funny how people are Money is first on the mind .....It's the heart I'm looking for. wow

Mac, I agree with you. Go do your own thing. I sold my business in 04 & started making my own life in 06. Ladies want security, but if you prove to them you don't want to be kept, it all works. I manage to pay my bills, whilebuilding my own thing. Never again will I punch a clock & play someone else's game.

Well ya .. like, "GOOD LUCK WITH THAT"



J/K .. it's a great idea, go for your Happy Place and enjoy the journey. Sounds like you've got nothin' to keep you where you are at, and nothin' to keep you from where you want to go.




And remember, it's the people to afraid to follow their own dreams that try to discourage you from seeking yours.

Hey, go easy on me now, I was just kidding!


I always wanted my own business!

if i lived closer lol i havent got a penny but im happy with my son...i work hard enjoy life and live each day as i comes...take

Wow..that is awesome! The courage to take a chance. Life is all about taking chances. Remember there are no problems only opportunities...Best of luck to you!

care ..my computers playing up lol

I DO love my 5 week vacation time though, I gotta say

I like my "lunch hours"!

oooooooooh ya .. so do I

ps .. where ya goin' in CA? Was born/raised a VALLEY gurl ..

If you get by an ocean well, heck .. I'll come visit ya on one of my 5 weeks time off



but, ya .. I'd wait til the hurricane force winds die down ...

I like my lunch hours to be " the rest of the day off with out losing vaction time or having to use sisk time.....or having to take a vacation if it's ok with the Boss or first come first serve.. I dont want to have to plan my vacation months in advance I want to decide to take it tomorrow and leave today

I'd like me lunch hours to be the rest of the day off with a glass of wine and... well whatever!

Right again & I can take my business where ever I want it.

LOL, I would love to stay and play but I have to go to work!


Really, can you beleive that? Whens lunch?

I think that sounds like a fabulous plan! Who wants to work for "the man" anyway. It IS completely reasonable and just because it's not 9-5 doesn't mean it's not stable. And, honestly, stability sometimes is not it's all cracked up to be, either - you found that out by losing "stability" after 15 years of hard work.

Anyway, Mac, I'm certain there WILL be an open-minded, free-spirited woman who would love to go on this adventure with you. I'll be in the cheering section! I think it's great what you are doing.