If It Makes You Happy

 This weekend I've been fortunate enough to visit my husband while he is working to to help with fire/flood control in New Mexico.  I know this sounds like an odd combination, but this year the west has been dryer than dry.Fires have become a daily part of life, and now it is time for monsoon season.  So, with all of the vegetation destroyed by fire there is nothing to absorb the rain, slow down the rain or serve as a barrier for the rain.  For some reason, I feel an extreme amount of happiness when he is enjoying his work.  And even though the hours have been long and the work critical he is enjoying his time here.  He's learning something new, and that excites him!  I think my happiness comes from the fact that I know he's not spending his days just passing the time for a dollar.  He's getting a reward from his hard work that money can't buy!  When man has good day, woman has good evening!!  

The Prepared Traveler was a stripper in a former life


Our visiting time is limited to a couple of hours in the evening and a quick breakfast in the morning.  Once he's off to save the world, I'm checking out the scenery!  I am addicted to traveling and new places.  Who knows what you'll find when you walk into another town, city or backcountry.  Yesterday was spent drifting around the streets of Santa Fe.  I've been there before but needed to do a little shopping since the act of shopping is a limited activity where we currently live.  This is my opinion of Santa Fe (note I said "My Opinion"):  You should at least visit once.  However, if you're not a shopper and you don't enjoy crowds, then you will not mind viewing this bustling town in your rear view mirror as you drive away.  IF you like to eat, then go hungry and restaurant hop while the other members of your party shop until they drop!  It's a beautiful town with great architecture.  That alone makes it worth a peak into this city!
 But anyway, back to the work thing.  What type of work do you do that brings you extreme amounts of pleasure?  OR what have you done that has literally made you question every decision in your life up to that point?  I'll share with you one of my favorite pictures.  I always think about it when I'm having a bad day at whatever job I'm doing.  You see, I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, and I'm learning to be okay with that!  I wish you much learning and happiness in your work and travels this weekend. 

And you thought you had a crappy job!
Dung beatles hard at work