All I Want Is a Big Cuddly Cat

Today is the first Saturday in 2 years that Steven and I haven't had to teach. It's a very weird feeling. We keep thinking that it's Monday, or Thursday, or any other day of the week... but it's not. It's the weekend. 

On one hand, it's such a brilliant feeling. It's exciting, scary, and a bit weird. On the other hand, when we remember WHY we are not working, it freaks me the hell out. 

It's been about a week since I blipped, and that's not by choice. I've had soooo much in my brain space, that it's been hard for me to remember to blip. Steven and I thought that we would be able to finish out our teaching contracts until the end of the semester. We thought that we would have classes slowly drop off, and that we would have a couple months of a paycheck before we really had no income. 

Well, on Wednesday of this week, we found out that our schedules had been dropped completely. One look at our online portals and all 22 classes went from blue (booked) to green (open). It happened so fast that we thought it was a glitch, but we found out pretty quickly that every teacher at the company had the same issue. We spent most of the day uncertain as to what was happening. We woke up Thursday morning to an email from the company telling us that we were finished teaching - effective immediately. We aren't able to finish our contracts, and we aren't able to say goodbye to our kids. Just like that - it's done. 

It just so happens that Thursday was exactly two years from the day Steven and I left America to travel the world. On that two year travel-versary, we lost our jobs totally. I think it was the universe trying to tell us something. 

I've committed to learning everything that I can about becoming a virtual assistant. There's so much potential for me to have my own business, work at my own pace, and make much more money than I was making as a teacher. It's just going to take loads of work. I've never done anything like this, and I don't really know how to go about it. But, I have hope. I'm excited about the possibilities. I'm also f**king scared. I guess that's a good thing. 

Steven and I are about to have our night ruined by Line of Duty... yet AGAIN. This show continues to make my mouth drop. All that's missing is my favorite big cuddly cat. I miss her. She makes everything purfect and better and lovely and wonderful. 

Da Beauuuuuu.