9) We can try entrepreneurship
We are uniquely qualified and practically thrown into the perfect position to be entrepreneurs. And I’m not talking about the typical “sell from home” jobs. Sure those are great. I love me some Mary Kay and don’t get me started on the amount of money I spent on Scentsy and 31. But what I am talking about is making your own money by doing your own thing.
Me? I write. I write books, I write articles, I guest post on blogs. I don’t make much money, but it’s enough to contribute to gas in the cars or new soccer cleats and shin guards for my daughter.
Entrepreneurship opens up an entire new world for us as spouses. Number one, your job is mobile. You’ll never need to go on a job hunt again unless you want to. The day my husband looked me in my teary eyes and said, “Babe, just write. Quit with the resumes and just write,” was the happiest day of my life. You know, after the day kids were born and the day he came home from Sangin.
But what a relief to just be done with the resumes and letters of recommendation and focus on the job that I loved the most: creating stories. With that job I love comes the stress of marketing myself, pitching myself to publicists, trying to refrain from being too offensive on Facebook, and searching out unique writing assignments, but I’m an old hat when it comes to “high-stress low immediate return” situations- all because I’m a military spouse.
And that’s a job I wouldn’t trade for anything.
