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		<title>My Big Decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve made a decision.  As it is, it&#8217;s kind of a big one. I&#8217;m moving to New Zealand this year. I loved New Zealand and the person I love lives there.  Additionally, I&#8217;ve always wanted to live there.  Don&#8217;t ask me why, but it&#8217;s just always been one of the countries on my list of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve made a decision.  As it is, it&#8217;s kind of a big one.</p>
<p><strong>I&#8217;m moving to New Zealand this year.</strong></p>
<p>I loved New Zealand and the person I love lives there.  Additionally, I&#8217;ve always wanted to live there.  Don&#8217;t ask me why, but it&#8217;s just always been one of the countries on my list of places I wanted to live (also including England, any European country, and Mexico).  And I want to move there by the end of the year, sooner if possible.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve already chosen the path I want to take and now I&#8217;m just trying to figure out how to make it happen. Before going I want to finish paying off my credit cards and bank the money needed to go there on a working holiday visa.  Plus I need a plane ticket, insurance, and other miscellaneous expenses.  So now I&#8217;m at a place where I&#8217;m trying to figure out how to make it happen.</p>
<p>The past few months my online income has been rising dramatically each month.  It&#8217;s been encouraging to see more success, but it is still not a full time income.  It is more like pay equivalent to a part time gig.  With living at home it is currently paying all my expenses.   But it&#8217;s not getting me to New Zealand anytime fast at this rate.</p>
<p>I suppose one problem is that it&#8217;s not a full time job.  I don&#8217;t work on it full time.  I could but as of yet I&#8217;ve either had other jobs or been traveling.  So now that I&#8217;m in one place and settled I have a decision to make: <strong>do I go full speed ahead trying to create an income online or do I start searching for a job? </strong></p>
<p>The correct answer is probably both.  But job searches can last months.  In months I&#8217;m hoping to be getting ready to move to New Zealand.  So perhaps instead I should look for short term freelance projects once again (anyone need a writer/blogger?) and even contemplate a waitressing job.  Plus, searching for a full time job when I don&#8217;t intend on staying longer than a year seems unfair to whoever hires me.</p>
<p>Or maybe I should continue with the online biz action. I&#8217;ve got an info product I&#8217;m working on that will be released next month and maybe I should focus hardcore on that launch before making a decision.  I know long term that this is what I want to be doing, I&#8217;m just not sure if now is the right time to make that jump.</p>
<p>If you want to share your thoughts, feel free.  But keep them positive, since this is a positive thing.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m excited to be moving abroad again!  And this time I will understand everyone for the most part!  It&#8217;s going to be awesome!
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