Riding the Wind

As some of you may know, I’ve been in the US military for almost 8 years now. For the majority of that time, I have found that my personal beliefs are completely incompatible with military life. Unfortunately, due to many circumstances (some good and some bad) I couldn’t extract myself from the military in a good way. My enlistment is done in December of this year, and Steph and I had planned for quite a while that we would go back to the US and live on the West coast somewhere. I planned to get a job in IT, working as an Information Security specialist in some company. I must admit that I was excited about the change and the prospect of a new life, but the job didn’t appeal. It was just money and a lot of time away from Steph.

Things have now changed. We’ve decided that we’re going to move up to Scotland and I’ll pursue writing while we support ourselves doing web development with Steph’s brother, John. I’m so excited about the change of plans and I’m so relieved that I can finally be myself and possibly mold my life into the one I’ve always wanted. While we’re going to make plenty of contingency plans and be very careful with the financial situation, we’re also going to try our hardest to make it work up there. We’ll be able to spend much more time together as well as live a slower, more balanced life. I’d like to thank everyone who reads this regularly for supporting me through some difficult times. You’re all part of my happiness.