It’s been a while since I’ve written here. I have been blogging and receiving some good feedback there which has been helpful in addressing my political/civic interests. Right now Laura and I are thinking about the possibility of moving back to Missouri. We don’t feel like we belong here in Lehi for very long and we loved it back there. I am planning on becoming self-employed making custom websites to support small businesses. I think there would be a great market for professional service businesses like doctors offices and small law firms and accounting firms where I could help them turn their website into a customer service center which would help them stand out. I think I could build a stream of income whereby I would be relatively free (time-wise) to help Laura more and be more active in building my family. I also would like to find ways to bring the whole family into working together to support our family goals. Having my own business might give me greater opportunity to do that. Plus I know I would perform better if I did not feel like I was on the clock. I know that starting my own business would not be easy or carefree, but since money is not a primary motivation for me it would be nice to have the freedom when necessary to say, “I need to focus more on my family right now than on earning more money.” Truthfully we could live on 75% of what I make right now without really affecting our lifestyle. If we made a wise move to somewhere with a low cost of living we could be almost totally independent financially.