My first post and I already have so much to say but I’m gonna TRY to keep this short. But I can already see that I’m going to LOVE blogging. Gosh I hope you will too, I can get a little ‘talky’.

I hope you’ll join into the conversation. I’m pretty much all over the place mentally; my husband calls it ’stream of consciousness’. I’ll try to be focused too, I guess!

My name is Tammie Hansberger. I am 38 years old and on terminal ‘traditional career’ burnout. It started when I realized that my career at the time (I’ve had a few since then) was giving back so much less than I was putting in. I’m sure you’ve been there, or are there now…tons of hours, and not a lot to show for it?

Fast-forward to now. I’m ecstatically married to a wonderful man, and we have a beautiful son. We both work, our son is in daycare. I’ve got weekends off, my husband doesn’t. Like many other American families,  we’re trying to make a good living and provide a happy life for ourselves and our son…and figure out how to plan for the future.  Read more... (707 words, estimated 2:50 mins reading time)