Hooooollllllddddddddd.

I am in a holding pattern of sorts. I want to head to Alabama as prepared as possible within the constraints of my current budget and when Mother Nature allows. I've been reading up on aerodynamics, walking through sequences, and working extra at the airport. This still leaves lots and lots of time for planning…and planning…plotting…and dreaming…and planning.

One thing I’ve realized about myself is that I will make a snap decision; accept it as fact; operate as though it is definite; and then slowly question it and weigh my options. It’s a Benjamin Button bass ackwards process but its what I do. With that in mind, I’ve been going on and on about getting a second job. I will be spending one of my off days teaching in the Decathlon. This should get me about halfway to my goal of an additional $1000 per month. This means that I need a little part time gig that will earn me another $500 per month. Most little part time gigs pay wages that exist in the lower stratosphere of earnings. This equates to many many hours worked to get to my goal.

How is this for a smarter alternative? Spend three evenings teaching in the Decathlon. Three evening lessons doubles my instructor income. KAZAAM! That gets me to my goal of $1000 per month. Throw in the intangible benefit of spending more time in the cockpit and this starts to sound pretty good. The only downside to this is that I have to wait a few months for the daylight hours to extend past 3pm.

I look at people like Chelsea Engberg (cross country shout out!) or Dave Traver and they are out there killing it everyday. From the outside looking in these people are what they do. There is no line between what they do and who they are. All the folks I look up to have this trait and its one that I want for myself. Throwing myself in the airplane as much as possible instead of stocking shelves sounds like a good way to get myself further along that pursuit.