I’ve been away from my blog for a hiatus of about four months now. Decisions have been tough to make during a time when so much has happened. We’re only about halfway into the year, and so far in 2021, I’ve started a new job, moved yet again and already plotting my next move, and unfortunately, experienced very sad times involving family loved ones.

In January, I was in Atlanta, heading back toward Arkansas, when the Capitol riots took place. What a way to start off a new year, a blatant example of just how strange and weird life in this country, and this world in general, has become. A week later, I started a new job working as an Instructional Designer. It was the usual honeymoon phase at first, but life get intense pretty quick with the new gig. It was the typical scene for an Instructional Designer, where you’re hired because nobody thought about developing training until the very last minute, and now they need a mountain of content, yet they have no idea what they want, they just know they needed it yesterday.

After living with my parents about six months, I was way past due to move on and explore greener pastures. I relocated to Atlanta, where my company is located. This seemed like a good idea at the time, but then as soon as I got here, the Covid restrictions started lightening up, and I’ve been worried about keeping my remote working status ever since. My boss then says he wants to do Working Wednesdays, where it’s encouraged, but not mandatory, to come to the office once a week. Not liking where that trend is going, I’m already making plans to get back to my house in Florida. I want to try my hand at running an AirBnB with my house once I get all the necessary renovations done.

With all that being said, I feel like I’ve been doing a lot of making one decision when I think after the fact I should have made a different decision, hence my title for this post. The times have been so crazy, and I’ve had to make decisions with no previous experience to draw from, which only makes it tougher. I’ve had to learn that whatever decisions you make in life, sometimes you’re going to have to readjust, or as we used to say in my military days, adjust fire. I’ll kick myself for making a decision that turns out to not be the best decision. So what have I had to do? Adjust fire.

I came here to Atlanta, and immediately started hearing about the big money to be made, especially in tourist destinations like Florida. I hate the fact I signed a year lease renewal to rent my property, but at the time I simply didn’t have the same circumstances at work that I have going now. I’ll have to adjust fire, and change up plans. At the same time, you still wonder if you’re doing the right thing. I’m simply going to have to go with my gut on this one, and make changes as I proceed down the uncertain path of life.