I remember my cubicle days.  I spent from sun up to sun down in a little cage that I could stretch my arms from one side to the other and nearly touch both walls.   I worked on a military base as a contractor, and I thought that would be my job for the rest of my life.

Time happens.  Circumstances happen.  Things change.  Life changes.

And now I find myself learning about chroma-key paint, lights, cameras, documentaries and jargon I haven't even learned yet for making films.  It's a whole new world for me, but one I'm eager to learn.

Do I miss my cubicle?  Sort of.  I miss the idea of it mostly.  I miss going down to the base cafeteria every Thursday to get turkey meals with my brother, Brad.  I miss the excitement of the jets and the hustle and bustle of people in the matrix of cubicles.  I miss the complex software designs and process improvement projects.  

What I don't miss is having a dream that I can't do anything with.  The constraints of the projects I worked on in my little cubicle were frustrating.  One can dream up the best software, the best process improvement project or the best next gadget but when you have one committee after another after another; and red tape in between, your idea is out of date before it ever gets approval.  That's how fast software design changed. 

I never dreamed I would be working on projects where creativity is desired.  It's not outdated because the projects are approved because Wesley and I say they are approved.  There are no committees to shut us down.  There is no one telling us we can't play music that way, or this way.  There is no one telling me I can't dance the way I dream of dancing. 

The only constraints I have to face are the fears I invent on my own.  Those are conquered by pushing forward and through them, until they are behind me.

We have a lot of work to get done.   We got the key to the building and on the same day we had to go out of state so we aren't able to do any work in December.   Perhaps in January if we can finish up here in Maryland.  

This is the longest journey in getting a coffee house opened up when you don't have capital.  But, it's fun.  We have our plans done and now we are finally getting to implement them, slowly.   We are working on a contract right now which will give us enough money to get the coffee house ready for an inspection by Anderson County Health Dept.   Once we pass, we can open the bakery section of our coffee house.

Then we will use the proceeds from our bakery to fund the rest of our phases and before we know it, we'll have a fully functional coffee house, greenhouse, koi pond and organic food center.