Through a bit of jumpiness and a bit of being pushed, I've gone over the edge and am no longer full-time at my job.

I'll be contracting out to them for part-time work, but all of it can be done from home and I'll no longer be fighting rush hour traffic just for a meager paycheck.

My goal of starting my own company is well being realised and I'll eventually be applying for graduate school to get my teaching degree. If you've got a bachelor's, it's only a one year stint to become a teacher (full time of course) and I'm going to do it.

Think of it, a thriving web consulting and SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) business on one hand, my afternoons and holidays free while enjoying not only my children but everyone else's, on the other.

Don't get me wrong. I am well aware of the pitfalls and potential problems that this career path has to offer. I'm still going to do it though. I made a decision years ago that I wanted to do something more noble with my life than "make websites" and I figured that teaching was it. Now, I'm going to do it.

Eventually, Life will even out and our biggest stresses will be getting out to the shops for new shoes for the kids, or what to make for the "Harmony Lunch*" at Georgia's preschool (instead of how are we going to make rent).

*It's "Harmony Week" at the kids' school, and they're asking us to create and bring a dish that involves our family's culture. After much debate and outside input, we decided against Deep-Fried, Lard-Coated, Mars bars, and are going with Apple Pie. Because seriously, what's more American than Apple Pie?

Now I've just gotta get up early and figure out how to make one. Ma? You mind if I ring you around dinnertime tomorrow? Heh.

Oh, and heaps and heaps more pictures of our favourite little Cartoon Bug soon, but to tide you over, here is one that I took mere hours ago.