I sit here surrounded by the quiet taps of the falling rain.
This is the second night of my before-Spring break and it has rained both
nights. We are camping at Buck's Pocket again to work on my near by
gas-station. The gas station had been sitting unused for 7 or 8 years until I
purchased it last year with some money I had tied up in investments and my
recent book sales. I guess the store is an investment
but of a different sort. I am investing in the future; not only my future,
but the future of my small home town.
When the store opens this summer, it will be a whole new
beginning. My Dad once told me that the best job he ever had was one he bought
himself; meaning when he became his own boss. I think there must be some truth
to that. Today I was more excited than one would normally be to see a new
toilet installed. With every small step in finishing the store, my vision for
it becomes more real.
I also have a new book in its infancy. I have begun the work with a plot outline; helping me to develop
the story. It is an original take on a
romance novel. I am an admitted hopeless
romantic and am looking forward to this new begininning as well.
I imagine in a few months time, I will be sitting in my
gas-station/bait shop, talking with folks and writing a romance novel. I will
take the time to visit the lake and do plenty of fishing and swimming. I may
even take up water-skiing again. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? When I first had
the idea, I said to myself that it was like I wanted to retire. When people
retire, they usually find something to occupy their time with like running a bait
shop or writing that book like they always wanted. I just said, “Why wait?” If
I want to retire at 32, I think I should be able to. haha.
Jamie Godwin Brooks
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