Five Years From Now + Hive Power Up Day (Ladies of Hive Community Contest #68)

It's time for another Ladies of Hive Community Contest! While I always plan to join the weekly contests, time isn't always on my side and I end up not being able to share any entry. So I'm going to squeeze this one right now, in between my yawns and the now grumpy Little Mister.

This week's questions are very thought-provoking, as usual, and I intend to answer the second one.

Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?

But before that, let's go back to five years.

The Law of Attraction -- the power of visualizing... do you believe in it? They always say, be careful what you wish for. Or that our tongue has a power to make what we say happen.

Almost five years ago, I said, I wanted to be able to focus on my growing children. Jokingly, I told my husband that I would like to become a plain housewife. That thought got engraved in my mind during my transition months in between jobs. I knew in my heart, I could give up my career for my children.

Fast forward 2020, the pandemic happened and that desire in my heart grew more. So I gave up my career and decided to stay full-time with the kids. So yeah, from an Office Manager to a Household Manager cum Teacher! Hmmm... Not bad.

Five years from now.

I can see us already settled back in the Philippines, living a peaceful life in the countryside. My eldest would be entering the University so that would be something big for us. Just thinking about that gives me butterflies in my stomach.

We will still be homeschooling and just tending to our mini homestead. Nothing extravagant. Nope, I do not wish for a lavish lifestyle. For as long as we meet our needs, I am good with that.

Has Hive changed your prospects?

Hive has played a big part in our lifestyle over the past 4++ years. It opened our eyes to a lot of online opportunities and needless to say, it also has a weight on some of our decisions. A lot of great things are bound to happen and we are lucky to be here now to witness them. I'm going to ride it up to the next five years and beyond!