I’ve pretty much decided to stay here in my hometown for an extra month so that I can see more of my family and friends.
The bad part is I am going to have to throw away my return flight’s ticket because it is non-changeable.
I think I have to pay more for the one-way ticket home than I paid for the round-trip ticket, but it’s only money and family is more important. I can do some HVAC work for the local business since my buddy is the owner and pays me well. That should cover my ticket back and I am also doing some painting work which will cover the cost of the rental car for another month. I’ll make it work. I like working on AC compressors and heat pumps because it reminds me of the days working for my dad, who was an HVAC specialist for almost 50 years. I think he may have invented HVAC! Okay, well maybe he didn’t invent it or I probably wouldn’t have to work at all, but he did teach me a lot about the HVAC industry and left me with a bunch of tools to do the work. I ran my own company for several years before leaving the field and becoming a musician. I still do work on HVAC systems but only once in a while as my music career takes a lot of my time with writing and performing. There’s not so much money in my musical career but it makes me feel so content and happy that it is worth it.