The Social Porcupine

I mentioned to you all in a  recent post  I'd write this one. I thought it would be a good follow up on  time and spending money .  "Now, don't work too hard." "Remember, fun is important, too!" "I saw this great movie the other day about a workaholic. He never noticed his family or did anything but work. So sad."  "Rest is good. After all God rested on His Sabbath." Now all of these statements are true. But the way I've been hearing them as of late, it's almost as if work ethics are being devalued. And the movies especially, love to have a "theme" where people who work hard are evil. Because, obviously, working hard means you are not paying attention to the "truly important parts of life." I'll admit, I'm a workaholic. And I'm proud of it. I'd like to explain why I think it's good to love to work hard.  1. Too busy for fun and why that's not bad: "How'...

I saw a post on twitter awhile back that said something all the line of, "Maybe bribing myself with the potential ability to buy a ---- will motivate me enough to keep a job." My first reaction was, really??? I'm a workaholic. I love working. I also believe in working hard. I have never had a need for more work. I have never turned down work. I have hardly even searched for work. It just . . . finds me. And I do it. From cleaning houses, to working for small businesses, to office work, to custom sewing, to babysitting. Some of it I've loved. Some of it . . . was me laboring because it was the thing to do, but I was dreaming of being done soon. But I've never had to motivate myself to work. Especially with a bribe. I am also a bit of a saver.  I love working. I hate spending money, unless it's on books, gifts, or something large I'm working toward (travel, land, etc). And any other way seems foreign to me. So, after reading this tweet and thi...