With the new theme, comes a renewed spirit and a laundry list of new improvements to the blog both technically and metaphorically speaking.  In an unfortunate series of events I put Kirk Hates Work on the back burner last year shortly after I was hit with the idea to create the site.  Other projects, and other areas of my life were begging louder for my attention, and although it may not have been deservingly they received it.

I started Kirk Hates Work as a way to document, organize reflect, and nurture the many ideas, business ventures and thoughts I have about financial inependence.  It was my goal to use Kirk Hates Work as a sort of fail-safe for these ideas, a place that if all else failed, would always have a purpose, would always be a success — as long I stuck to it.  Because its success is independent of outside metrics…  Its success is solely determined upon my interpretation of it as a resource, as a tool for learning.

The only way to fail in my mind was by not actually proceeding.  Sure enough that is exactly what happened.  I got busy with a number of other projects, and pushed Kirk Hates Work off, when in reality, it was during these times that I should have been posting every day, taking notes about what I was learning, and recounting my experiences.  It was exactly those parts of my life, that I was creating this blog to capture, to inspire, to learn from…

I set a goal back in April of 2008 to be self employed by the time the ball dropped for 2009 ringing in the new year.

So here’s my idea. I am giving myself until 2009 to quit work and become self sufficient. I will be blogging along the way about my experiences and chronicling my journey to financial and personal freedom right here at KirkHatesWork.com. Instead of “Picking a Pony” per-say and turning down every other idea I’ve had, I will be able to openly explore every opportunity all at once. KirkHatesWork.com becomes not only a means to the end, but a part of the final product.

Sadly it is now almost a quarter of the way through the new year and I have still not achieved that goal.  However, I am back with a renewed spirit, flush with new ideas, and possessing a renewed determination to achieve my goals for 2009.  I am excited to take Kirk Hates Work to the next level, but before jumping forward I will be revisiting 2008 and will be examining what I was able to accomplish last year in an effort to learn from the past and apply that knowledge to the new year, the new goals, and the new website.