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title: "Fourth of July in New House"
url: "https://andrewshell.org/2013/07/fourth-of-july-in-new-house/"
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type: "post"
description: "It's been a crazy year since the last 4th of July. Andrea and I got married in October. Then we went on our honeymoon to Disney World and of January. On our way home I got pneumonia (the first time)"
last_modified: "2013-07-04T06:00:00+00:00"
categories: [General]
---

# Fourth of July in New House

It’s been a crazy year since the last 4th of July.  Andrea and I got married in October.  Then we went on our honeymoon to Disney World and of January.  On our way home I got pneumonia (the first time) and that started a chain of events that led to having heart surgery.  Then 10 days after having heart surgery Andrea and I closed on our house.

Even though we have a lot of unpacking to do I hope that things will settle down for a bit.  As part of my recovery I’ve reduced my responsibilities to a minimum.  I’ve stopped organizing the PHP Meetup, doing freelance work, planning Barcamp, volunteering at the Humane Society and more.  I had to set my priorities which at this point are my health, family and job.  Everything else has to be lower priority.  If I’m tired I need to rest and I can’t be stressed out all the time.

This is a big step for me since I’ve always had a thousand things on my plate.  It’s hard for me to learn to say no.