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jimpage363 at 12:02pm on 12/07/2006 under life
jimpage363 at 12:02pm on 12/07/2006 under lifeRather than actually either writing or steam-cleaning the carpets (the planned activities for the last day of my vacation), I find myself considering the state of my life and making some plans.
Well, the checking account is over-drafted again. SNAFU, I'm afraid. Why two intelligent people who can both add and subtract can't keep this sort of thing in check (no pun intended), I don't know. Deep-seated money-weirdness, I guess. More effort will be put in on that front. We're both working and I get a raise this month as I start my new contract.
We have paid off the car! It belongs to me exclusively now! This means the car payment will be going into a savings account for the next car, which I hope we won't need for 3 to 4 years. The Toyota is running extremely well and I am kept on the straight and narrow by my terrific mechanic who has a computerized schedule for maintenance and replacements, as well as a loving concern for us. Before we left on this trip, he insisted we come in and let him check out the car - for free. Nice man!
The Husband and I have decided to spend the year from 7/15/06 - 7/15/07 attempting to lose 100 lbs apiece. Something about his brand-new high blood pressure and my brother's incipient diabetes (he's only 6 years older than I) have convinced us that we need to be serious about this. Watch this space for moaning and crowing.
On our trip, as the long miles unwound before us and behind us, we discussed some longer term plans, as well. Being childless, we have fewer than the usual calls on our time. We both love to travel, so why not make more serious plans to go to the places we want while we are young (middle-aged!) and healthy? We heard of one couple who is in the same position and they plan one overseas trip for one year, then alternate with a trip in the Americas for the next year. Sounds like a good plan to me.
I think we have suffered in the past by not planning ahead too much. In some ways, it has been our saving grace, as we have been free and open to surprising new options in my career. But I think a certain amount of planning couldn't hurt. After all, this is why I have a pension plan, right?
I think it has something to do with my not wanting to be disappointed when a plan didn't come to fruition. But really, there's no reason for me to assume that my plans won't work out. After all, somehow I did get college and graduate school in there, am working well in my field of choice, have a successful marriage and have actually published some poetry -- all things I wanted to achieve. There's so much more, of course.
What would you plan for? What do you plan for now? Or am I just making a foolish assumption that other people must plan more than I and therefore have more organized and fulfilling lives than I?
Well, the checking account is over-drafted again. SNAFU, I'm afraid. Why two intelligent people who can both add and subtract can't keep this sort of thing in check (no pun intended), I don't know. Deep-seated money-weirdness, I guess. More effort will be put in on that front. We're both working and I get a raise this month as I start my new contract.
We have paid off the car! It belongs to me exclusively now! This means the car payment will be going into a savings account for the next car, which I hope we won't need for 3 to 4 years. The Toyota is running extremely well and I am kept on the straight and narrow by my terrific mechanic who has a computerized schedule for maintenance and replacements, as well as a loving concern for us. Before we left on this trip, he insisted we come in and let him check out the car - for free. Nice man!
The Husband and I have decided to spend the year from 7/15/06 - 7/15/07 attempting to lose 100 lbs apiece. Something about his brand-new high blood pressure and my brother's incipient diabetes (he's only 6 years older than I) have convinced us that we need to be serious about this. Watch this space for moaning and crowing.
On our trip, as the long miles unwound before us and behind us, we discussed some longer term plans, as well. Being childless, we have fewer than the usual calls on our time. We both love to travel, so why not make more serious plans to go to the places we want while we are young (middle-aged!) and healthy? We heard of one couple who is in the same position and they plan one overseas trip for one year, then alternate with a trip in the Americas for the next year. Sounds like a good plan to me.
I think we have suffered in the past by not planning ahead too much. In some ways, it has been our saving grace, as we have been free and open to surprising new options in my career. But I think a certain amount of planning couldn't hurt. After all, this is why I have a pension plan, right?
I think it has something to do with my not wanting to be disappointed when a plan didn't come to fruition. But really, there's no reason for me to assume that my plans won't work out. After all, somehow I did get college and graduate school in there, am working well in my field of choice, have a successful marriage and have actually published some poetry -- all things I wanted to achieve. There's so much more, of course.
What would you plan for? What do you plan for now? Or am I just making a foolish assumption that other people must plan more than I and therefore have more organized and fulfilling lives than I?
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