Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year!

Or, for those of you who remember ShowBoat: Haaaaapy New Year! I'm going to remember 2009 with fondness. I crossed 3 things off of my 43 Things List, moved to Utah from Illinois, got a new job, moved departments twice, paid off $7234 of debt (leaving me with $4700 to pay this year), wrote more than I have in years, tried lots more doctors, tried online dating, and in general rediscovered that I actually like myself. Good times.

So, for 2010, here's the plan: I'm going to blackbelt my finances so that I can completely pay off the rest of my debt and get some money in savings. I'm assuming that by June or sooner I'll feel comfortable moving to an apartment. By my birthday in June I should be in my own place and have my Owed novel printed. I'm thinking if that gets done I'll celebrate with a spa day and some nice fish and chocolate from some place online that charges outrageous prices but looks really good. That, of course, would mean all my debt was gone. I'd like to get all my stuff under control, which I'll have to do most of after I move, since right now most of what I own (which somehow I've been living without just fine) is storing in the shed. But, I still have my filing and clothing to go through now. I'll continue working on the headaches, there's still a lot of lifestyle changes I need to make. Getting more consistent sleep, exercising, and meal plans. I want to cook more, and play basketball once the weather's warmer, and wake up in time to do something useful.

My toast for 2010: May I learn to live with complete personal integrity.

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