6 Days & Counting...Final Thoughts
Here we are...6 days left, until the start of my one year project. And, if days were moving at an all time slow, just a few days back, then they have completely reversed. Both yesterday, and today, have FLOWN by, at speeds that are almost unbelievable. And, I thought that if the days before my project went quicker, things would somehow be better. That is not the case. When the days were going slowly, it gave me too much time, to focus on the reality that I will be on one hell of a strict budget, for the next year. And now, with the past two days moving at a break-neck speed, I am terrified. The reality has finally come to me. Even though I have attempted this project before, it didn't stop me from having a fantasy about it. When I started this blog, I knew (deep down, at least) what I getting myself into. I even wrote that it was going to be hard. And yet, like some insane fool, I think I was only seeing the good parts of this project. It would give me something to write about, for one year. It would be so insane, that it would be almost be like some GREAT adventure. And, maybe (somewhere along the way), I would begin to see exactly who I am. And yet, even though I wrote about it, I don't think that I have seen the most obvious part of this project, until today. Well, not really.
At most, I will ONLY have $31.00 a month, to spend however I want...FOR ONE WHOLE FRIGGIN YEAR!!!
Thirty-one dollars is a night (one single night), at a bar. It isn't even HALF the cost, of a nice pair of shoes. And, I can just forget COMPLETELY about buying denim pants, or any nice shirts, for the next year. I can honestly say that I feel more than a little stupid, for just FULLY coming to understand this today.
Today, I crocheted myself a keychain. (Yes. I am a man who crochets. Love it, or hate it. It is what it is.) I took a penny from a jar, that I have on my desk-a place, where I have thrown all of the spare change I have collected, over the past year. I tried to get the shiniest penny I could find, out of the bunch. Finally, I settled on a 2010 penny, which is such a brilliant shade of copper, that it almost seems like it should be more than just the monetary value of $0.01. I took some tan yarn that I had...not enough to even use in a blanket, but more than I was wanting to throw away. And, I crocheted a type of shell, around the penny. I then put this creation on my lanyard, where I keep my keys. The way I figure, this keychain will serve as a constant reminder of this project. And, hopefully, it can keep me from breaking, when the temptation to shop feels as though it will get the better of me.
After crocheting the keychain, I started working on an afghan, for myself.
And, that has been my day.
In so many ways, I cannot wait for this project to begin. And, at the same time, I am absolutely terrified, at the idea of July 1st.
Either way, it is soon to come.
At most, I will ONLY have $31.00 a month, to spend however I want...FOR ONE WHOLE FRIGGIN YEAR!!!
Thirty-one dollars is a night (one single night), at a bar. It isn't even HALF the cost, of a nice pair of shoes. And, I can just forget COMPLETELY about buying denim pants, or any nice shirts, for the next year. I can honestly say that I feel more than a little stupid, for just FULLY coming to understand this today.
Today, I crocheted myself a keychain. (Yes. I am a man who crochets. Love it, or hate it. It is what it is.) I took a penny from a jar, that I have on my desk-a place, where I have thrown all of the spare change I have collected, over the past year. I tried to get the shiniest penny I could find, out of the bunch. Finally, I settled on a 2010 penny, which is such a brilliant shade of copper, that it almost seems like it should be more than just the monetary value of $0.01. I took some tan yarn that I had...not enough to even use in a blanket, but more than I was wanting to throw away. And, I crocheted a type of shell, around the penny. I then put this creation on my lanyard, where I keep my keys. The way I figure, this keychain will serve as a constant reminder of this project. And, hopefully, it can keep me from breaking, when the temptation to shop feels as though it will get the better of me.
After crocheting the keychain, I started working on an afghan, for myself.
And, that has been my day.
In so many ways, I cannot wait for this project to begin. And, at the same time, I am absolutely terrified, at the idea of July 1st.
Either way, it is soon to come.