Breaking the cycle
I don't know if it's because my emotions have been a carousel lately (blame work stress) or because I've simply outgrew it, but I realized that buying doujinshi and fanarts doesn't make me happy anymore. Reflecting on my purchases and the amount of money I squandered at AX, it's time for me to stop that. I'm moving on.
Before, AX was my way of treating myself for being so good at squirreling away my paycheck. But I've thought about it, and I'm not going to waste my money like that anymore. I have bigger and more important things to buy now. So yah, no more anime conventions for me. (Well, unless they somehow get L'arc to come perform, then all bets are off).
Instead, that money is going into one of two new accounts:
- wedding funds
- Cin's first car
No, Gema didn't propose yet, so don't get that excited, lol. But he did promise to propose sometime next year *flails* which means that I'm saving up for the wedding now. Actually, I'm not sure if there will be a real wedding per se, but there will be a celebration at least, so we gotta save for that.
About the car… I've been putting off driving for a long time. Frankly, I'm terrified of it. It's not like I've been in an accident or anything (haven't driven enough to warrant one, har har), but I need to suck it up and get used to it. I want to be comfortable driving before there's a baby in the car. With the direction my life is going, a baby is only a few years away too.
On one hand, it feels like I'm counting my chickens. On the other, I think of it as a sign that I'm maturing a little more. It's just a bit strange, because it feels like the ppl around me aren't at this stage yet, so I have no one to relate to. Sure, my sister is getting married and all, but she's well into her thirties, so it doesn't count. Where are the twenty-somethings facing these things? C'mon ppl! Show yourselves! *lol*
Before, AX was my way of treating myself for being so good at squirreling away my paycheck. But I've thought about it, and I'm not going to waste my money like that anymore. I have bigger and more important things to buy now. So yah, no more anime conventions for me. (Well, unless they somehow get L'arc to come perform, then all bets are off).
Instead, that money is going into one of two new accounts:
- wedding funds
- Cin's first car
No, Gema didn't propose yet, so don't get that excited, lol. But he did promise to propose sometime next year *flails* which means that I'm saving up for the wedding now. Actually, I'm not sure if there will be a real wedding per se, but there will be a celebration at least, so we gotta save for that.
About the car… I've been putting off driving for a long time. Frankly, I'm terrified of it. It's not like I've been in an accident or anything (haven't driven enough to warrant one, har har), but I need to suck it up and get used to it. I want to be comfortable driving before there's a baby in the car. With the direction my life is going, a baby is only a few years away too.
On one hand, it feels like I'm counting my chickens. On the other, I think of it as a sign that I'm maturing a little more. It's just a bit strange, because it feels like the ppl around me aren't at this stage yet, so I have no one to relate to. Sure, my sister is getting married and all, but she's well into her thirties, so it doesn't count. Where are the twenty-somethings facing these things? C'mon ppl! Show yourselves! *lol*