Finding motivation...
in my lj. I figure if I start documenting just a little more frequently what I've been doing, then I'll keep doing it because it makes me feel all accomplished and shit.
Yesterday, I went by State Farm and actually filed for reimbursement of my car rental from the last time I had repairs done. For whatever reason, every time I've taken the car in for body work and rented a car I've just never bothered to file. It seemed like too much of a hassle for not that much back. But this last rental lasted a little longer and getting 80% back of $147 is some bucks to get back. Particularly when this was one more nail in my credit card's coffin. And, seriuosly, even the other ones were right around $100 and I could have been getting money back then, too. I can be seriously lazy and seriously stupid, sometimes.
Today, I sat down and started looking at my monthly budget. For now, I've just written down all the bills. I haven't tried to factor in groceries, gas, and sundries yet. I'm not looking forward to that, but I need to do it. I need to put myself on a strict budget again so I can get this debt under control. Still, it's the first time in probably six months that I've actually looked at my spending. It was easy to just ignore and say, la la la, I sold all my Magic cards and I'm riiiiiich. Ha. Blew that so fast I don't even know where it went anymore. So, budget.
Called and made an appointment with my eye doctor, the one that specializes in retina problems. I'm supposed to be on an annual exam schedule to get pictures of the inside of my eyeball taken and I haven't been in to see him in four years. Oops? So, I gotta say, I feel good about doing all these things. Taking control and taking responsibility of my health and my finances. It's about damn time.
Otherwise, I did just piddly little stuff at home: folded clothes, did the dishes, unpacked a couple suitcases and bags that had been sitting since my last two trips (May and July), made all my own meals so far this week (saving me mucho dinero), sorted through a stack of mail that had been sitting for a couple months (overdue bills are not my friend, which is why most of them get paid online these days--except for the bastard ones that won't send out e-mail notifications when your bill is due), scrubbed the bathtub and unclogged the bathroom sink. Plus, I've been catching up slowly with season 1 of House, two episodes a night. I seriously love that man. And Vogler sucks ass.
My life, a little bit boring, but moving forward. That's all I ask.
Yesterday, I went by State Farm and actually filed for reimbursement of my car rental from the last time I had repairs done. For whatever reason, every time I've taken the car in for body work and rented a car I've just never bothered to file. It seemed like too much of a hassle for not that much back. But this last rental lasted a little longer and getting 80% back of $147 is some bucks to get back. Particularly when this was one more nail in my credit card's coffin. And, seriuosly, even the other ones were right around $100 and I could have been getting money back then, too. I can be seriously lazy and seriously stupid, sometimes.
Today, I sat down and started looking at my monthly budget. For now, I've just written down all the bills. I haven't tried to factor in groceries, gas, and sundries yet. I'm not looking forward to that, but I need to do it. I need to put myself on a strict budget again so I can get this debt under control. Still, it's the first time in probably six months that I've actually looked at my spending. It was easy to just ignore and say, la la la, I sold all my Magic cards and I'm riiiiiich. Ha. Blew that so fast I don't even know where it went anymore. So, budget.
Called and made an appointment with my eye doctor, the one that specializes in retina problems. I'm supposed to be on an annual exam schedule to get pictures of the inside of my eyeball taken and I haven't been in to see him in four years. Oops? So, I gotta say, I feel good about doing all these things. Taking control and taking responsibility of my health and my finances. It's about damn time.
Otherwise, I did just piddly little stuff at home: folded clothes, did the dishes, unpacked a couple suitcases and bags that had been sitting since my last two trips (May and July), made all my own meals so far this week (saving me mucho dinero), sorted through a stack of mail that had been sitting for a couple months (overdue bills are not my friend, which is why most of them get paid online these days--except for the bastard ones that won't send out e-mail notifications when your bill is due), scrubbed the bathtub and unclogged the bathroom sink. Plus, I've been catching up slowly with season 1 of House, two episodes a night. I seriously love that man. And Vogler sucks ass.
My life, a little bit boring, but moving forward. That's all I ask.