Things I still need to work on
So. Other than my $500 mishap, I seem to be doing all right with the whole 'responsible bill-paying adult' routine. I am looking at a few things like cancelling most of my online/order-by-mail club memberships, since really, they're mostly only good for the most recent thing out there (and I tend to look for older things as much if not more often than the shiny new objects--which are actually easier to find on a local and 'specialty store' basis anyway).
I might cut back on the cable, too. Although, since it's sustainable for me, I might leave it alone. I like being able to cruise a wide variety of things when I finally remember every few months that I have that many channels. That, and it gives Dad something to do when he visits during the days I couldn't get off work.
I'm going to get at least one credit card busted back to zero and then cancel it, probably more. Although I'm doing okay with keeping up, with the way the economy is going, I suspect I'm better off without the so-called 'cushion' and just concentrating on budgeting what money I actually possess to get what I need. Last thing I want is to be in a financial credit yoke for the rest of my life, especially with the dollar the way it is at the moment.
I am trying to not spend so much time on the 'net. Recently, I sit for hours, basically reading things--most of which is pretty much mental junkfood. Which means I'm not doing much of anything else, including art, writing, RPing (and designing RP's), or even playing video games (which at least stimulates the puzzle-solving functions in my brain). So, yeah. I turn it on, but I've been mostly avoiding my computer desk.
Second stage of this plan, of course, is cracking down on myself and seriously taking a good long look at my evening activities and probably putting myself on some sort of schedule. I mean, yes, I have a bill-paying job, which means it's okay to relax at night (god knows I earn it every day), but if I want to honestly get anywhere else, I'm way past due for the whole 'crack down, settle in, and do something about it!' stage. Thirty-nine (which I'll be in July) is still 'young' by today's standards, and I may have a mentality and body closer to twenty-nine, but...yeah.
So if I peep less, that's why.
And yes, I'm still half-assedly working on the FF idea (another reason to quit fuckig around) as well, so...
Anyhow...yeah.