So it’s been awhile since I posted a real update on things. Basically, I’ve been stressed out! Where to begin?
A post or two ago I mentioned the market and watching all my money go down the terlet. Yes I know, I’m young, I have time to recover. Why this has been hard for me though is because for the time being it’s how I was paying the bills. The point of selling the soap site, aside from the whole working 7 days a week every hour I was awake thing, was to finish school without having to work. I had planned to use investments, interest earned from savings accounts, etc to slide by and pay the bills. Clearly with the market gone to shit, that hasn’t happened. So I’ve had to take money from savings, and I am someone who hates doing that when it’s not getting put back in. The loss of the TA job this fall also sucked. So I’ve been stressing over money 🙂
One would think all the stress would help weight loss, but no. I’ve been on a plateau for awhile now. Traveling throughout September of course didn’t help that much, as I ate too much junk. Also my klutzy self kept hurting myself, so I wasn’t getting to the gym or running much. I haven’t stepped on my Wii Fit in so long that it probably assumes I died. I can hear it now “It’s been 100 million days since you’ve checked in!” Anyway, I’ve finally started back to the gym, as well as running. I was up to running 30 minutes non-stop, I’ve just now gotten myself back to about 20-25. So I’m hoping to lose at least 5 pounds by Halloween.
Why Halloween you ask! Happy Happy Joy Joy, I’m doing something for it this year! I think it’s obvious Halloween is one of my favorite times of year, next to Christmas. However in years past all I’ve ever really done is stay home and watch horror movies. I’ve always wanted to have a party and utilize the farm’s corn maze, but never did. Well this year I’m spending the weekend with some friends and we are going to have a good time. Perhaps I shall keep secret the plans until it happens. It will be the best Halloween ever though! Oh and my costume is bought, that’s remaining a secret till the pictures go up 🙂
As part of it I’ve been growing a bushy beard out too. Right now it’s not long, but I did want it to get bigger and a bit fuller. However I don’t know if I want to keep it or not though, as I wanted to show off my weight loss (and hopefully fit body) by wearing my little black shirt that weekend. It’s one of those shirts I bought 5+ years ago that hasn’t fit well since about then, but I’m just about back to being able to wear it. However having a giant beard, well, might make the whole package look a bit off 😛 Basically I don’t want to look like a well dressed bum.
Finally school. Ahhhhhh! I plan to turn somewhere between 75-80% of the dissertation in by the end of this month and before this Halloween trip. It will finally, after all this time, be finished by the end of this year. I will not go on another cruise, or if I can help it spend another Christmas with it hanging over my head. While I’ll have it written, there’s still the fun editing part and getting the approval to defend. I’m not sure when that will happen, but sadly it’s looking like sometime next semester. Grrrr!
I’ve been watching our retirement accounts dwindle down to near nothing over the past couple of weeks. I have been also been stressing big time over money. I’m so happy that your have your dissertation pretty much completed! You must feel so damn relieved:)
Can’t wait to see pics of your Halloween costume!
I for one come here for the Stuff, and not so much for the Words and Content.
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You’re not alone, lots of people are stressing over money. Thank Goodness you have savings to dip into. My husband and I had to spend all our money we had saved for retirement. His work slowed down 2 years ago, he has been working mostly 3 and 4 day work weeks. We barely made it on 5 day work weeks. We had to make the house payments, so over the years we have drained our savings. Very scary times, we are living paycheck to paycheck, and we’re old, 49 & 56.
Can’t wait to see the Halloween pics. I dressed up last year, I was a WITCH.
Not sure what I will do this year. I like passing out the candy and seeing all the cute little kids. My great nephew (age 2) is going to be NEMO. My daughter is thinking about having a few friends over.
I’m with you: I absolutely hate touching my savings account. It’s an almost physical reaction, that sense of anxiety.
It’s so exciting how close you are to the completion of dissertation! And Yay! to no more Christmases or cruises with it hanging over you. :0)