Tokyo trapeze act

Well the euphoria of my family visit has passed. Back at the office
looking busy doing nothing for a week then more time off. Ready for
summer, trapped in the city. Imagine a way to escape and prepared to
do so. Perhaps not very far, perhaps far enough. Beach is preferable.
Not sure whether to challenge family in my private life, or abandon
them for new horizons. Seems like there is a hidden agenda on the
other side. Pretty obvious but nothing impossible to fend off, but not
without heartache.

Summer Breeze

I'm on fire. Have I finally hit bottom? Perhaps. Very nice weather
indeed. Summer breeze makes me feel fine,... pun intended. Hard to
believe this is the crest, but always feels like that before the wave
crashes over you. Gotta keep the windows closed or someone will catch
the breeze flowing through my place. Time to shine.

New car on hold, for now

Well, I tried, and can't get a new car for the time being. Nice to
know where I stand, and that my financial situation just needs a
little additional focus before I can invest in better transportation.
My daughter started her ESL classes and it will take time. She's just
a very happy spirit around me lately. Very nervous about my family
visit at the end of the week. It will be here very quickly especially
since I will have to get my workload in order, hand it off to someone
else just so I can be free. My diet is pretty good, and drinking kind
of under control. I haven't been to the gym in months, but have lost
weight. The gym got my metabolism back on track, and the healthy diet
took care of the rest. I still hope to make it back to the gym later
this month and continue to make progress on my health and shape before
the winter arrives. And distract me from my savings as I try to save
as much as possible and guarentee a better year to come.

Ready for that car

Family will arrive a week from now. And my funds are drying up too
quick. I must save for the next few weeks. Anyways, I want that car
now. Maybe I can't have it, but at least I know that I'll have it for
the remainder of the summer and plan accordingly. The dealership said
it will take about 2-4 weeks to deliver. That means the week of April
21st. I imagine I'll just set the Navi and head straight for the
coast, or the mountains. I'll need a tent, and my grill.

Recession Refuge

Wrote an annual budget for the coming year. Never count the chickens
until they hatch. Especially when there is a fox in the hen house.
I've been too generous. To my friends, family, and self. Cooking at
home and drinking less is easy said than done. Hangover. First a lot
of thinking, then a lot of drinking. But in my life's experience,
every time I've sat down to budget, the results are positive. Either
it saves me from bad decisions, or just saves a lot of money. I'm
under pressure from my extended family to provide more support, but at
least now I know my limits and what is and isn't possible to do for
all of them.