I Resolve, Pt. 2

Wow, it's only March.  Two and a half months since I posted my resolutions, the first time I actually have them in print or was determined enough to have them in print.  And how have I done?  Let's review.

Well, number one the finances.  Oh the finances.  I haven't been all that bad, but the G-Star sale kind of threw the clothing budget out the window--jeans, corduroy pants, a couple of hoodies, t-shirts and a trench coat.  Yeah that's blown that budget out of the water.  However, I haven't been spending as much money going out either, but that's not entirely my doing.  Friends have also gone on a strict budget, so those evenings at Katsuya or Wilshire are much fewer and further between.

Two.  Not focusing a lot of time and attention on men with no long term potential.  Wow!  Did I really think that was going to happen?  Let me see: 23 year old with an already sort of boyfriend.  That sounds like a lot of potential right?  Not so much.

The third resolution was charitable work.  Aside from helping friends with various issues, I've volunteered to assist Tree People, an organization that "inspires people to take responsibility for the urban forest" by planting trees in the local parks and mountain forests.  I've done that...once.

And finally I had resolved to save up enough money for a down payment on a home or get into one by the end of the year.  That was lofty!  With my budgetary cutbacks (yes that was tongue in cheek), with my 401K tanking by 40% or greater, with L.A. relatively resistant to the massive drops in home prices that the rest of the nation's home buyers seems to be enjoying, lofty is probably a good description, particularly since as of Friday 3/6/09, I've been in escrow for a loft that I fell in love with since I first laid eyes on it.

Comments

[outofctrl]

Yay for the loft!

[dell]

Congratulations you lucky bastard. See I'm fluent on the straight lingo too.

[Gino]

Great news on the loft - enjoy!

[Roy]

Congrats!!!!!!! That's great news!

[philippines homes]

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Deirdre G