It’s COLD out there!

This is winter ~ begins to really hit me in February, when for some strange reason I feel like it should begin to get warmer, but somehow this is always the worst month of all! December has Christmas and all the hustle and bustle going for it, and January has the NEW YEAR to think on, then comes February, and, what the hell?? Nothing but snow, and more snow, and freezing temperatures!! I must admit that there have at least been some beautiful blue skies with white puffy clouds, and amazing moon views, but it is still so cold!! This is the perfect month to run away from home, and that’s what I’m doing this weekend ~ heading south for a leisurely cruise in the Caribbean. Ahhhh ~ can’t wait!

Starting Over

Oh, how I long for the good old days, when my husband worked and I stayed at home doing all the things I don’t have time for now! It’s been 15 years since I started working, and now he has the pleasures that I use to have 😦 ~ Not that I begrudge him having a chance to kick back and do his own thing, it’s that I don’t have that opportunity!  Seems like all I do is run, clean house, do laundry and pay bills.  No time for cleaning out the basement, stripping the wallpaper, repainting the bedrooms, etc.  SO, I am considering retirement!  Big step, as once taken, you can’t go back ~  Which is the scary part! I know I could keep busy, so that isn’t a worry, and I think we’d be fine with  money, so that is also not on the worry list.  What is on there is all the “what if’s”.

What if the economy tanks and I don’t get my pension check?

What if the new Obama-care insurance plan is a total train wreck and  I can’t afford the insurance I now have?

What if my husband drives me absolutely crazy being home together all the time and I kill him?

What if he tries to kill me?

What if I am bored out of my mind and regret leaving my job?

What if I miss all the aggravation at work, and/or the people?

Hard to make decision ~ “starting over”, but they say you can never go back.  Can I??

Out With the Old ~ In With the New

2013 already ~ where did 2012 go and how did it go so fast?? I’m trying to set some rules for 2013 (hate to call them resolutions) as I need to take more time for doing what I want to do, like reading, playing the guitar, working on the old house.  SO, I have joined Goodreads and set myself a challenge of 150 book for 2013 ( not such a stretch as I managed that last year)  will post on this blog at least once a week and will take a walk anywhere  for at least 30 minutes a day.  PLUS, I hope to put in an hour on the guitar weekly. As for the old house, that’s still on the list, but can’t lock in a time frame, but will update when I do anything productive 🙂 Now that doesn’t sound that difficult, does it??