I'll be blunt, for me 2006 royally sucked! Our reproductive attempts failed, succeeded, and failed. I was fired from a job I'd been at for 7.5 years (although, that may turn out to be a good thing in the longer term), by a drab little, no-nothing, Dilbert-level boss with a Napoleon complex. And the marriage thing got a bit of a shake up (in my mind, anyway). The year has been a roller-coaster ride of brutal ups and downs, mostly downs. I began to seriously question my sanity, and fear what the future would bring. However, the year ended with the bright note of a new job (almost certainly).
2007 will be difficult, but potentially rewarding. I've been doing a fair bit of daydreaming over the last while, imagining what life will be like:
1. The new job will take me away from this town and the Spousal Unit. She plans to stay and finish her university degree. This will take a couple of years. I understand why she wants to do this, but it won't be easy for either of us, and I worry about what it might do to our marriage. But, we've lasted more that 16 years together (13 married), through bad times and good, so I think we're strong enough to make it through this.
2. I'll be renting a room out temporarily until we can sell this house and get a place up there. Getting this place ready to sell, packing, and moving will be a serious annoyance. We'll probably buy a smaller place, possibly a condo, and use the equity money to finance Spousal Unit's schooling.
3. The time alone may actually be good for something. I'll have more time to concentrate on doing things myself. I can learn to cook (better). I'll spend more time exercising, reading, learning useful things, and less on stupid time wasting things like watching TV and playing games. Not to slag Spousal Unit, but often I find it hard to maintain the self discipline to avoid junk food and exercise regularly when she is around. I'm hoping a more regular schedule will help this.
Things I want to do while/after settling in:
1. Drop all but basic cable TV, or perhaps all TV. I'll keep the internet connection, of course.
2. Buy a new computer. I've been putting off upgrading for years because of money. The money freed up by getting a smaller home will clear off some debt, and allow us to make a few long wanted purchases. Yes, I'll get some new games, too. I won't go cold-turkey on those.
3. Buy Lego Mindstorms and start building robots and strange machines to irritate the cat.
4. Get another cat. Mo is lonely, and will be even moreso without Spousal Unit around. She needs someone to play with and keep her company when I'm at work.
5. Maybe set up a home gym. A power rack, a bench, a bar, a couple of dumbbell bars, and 3 or 4 hundred pounds of plates would set me up nicely. Until then, I may use the facilities at my new employer. I'll have to see what they have.
6. If possible, find a group in the new town that plays D&D or some other similar game. I'd like to get into a regular, reliable game.
7. Enjoy my new job. Enjoy the learning process. Keep a positive attitude. Study a few job-related self-improvement books, perhaps. I want to take a different approach than I had with the last job, which I had learned to hate.
8. Have the occasional visit with the Spouse. As much as possible. And, I hope, she will eventually want to join me in the new place permanently.
Anyway, that's my rough idea for 2007. We'll see.
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