Time, how I hate you

[pphaneuf]

Seems like I'm about to burst a gasket. I want to stop running. There's so many things I need or want to do, but so little time to do it. I want time with myself. I want time with certain people. I need to get more work done. I want to go to some Fringe shows. I want to go out speeding on a tandem bike (and also to go out on my regular bike). I need to do laundry. I have appointments. I'd like to stay up all night and sleep during the day.

Right now, I'm just slamming stuff in my schedule. Maybe I should be working instead, but I really want to go to Québec this weekend, so screw it, I'm just going. Maybe I should be working tonight, but there's a ticket to a Fringe show on my desk, and I'm just going. I've just done some much needed laundry (need to do it during daytime, because it's large and I don't have a dryer).

Comments

[azrhey.livejournal.com]

because althought I understand there are lots of people worse than me, there are other reasons for not having much money left besides rent and kids.

I budget and get all my stuff paid on time, i am not badly off, not by a long shot, but ther eare medical and legal expenses I am incurring that make a huge hole on my income ( which contrary to popular beleif is not that high ).

so yeah, it annoys me because some people assume that rent and kids are the only big expenses one can have.


MEH.

Not a good day for me.

[thebabynancy.livejournal.com]

I must be totally missing the mark here.

I do believe that w/o having to pay rent or for the needs/wants of children... one should be able to budget for their day-to-day living w/ minimal angst.

You're right, they are not the only big expenses people can have... like anything else...

I think what annoys me... is that there are those that incur voluntary expenses.. . stuff that they do not need... but rather want... those impulse purchases or instant gratifications... even elective medical expenses, i.e. laser eye surgery... and then say that they are broke.

I understand... but sympathy is not in my vocabulary today apparently.

[http://users.livejournal.com/hub_/]

I feel sorry for your loss...

[azrhey.livejournal.com]

well, that one is paid by work so that hole in my bank account will only be there until i get my refund. but there are other things i am paying for right now that i have no choice. medical and legal.

but hidden expenses aside, I still don't understand.
yes it is a conscious choice, i sacrifice some going out some restaurant some small expenses to have a big one instead.

Not looking for sympathy here, at all. I am not really broke I jsut spend the money on stuff I really want instead of stuff I just want a bit. Just some kind of understanding that some people can still not have enough money to go out eventhough they don't have rent/kids.

To paraphrase someone a couple of weeks ago "I have two kids and can still go to the restaurant at least twice a week, you don't have kids, why can't you?"

MEH

would it be better if I said I had to cut down on certain expenses so i could afford others, instead of saying I am broke ( which in my head means not enough money for all I need to get done )?

[thebabynancy.livejournal.com]

well, actually talking about money... is uncouth. I was raised not to discuss my finances or the finances of others. It's not done in polite society. But this isn't polite society...


To each their own, as it were.


Salut Susana!


:) Nancy

[azrhey.livejournal.com]

no finances, no politics, no sports.

hell, its the weather or sex it seems!

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

You know me, how well raised and polite I am... ;-)