The view you see is Midtown Houston with the Galleria area in the background. I got here at 8 AM this morning and I'm hoping to be out around 2 PM. That's my location update, here's a few more updates:
Debt: We are still in the denial and avoidance step. I refused to add up the numbers right now but I estimate the credit card debt to be around $8,500. I keep patching things here and there but as usual, life happens and I still charge a little here and there. I'm hoping to get more serious about credit card debt in the spring (April 2011).
Career: I gave up on the job search. I had a lot of interviews and calls but I'm tired of the disappointments. Last week one of my coworkers got the job I talked about a while back so that did it for me. It was my dream job and the starting salary was $100,000. I don't understand why they picked him, I know I'm a better performer but there's nothing I can do. I know something better will come along, right now is just not the right time. I'm going to stay where I'm at, the plan is to pass GO and collect the salary every 2 weeks.
Life: As most of you know we had fertility issues and basically gave up on starting a family. Our weight loss journey took a lot of that pressure away. If it happens I will be thankful, if not life goes on and faith will decide the rest.
Me: I started focusing on running, I can now run 5 miles in a decent time. I also started cycling again, I feel like I can ride non stop but so far the most I've done is 25 miles each time I hit the road. My bike is not in very good condition and I'm dreading buying a new one. I spent close to $1000 on my current bike 5 years ago but I'm starting to see a lot of rust on it. I was hoping a TREK would last forever... I went to look at new bikes and they average around $1,200. I'm going to wait, I just don't want to spend that kind of money right now. I've also been playing a lot of Golf, the only complain I have is how expensive the game has become. Last weekend I spent close to $60 just to tee off.
That's all the life updates I have right now... I hope everyone has a good weekend!
HS
4 comments:
nice, upbeat post
Thanks girl! I'm really just avoiding my debts lol
HS
Check craigslist and other re-sale places- I got my bike from there and it was only two years old and in great shape. Bobby had the same experience. We both have $1,500 bikes that we got for only about $300 each- very worth getting it used, especially if you're biking that much.
I know it sounds weird to say "only $300" but that is substantially less than retail and they're quality street bikes that we get lots of use out of- we go on long bike rides together every weekend about half the year, and Bobby rides his bike to work half the year as well (we don't bike in the snow and ice). It sounds like you're putting a lot of miles on your bike as well and if you're getting that much use out of it you should definitely look into some quality secondhand bikes. Good luck!
Hi, new reader here, but I just wanted to leave a comment about the bike. I'd take it to a reputable bike shop and have them look at it. it may be as simple as replacing or cleaning a few pieces and should cost a LOT less than a brand new bike. Usually they will do a quick once over for free for you and give you a run down of what could possibly need to be done to get it back into running order.
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