Money, Or Lack Thereof

A year or so ago I sat down with a pen and pad of paper, and wrote out the infamously ineffective To Do List. I was comprehensive in the listing too. Things that I needed to do later that night (laundry), things I needed to do next month (car tags), things I needed to do six months later (school), the list just sort of...kept on going. By the time I was done, I felt horribly, horrifically overwhelmed. Too many things, not enough time, not nearly enough money. Sadly though, it was pretty typical for me. Always wanting to do more than I'm able, always pushing harder than I should.

I've gotten a couple things checked off, sure. But it never seems to end. There's always another thing I need to do. Just when I think I've got some money that's "free," I add another item to the list that tends to be more than the "free" money I thought I had. At some point, I'm going to have to retire the list and start a new one because its just so ugly - cross outs here, lines there, notes everywhere. I love my lists, but they have to be neat.

I'm being smarter this year with my finances. But its still not enough. It's still more going out than coming in, or damn near close to it, and not nearly enough time to get it all done. But I will though. I'll conquer it all and end up with money left over. Or at the very least, a hella exciting year.