Wednesday early morning happy dance

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Registered: 09-22-1999
Wednesday early morning happy dance
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Wed, 05-17-2006 - 12:21am

As I said yesterday, it is amazing how there are so many twists and turns to the debt journey....today I was surprised with the tax refund check, and I just scheduled the payment to pay off the car repair bill from 3 weeks ago!!!! I am SO HAPPY! There is still some left over that is being snowflaked to a credit card. I am SO HAPPY! Yes, I AM going to indulge in another happy dance!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!

So I may be back almost at the point where I feel like I left off on my debt journey when I got slapped with the car repair bill. I am going to CONTINUE TO PUSH AHEAD!!!! I am going to keep at this crazy debt journey!!!

I was walking out of work with a coworker today who was talking about a craft sale I really want to go to.....oh, the temptation, but I JUST CAN'T RUIN THIS NOW!! She was saying that her credit card total was telling her to stay home, but........temptation was getting the best of her. I know I really NEED my money for another event in 4 weeks.....I just have to stay FOCUSED. FOCUS!!!!!! Is it time to slap that debt patch back on??????? I am going to try to think about something else......

I was watching this PBS special about wealth this evening...interesting.....they were interviewing very wealthy people, but at the end was a man who done it all, had it all....and he said the most TRUE thing I have heard in a long time: Your most IMPORTANT ASSET IS YOUR HEALTH. His wife was very ill, and I think he'd trade it all for her to be well. There they were in the most beautiful house, but what good was it really doing her? Someone I really loved died of cancer many years ago. He said that if he had all the money in the world at that moment, it wouldn't matter..... I guess my health will continue to a priority for me. If you have your health, YOU DO HAVE EVERYTHING. You have the ability to do anything.......Don't sweat the $25 copay, folks, because if you can be healthy and work, you'll get that money back many times over.

Have a healthy, happy day.............and if you're not healthy and happy, try to do something for yourself today to take a step towards that............

Littlesbigs who is reviving her happy dance

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Registered: 01-31-2006
Wed, 05-17-2006 - 1:27am
Thanks littlesbigs for a reminder to count our blessings. I still believe that most important things in life are free, they are your health, your family, etc. It's good to enjoy these b/c not everything is about money.
student.
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Registered: 03-15-2006
Wed, 05-17-2006 - 9:22am

Littlesbigs,

It is so good to hear your happiness!!! I was hoping things would improve for you, it sounds like you are in a better place mentally, and sometimes that makes all the difference. You are sooo right about health...

I hope you have a lovely day; the sun is *finally* out here, thank goodness.

Peace.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 05-17-2006 - 11:01am

Amen, Sister. One of my favorite sayings is "the best things in life are not things". It does help to remind myself of that every once in a while.

I got my tax refund the other day too! Whoo hoo!

Heather