Day 2: Financial

Yesterday was for my soul. Today I will do something for my finances.

My credit score has roller coaster highs and lows. Every one, I mean EVERY single peak and valley, can be directly attributed to my work schedule. Quite the opposite of what people imagine, the times that my bills get paid most consistently is when I am unemployed. Because then I actually take the time to sit down and go through the mail, the emails and establish what is due, how much needs to be paid, etc.

When I am working I just haphazardly get bills paid. I either pay everything off completely right away or it sits in the "don't forget to pay that" area...ultimately forgetting to be paid. The amount of money I pay in late fees is absolutely ridiculous and I am sure would be better spent on a fabulous vacation...

So tonight I  got home from work at 7:30 pm. I did not answer nor read any work emails. I did not answer the phone when my agents called. I did not answer the texts from my agents. I ignored the phone when my friends rang. AND I paid my bills!!! I set up delivery of payments based on when I get paid and when they are due. Some can get mighty big when you only pay every other month. (I don't  believe that auto-pay is a good option for me I would ultimately forget one and make a huge mess!) State Farm is going to miss talking to me every month! (As an aside, I do have to say I have the absolute best office ever, they always call and remind me to pay before I lose coverage, and they never judge)

I know, paying bills, it is what grown ups do. But grown ups also make sure that their job is done and done well. Not answering the questions, emails, calls of the agents tonight goes against my very grain. But perhaps by taking time for me and not answering they will be forced to take time for theirselves as well while they wait for my answer. Which they will ultimately get first thing in the morning on my way to the field. Thank goodness for hands free! :)

I am well aware that this may be 365 days of the most boring blog ever! But it's something else I'm doing for Me....lol.

365 Days for Me

I have decided my New Years Resolution will be to do something for myself everyday. Selfish, I know, but as I look around at my wreck of an apartment and growing list of things I have let slipped I realize it is time. 

See I'm that person, the one everyone can always count on, the one who is always there with a shoulder, an ear, a joke, a smile. The one who won't let you down even when all I want to do is go through my mail, pay my bills, rest, clean, heal. I am blessed to have friends and family that would love to be there for me, only I never let them. I always feel I have to be the strong one, the caretaker, it's as natural as breathing for me.....but I forget to take care of me. And as they always say, if you don't take care of yourself you won't be around to take care of everyone else. "They" can be so annoying being right that way.

Sooo I am going to start small. I am going to do at least one thing that is for my benefit everyday. I am going to hold myself accountable to this resolution by documenting it here. 

Today I took care of my soul. I had a billion other things that needed to be done (and somedays those things may be the only thing I do for me); I had work to do because my work projects deadlines don't move just because we have a holiday; lots of friends I should have called and caught up with since I finally had a day off; friends I never see that were in town and I should have gone to lunch with; family members I should have checked on; emails I should send and it goes on...But instead I put on the Bunheads marathon, I played with my dog, I read some books and now I am going to make a sandwich and watch Burlesque...because I love it and its on.