I keep intending to post something, anything — but life has a way of happening, and a lot of the time that’s more interesting than writing about it. I’m certain it’s also a lot more exciting than reading about it, but it’s your own fault for looking here.
Things are proceeding nicely. We got ahead of our debts for the first time in 7 years this may. Put another way, my wife has never known me to be debt free. It’s a welcome change, and it seems to be a lot easier to stay out of debt than it was to get out of debt. Going to have to keep ahead of finances from here on in.
I’m on a health kick finally — Over 3 years working like a dog, and I managed 2 surgeries, 3 ulcers, and a bunch of unhealthy pounds. I was starting to hate how i looked, and I didn’t feel proud to be me, even with all of the other good things happening in my life. I’m .. what.. 8 weeks into a serious go at exercise? It’s helping. I easily have another 15 weeks before I’m at “my goal”, whatever that means… but I’m starting to think I’ll get there. That’s another thing that I have to prioritize.
I’ve never been good at putting my health above work, but the older i get, the more i see that leads to nothing better than sickness and early death. Will the work thank me for that? No.
It’s a different life — also in part due to our failure to have children. After this long trying, and one near miss, that’s it. My priorities are shifting, I’m no longer trying to fit things in before kids arrive. Now i’m thinking “What should we do next?”. Lots of options.
I’m excited to see what happens next.