My Life is a Backwards Country Song

Jul 21, 2011

and that's a good thing.  Here's the joke:  
Q:  What happens when you play a country song backwards?  
A:  You get your wife back.  You get your job back.  You get your dog back.....

I'm getting my life back and I love it!!  It has be T-O-U-G-H these past few months.  Transitions, by nature, are always hard.  Since I separated from my husband, I've had to adjust to a great many things.  There have been a lot of emotional roller coasters to ride. 

Financially, it has been scary.  A roller coaster would be preferable in that arena.  However, I feel like I'm conquering some fears and facing the hard stuff in regards to my finances.  My 2010 taxes were not filed and I was having trouble facing them, even though I'm set to get quite a good refund.  I self-paid for my surgery, which will help with the refund.  But, doing the taxes meant having to ask my soon-to-be ex for information and help, which I had already done and gotten only a half-hearted response.  The tax refund would get me out of my current hole, but for some reason I just wasn't able to face it... until a couple of weeks ago.  I just decided to break "The Taxes" into smaller tasks and to assign a date to get each task done.  A week later, I turned in the information to the accountant.  Woo hoo!  It may seem like a small thing, but it was a huge victory for me.

Today, I went to two, count 'em, two banks to ask for help restructuring my debt.  The news was not so great at the first bank, but the second bank is pretty promising.  There is a solution out there and I am working toward it.  After I get the debt restructured, I have someone who is going to help me with my monthly budget (which will be workable by then) to help me set goals and achieve the financial status I desire.

What does this have to do with weight loss?  Everything.  Taking stress out of my life, creating a financial plan, living within my means... all of it helps me to get free of head hunger and emotional eating. 

I send blessings to all who read my blog.  I am grateful for you.  You inspire me to live a better life.  I hope you are loving yours as much as I am loving mine right now. 

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