A List is a Beautiful Thing

As promised here is today's horoscope...

Wednesday, Jan 2, 2008 : "You could be feeling a little defensive right now and you might feel like you need to defend your point of view more fervently than is really necessary today. So just try not to let things get too out of hand if you can help it right now. And financial issues will probably be one of your primary areas of concern today.

There could be some disputes with your partner over money matters and you might feel like you’re being taken advantage of in some way. The problem is that neither of you may be terribly inclined to want to back down at the moment. "

This would be a one star, waste of ink and paper rating. Absolutely nothing about today's horoscope rings true or even close to the truth.

Today was a day of errands and responsibilities, yes i did look on the internet for a job, but taking care of my son on his winter break and making sure to put some wheels in motion were my main focus today.

I did fill in the google calander as promised to myself and in a tribute to my husband I had a "to do list" which, I must admit, did make things go a lot more smoothly.

Even when we ran into bumps, such as every triple load washer at the laundromat being mysteriously out of order, thus making washing and drying our comforter a much bigger task than expected, we still managed to forge ahead and complete the list ( new insight for me a double load works just as well and is a whole dollar cheaper).

We hit the bank and closed out the savings account, sent off the tutition for my son's acting class coming up in March, which he is very excited about, got his bike tire fixed so he can hit the park with dad this weekend, had some lunch and rounded out the day with grocery shopping.

It was a very full and fun day with an intelligent but goofy 7 year old along for the ride. I really will miss his company next week when he heads back to school and higher learning.

Good points of this little winter break though have been weaning down his video game time. Whatever school teaches him I know I've taught him that anything over 2 hours is excessive and even that is pushing it.

It's great to be unconditionally loved by your child and I know it's only a matter of a few years before that changes so I'm very thankful to have been given this small window of opportunity to spend time with him while he's still young enough to appreciate having me there.

A little side note -hubby may have found me a job in a computer firm as a bookkeeper, not sure how I feel about that. I do appreciate his efforts but also find it odd that he really thinks I'm bookkeeper material.

Still he kept my lists of needs and wants in mind when discussing the position with my potential employer and it sounds like he is amiable and flexible to the quick get up and go of my son's acting and modeling jobs.

You really do have to drop everything at the drop of the hat when the agent calls. I guess it's why I was never really a fan of the to do list, because it always gets thrown right out the window when a job opportunity is presented to our son. - still I like the organization when I can have it, so I will be sticking with it.

My new guilty pleasure of 2008 is the television show "Gossip Girl" - I haven't been this enamored of a show since "Felicity." It's got all the right elements to keep me watching and waiting for the next episode.

My new guilty internet show is "Quarterlife" - I am smitten with the unrequited feelings that Dylan is harboring for Jed, and i love, love, love the Jed character, he's very appealing and endearing.

Well it's late so I'm out-take care and have a good night.

~Juana