thanks for giving

Another holiday weekend has come and gone, this one being the last holiday before Christmas. I went to Windsor on the weekend to visit friends and had a really fun time, even if some of the chat turned to the inevitible "we're getting old" theme. Oh and I am allergic to the host's cats, so I was a bit uncomfortable from time to time. I thought I was getting a cold but after one night's sleep here at home I feel a heck of a lot better. Next time : antihistimines.

Now that the holiday is gone, though, there are other events on the horizon. We've got an election here in Canada tomorrow (the call and campaigning before said election has taken a fraction of the time that the American election circus has chewed up) and then it's going to be Christmas. And don't think for one minute that the election isn't going to somehow influence the Yuletide spirit this year. Mind you I don't think the economic picture is going to change that much regardless of who is in power. Everything that is going wrong with the economy right now has very little to do with Canadian politics; it all started with the Americans, and having not learned anything from what happened in 1929 the whole world once again got too closely entwined with their financial issues and has been dragged down. Idiots.

So this morning since I had the extra time to myself, I did what any responsible person should do and I put my financial house in order. I know what I make and I know my overheads and there's no reason why I shouldn't be planning a bit better with what I have left over (which isn't a bad chunk at all - where the hell has it all been going?). But anyways. It's done. I know what Christmas will look like this year, and it'll be good. I had this whole idea about being debt-free by spring 2009, but I slapped that together a year ago when I started working for Canada Post and failed to adjust as I went along. October is one of those blessed 3-pay months so I could reset some of those goals with some breathing space, and I am now back on track. Hurrah!

Talking about money is vulgar though, so I am going to stop here. I'm going to do some laundry this morning and then go back to sleep for a while; I start work at 8 PM tonight. When I get home in the morning I daresay I'll be getting to sleep with the help of my little friend melatonin to make sure the week doesn't go pear-shaped on me. Because the week will end on a very high note : MADONNA!

That is all.