I know it will soon be winter, the Rebel is already in the shop building I bought last spring but I am still able to ride the LXV to work some days so am putting off the oil changes and pulling that battery for winter storage.
And I am trying to work harder at keeping finances under better, tighter management as I have dreams of a vacation in Ontario Canada for a scooter rally that is held there every other year. It's in the later part of June so I have to get a passport, have to save up at least $1000-1500 and be able to schedule that time off for my vacation, and it's a long drive so I need to plan 4 days travel time with my old truck, hauling the LXV and not sure about camping in that area or my costs.
But I am finally started, with Ben's help on the drywall work on the south attic end which has waited for summer and bike season to end. Which is a big part of why the sewing area is such a disaster, I started moving things out of the way late this summer so the work could get started, which means some things moved into the sewing area, which was already too crowded.
Work at the plant is 6 days a week so the paychecks are larger, that helps funds, helps pay more on the debt load and gives me some play money also, but I have to still control spending urges and I need to work harder with that.
A molar needs pulled, old filling and teeth grinding has caused the tooth to crack from the top down. I have known since my last cleaning, this late spring but until it got miserable, I have avoided doing anything. The dental office wanted to do crown work and I know how that goes next will be that same tooth needs a root canal, and no, I don't think I want to keep making dental appointments and paying the part my dental insurance will not pay. So, a dental extraction is scheduled for 11/21, I can't get a SV day so will do FMLA paperwork, hope it all gets filled out right but work the early part of the morning and have to leave by 9 am so I can go home, change clothes and have Ben go with me to the oral surgeon in Jacksonville. I will have to be put under for the procedure and that means no driving myself home and no going back to work that day.
But I did have a great riding summer, and put over 3000 miles on the bikes, combined, and still might get a few more trips to work in before I give up for the winter. And I have a small growing bed with some very hot chili peppers and they have done well so we have dried chilies and we have fresh chili powder for cooking and now I give them away.
Jake and I irritate each other with political arguments, with neither of us winning. But he has agreed about socks I knit him, he had 3 choices and of course he chose 1 that did not have him buying any sock yarns but that would get him socks with black tops. His are making progress and black sock yarn has been ordered, on sale, and should be here before too long.
I am so glad I live far enough away from any relatives with problems that they don't hit me up for any help, financial or otherwise. As I have not made the choices in their lives, I am not willing to help them out, fix their problems and I actually don't have a lot of sympathy for the results of the crappy results of their choices. We live in a very hard world that won't be getting any easier, my helping would not actually fix the root of the problem, which is life choices.
But it does bother me to know my oldest granddaughter and her children are living so poor and have the problems they have, I know the children are not at fault for the poor choices but they will end up doing far too much of the 'paying' for mom's bad/poor choices. I paid for those of my parents an also some of my grandparents, and I know my children paid some for my poor/bad choices. But I got my head out of my ass and worked to change things and keep my life stable, keep a job that paid enough to put that roof over our heads, and food on the table. Hard life lessons but they have to be learned.
I'm not really moody, blue or depressed, but I am dealing with constant pain issues, the dental will continue to get worse until that tooth is pulled, it will be some long hard days until that happens but I do have an appointment made and the foot and I just need a bit more agreement on what is workable. I will always have some pain issues, it's keeping them within my comfort limits that I need to maintain, today is going down hill but I am getting a few things done that need done and that my head needs done to be balanced.
I cannot change the past and I can't change other people, but I can sort thoughts out and find a balance that works for me. That is what I have been doing some with that riding solo time, I think about my past, the people, the effects, the choices and come to terms with some things I have needed to look at and emotionally deal with and put away permanently.
So, yes, in a way I am looking forward to the coming winter, to the work on the south attic area and that space gained back, and more energy efficient, and the overtime increasing what I can get paid down on my debt load and what I am able to build up in savings and 401K, I will miss riding to work some but I can cope. I still need to do some work on the car, and need to order a part for that. But it has made some progress this summer, with Ben's help.
Well, time to go pick chilies and then see if I can get that heater back mounted in place and the power back on before supper and time to get ready for bed.
