Wish List

[averygoodun42]

A) I work best under the reward system. When in school, my rewards were good grades. When I worked, my reward was money. But now I have a job that doesn't pay anything tangible and I've been slacking because I don't feel like it's worth anything. Which is nonsense, of course, but there you have it.

B) My last Christmas wish list I wrote up was fulfilled in a rather spectacular fashion. I never imagined that over the year I would receive so much of what I asked. But, you know, the Universe does listen.

So...

I thought it might be good to remind myself of what I want or would like this year.


1. Get to Azkatraz. Haven't decided whether I want to go by myself or drag the family with me to the area, but I really want to get there this year.

2. Geoff's spark back where it should be. Over Christmas it started coming back as he helped our neighbor. So... It's obvious he needs a job where he can help fix people. Not machines.

3. Continue with the connections. I really want to be a better friend, wife and, I s'pose, mother.

4. Better health. It's improved over the last year, for the most part, but it could still be better.

5. Social intelligence. Or, at the very least, acceptance of my social limitations.

6. Make money, or at least come up with some sort of plan to make money that doesn't involve working outside the home.

7. ...

I'll think on the rest and add as I think of them.

Comments

[junewilliams7.livejournal.com]

oh, good reminder about your 2007 list! Something ridiculously frivolous, just for me. Something that will make me feel special and beautiful and worthwhile - hmm, would that cover the gold lame that Geoff gave you last month?

(I still think you've got the legs to look great in them!)

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

LOL! One of these days I'll have to post a pic of myself in them. However,I don't know that anybody can pull off gold lame!

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

A) - I hear you, sister.

Good goals.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

It's hard! I think it was a_beez_buzz who said the other day that she doesn't like being a kept woman. Thing is, in this day and age, does anyone? For the long term, that is. It's nice for a year or two, but then... I know - know - it's vitally important for children to have a parent at home, but that doesn't make it easier to deal with the job.

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

It's an unpaid and largely unrecognised, certainly devalued job. And it's hard, frustrating, and often boring, despite the joys and the importance of the end result. In terms of rewards - they're not tangible enough. At all.