Wed p.m. check-in

 Feeling good. I remembered to take my magic beans this morning with my morning waffles. I just got really hungry/ low blood sugar. So I toasted some waffles. No syrup as I don't have any.

Ate outside.

Brushed my teeth.

Changed my shirt and even did my hair for my video interview.

I wonder what's next. I have a high level of confidence I'll move to the next step. But I think there will be a delay because the hiring manager is out of the office next week, and I'm traveling the week after.

Oh well. Somehow, I am already counting the dollars in my head.

I am thinking though, if I do get serious again about pursuing a second job, I'd probably have better luck in this field. 

I don't actually want to be a Widget Wicker though. I want a more background role.

Oh well.

For some reason I feel good like I just got hired.

I had a nice nervous trip to the restroom, so that's probably why I feel so light.

I've really been wanting some good bread. I finally had the good sense to look up Panera Bread. Duh! And yes, they do sell bread! So I might go get some sometime this week. Then on Friday when I have therapy, I plan to go pick up some treats for the weekend.

I realize I still have trouble asking for what I want, even little stuff - like getting the sink fixed. Something about it just turns me off. 

While I was waiting this morning, I sat outside and updated my financial spreadsheet.

I'm at about $20k spend for the year, an that includes a $4k medical bill. I hemmed and hawed a bit over where to put some of the incidental purchases related to the move. So for now, I'm at least categorizing the cost of this apartment as housing - Part 2. 

So, in case you were wondering, for the 6 months in Pandemic House this year, my costs were < $5k. Wow, right!

Considering July is a couple days away, I've all but given up on a getaway. I think July is just for staying out of the sun. Maybe I'll go to the pool? Probably not.

I think for future years, maybe starting in 2024, since there's not major cuts or trims I need to make to my expenses, I will not be tracking as minutely. I'll keep bigger categories to match my budget app. 

I was a little concerned that I kind of forgot about the CD/securities I bought this year. So, I'm not that good at tracking anymore. I spend a lot of time planning and plotting up until the run-up. Then once I make the transaction, I just forget about it.

That's why I'm so glad I have the tracking app. It would really be too much to manage otherwise!

On a good note, I did save $36k for this year already, so that goal is done and dusted. I can theoretically spend the rest of what I make for 2023. Which is still 6 more months of salary. But even without changing anything, I have about $3600/mon for the rest of the year, and that's with still saving a bunch of money. So I'll probably leave that for now. Who knows how the rest of the year is going to go. It makes it easy to plan a trip to Africa for December, at least financially. I'm still not sure how much I want to spend. 

On a more serious note - a committee member was going on again about my bra-less ness. It reminded me of when we first met in The South. Just that general theme of not really being accepted for who I am always made to feel different. It started with comments like that. Something I've been doing my whole life that's never been an issue, but somehow really bothered her. 

I don't know...it just was an interesting reminder why it's time to leave and that sometimes I do wonder if I never should have moved to The South. I didn't trust the algorithm. But that's big picture stuff. Too big for my little brain.

Other than that...my house-sale check finally cleared. So it's still 2 more moves before it reaches its final destination. 

I'm expecting a few more refunds related to home ownership expenses. I think to make it easier, I'll just add it to the cell of the house-sale proceeds vs trying to itemize them.

I think that's it. Between now and next week, I need to do my work task. Groan.