Another great day!

 I woke up! 

I slept through the night with no heartburn coughing spells.

I did some work!

I went to therapy!

I went to a walking Meetup, and didn't die of heat!

And I was able to procure some tickets for an event tomorrow!

Aaaaaand we have the day off tomorrow!

It's looking good.

I watched a reality TV show and ate almost a whole bag of popcorn.

I really gotta stop buying more snacks since I don't know how long I'll be here and I'm going to be gone next week! 

I didn't feel like cooking. So I guess some habits die hard. But I am hopeful that in retirement, I will have more of a routine for things like cooking/eating and hygiene. Where before I thought I would just slip away.

I'm looking forward to getting there. 

I got some more alerts from my broker that 3 of my funds reached 52 week highs! So of course I had to check my budget app..and I also reached a net worth high! Yayyy! So if I can maintain that for the rest of the year, that would be awesome.

Most of my old funds haven't reached their 2021 highs but that's okay. It's nice that I'm still contributing so my balance sheet still goes up. Yay!

It's interesting to watch shows with so many younger people. It helps me to feel more satisfied with how my life is. While we are all warned against comparison, sometimes reminders and reflections are good. 

I feel good. 

I showered and brushed my teeth today, too!

I'm debating on whether I'll cook my 3rd meal this week before I go. Probably, now that I think about it. 

I got charged 2 bank fees in the last couple days for churning things that I just forgot about. Yeah, I think I'm going to put churning on hold for 2024. I just have other things I want to focus on. 

So I am getting to know my limits for socializing. Like today, I was pretty tired to walk at 5:30p. But I went anyway. And the organizer gave us the option to leave after the first 2 miles, and I took it! I was ready to be done. 

So, I still don't think that when I get to Newtown, I'm ready to make 'making friends' a goal I actively pursue, but it's nice. I want this, and I want community. But it has to be more passive for me to take the pressure off. I don't really want to set myself up to fail. I think I can still only confidently pursue things that are largely dependent on my own action, not anyone else's. So for example, I can plan to attend events I enjoy and do things that make me happy. And if someone does something interesting, I might comment, etc... but I don't need to speak to x number of people at an event, or make x number of friends by y date. That's what the difference is for me. 

I'm almost looking forward to turning 40. I'm happy I decided to wait a bit before moving to Newtown. 

I'm going to have a nice relaxing evening with all my bug bites. And looking forward to a nice day off tomorrow. I need to do some laundry because all my clothes are in the wash! 

And Wednesday will be a nice day back because I just have one meeting and can focus on the work task that is in progress. So all in all, a good start to the week. And that's already the first few days of July!