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December 2, 2006
Reluctance
One of the problems with not having much money is that when it comes time to spend it, and you actually HAVE it to spend, it's very difficult to make yourself go through with it. We have been sleeping on a mattress on the floor for about four months now- remember when I griped about the state of our bedding? Well, taking the top mattress off and putting it on the floor was the only comfortable solution we could come up with, until the money was there to replace the whole shebang. Now the money is there, but I don't want to spend it. Not because I want to go out and spend it on other, more fun things, but because I freak out anytime I have to spend money on something we can't eat or wear. It's like we've lived through the Great Depression or something. I'm spooked by the idea of money going out of my pocket, because the other pocket probably has a hole in it. Ya know? Plus, it's hard to prioritize which things need to come first- I stress out about whether it's wise to do this now, or do one of the other things that needs doing instead.
But. I'm 28 weeks pregnant now, and getting up and down off the floor just isn't going to work much longer. So, I'm trusting that it's time to go ahead and bite the bullet and fork out the dough. (look at me, mixing my idioms!) Anyway, off I go today, to get new mattresses. Wish me luck! And sweet dreams, too.
The Daily | By WonderGirl | 10:51 AM
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