trekster

Originally, when I started paying it back, it was supposed to take about 7.5 years – I was going to be paying it back until 2013/2014…now I’ve been putting a bit more than the min payment, and now it’s down to 2012. I’m going to up my payments a bit more…we’ll see. I’m not as concerned about this as I am my CC bills, so I think I’ll up those first and pay this one off afterwards!

going cold turkey did suck, but about…wow, almost a year ago, i moved and just decided that my tv service would NOT be moving with me. For a couple weeks I went crazy, going to family and friends houses just to catch some TV, but nowadays I watch TV only when at someone’s house with them, and that’s about – oh, 2 to 4 hours a week total. I know it’s not quite “live without TV for a week”, but the fact I have done that multiple times so far and have gone sometimes a month or more without sitting in front of the tube means this counts!

Just make the decision – or, if it’s that hard, scale it down. Do basic instead of extended or whatever. Then, once you’re at very-basic-basic for a few months, and you’ve adjusted to not having all the excess channels, cancel it completely. You’ll find that all the series you really like and miss you can find online news for and you’ll spend more time reading, playing with family, writing, and loads of other things.

I have been noticing, but not recording. Today was going to mclellan and seeing alot of my old friends, realizing i am still pretty close to them, and sharing conversations and rekindling those relationships.

seek first to understand, then to be understood. I need to remember that more.