Brief But Important

Hey, gang! Welcome to my life – where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. I’m Freedom and I’ll be your host, coming at you from within the depths of Geistopia. 

DOC: Velcum To My Life ees a prochect, un experiment in Life unt ART. A living storyboard, if you will. Its premise ees zat life ees experiential, unt zat you can, unt do, experience ze life you choose. It ees based on Ze Veel of Life unt Ze ARTs for Ze New Millennium as life building tools. Ja, it’s true! 

WALT: Welcome to my Life is a Geist…House Players Production, in association with the Center for Creative Inspirationalism. JustUs Productions, the parent company, would like to give a ‘Shout-Out’ to the following for their ongoing, and oft-times unknowing, inspiration and support:

Princess Cuddlebug

Princess Sunshine

Company

The Shaman

The Pillar

F’n Bob

The Entire Putt-Putt-Putter Clan

The Warden

FaeriePrincess

Professor Siggy Chong

Sparky Wentz-eclaus

The VanMan and General Ralph Glossop, and Craze (may they R.I.P.)

The Messengers of The Galactic Federation

 Looch

BJ & The Bull

Ace

Bert-On

The Baker of the Cornbread

Andy Pandy

The Mudder

Wilson

Zason

St. Diane & You (5)

Brother John & Sister Jen

The Bee Man

Spooky Queen

Boom-Boom Snuffbox

The Nameless One

Tim-Bo

The Mayor & The Turkey Man

The Rox

PDT

Sir Richard Slouch

The Wix-ians

The Socialite

The Village of Idiots

Piz-Niffer

Dancing Queen

Downtown Encyclopedia Brown

Chicken Witch

Dick Pointer

Soup, the Son

The Legendary Pink Elephants

Baby-Mama Rabbit

Wisconsin Belle

The Babes

Aaaand, of course, a very generous sponsor who (not-so-much) wishes to remain anonymous.

It is…Sunday, October 6, Two-Thousand and Twenty-More. Time...Liberating

The Post

I really just wanna go to bed. It's not terribly late, but it is late enough. however, with the way this week went, it did not seem appropriate nor fair to not take the time to capture at least a bit of it.

I really wasn't sure how this week was going to flow. I didn't have a lot of known interruptions, but I did have a new challenge before me.

Just as I have managed to get a grip on my financials, i find that I have a host of new expenses for which I must gather the funds. The IRS has caught up with me - of which I am glad. That whole thing was weighing to much on my mind. It was weighing me down with guilt and frustration. [Well, to be fair, I still need to fill out the paperwork, which I had forgotten about until tonight. Sunshine has a bunch of extracurricular expenses coming up. We're working towards heating oil. And, so the list goes on.

All in all it is $96 per week. That may not sound like a lot but it is a lot to me. Making that happen becomes complex. I have determined that, in as much as possible, I must try to keep my daily Goal set at about $170. It's a reasonable amount. I mean, it still takes all day to do it, but it's reasonable. It's what the Goal has been the past few weeks. It's been working out. I have been keeping up and managing and perhaps even seeing a bit of advancement.

I don't want to say that I have mastered my financial realm. That would be bold. But, I have certainly come along in some small leaps and little bounds over the past several weeks. As I said, I've observed that keeping my daily Goal around a certain number is reasonable. To do this though, is a tricky thing.

I have my weekly standards - Rent, Mechanic, Tobacco. These don't really change. They are what they are and they don't really change. Then there are the minor flexibles - gas and cash out fees. Gas will fluctuate slightly - usually a lil less. Sometimes a lil more. The cash outs vary based on need - how often and how many at a time. Next are bills due for the week. They change weekly and there is no real pattern. It is all determined by when the dates occur. Then there is the major flexible - groceries. Again this fluctuates based on need. I'm usually pretty good about managing to come in just very slightly under. However, sometimes - like this coming week - the total goes over the primary budget. Cuddlebug is preparing for surgery and will be out of work, so I am picking up some extra groceries for her. This past week, though, my actual grocery expense was $51. My budget is usually $100.

Finally, we come to the drifting categories - House and Miscellaneous. These are categories I use for things that go towards maintenance, upkeep, or whatever I don't know how to categorize. I usually keep these at $170 combined. I've been doing good with this. I don't always make the full amount. Recently, however, I have been able to get a few random things each week. I've been stocking up on candles. Next I need some incense. We needed an electric can opener. Gotta hope I can get TP this week. This is kind of new. I haven't had luck for over a year. So very often, these were the funds that got cut from the budget first.

The thing is, with the new Savings Goal that $170 gets cut down to $74. When I have an abundance of needed groceries as I do this week, I need to take the extra from those funds - lowering their budgets.

It' a whole thing.

[And it consumes way too much of my time and mind...for now.]

Anyway, the point being - I made my first round of savings. This week I managed everything I set out to do. It has been quite some time since I could say that.

Little by little, bit by bit, I am getting somewhere. Where? I don't know. But fdefinitely somewhere.

Anyway, I think I have reached my point of the night. I need to be done. I know this is a short post, but I just couldn't let the moment pass without acknowledging this. It is a great accomplishment and I am very grateful for it.

Along with it has come this shift in schedule. Yes I still work every day. yes I still work almost all day. But somehow, I have managed to become more relaxed and casual about things. I get out in the morning when I get out. I take a break when a break fits in naturally - whether it be just for a rest or to manage an errand.

If you’re not already there, go to the Welcome to my Life Facebook page – WTML. Or the YouTube channel – WelcomeToMyLife08. You can also find me on Facebook under Rev. Matt.

Wherever you are and whenever you are – Like, Comment, and Share – we’re on a Journey and it takes you to get there.

So, without hesitation, for now and for always, from here in Geistopia, this is your beloved Rev…

WALT: And Walt…

DOC:  Unt Doc…

JOHNNY: Aaaaand Johnny…

And those guys, saying, “Stay Tuned-In, Fellow Travelers,” and wishing you Peace, Love, Light…

WALT: And Freakishness, Baby.

The Totems & Archetypes

from Ted Andrews’ Animal Speak