Imagine that I am a car. I've hit the ramp at one side of the ravine which represents my holiday to Scarborough in August and I've not yet reached pay day in September. I exist suspended in between somewhere. I am free wheeling with no petrol until I hit land on the other side. My spirits are strong though because I worked hard earlier in the month to build up a reserve (overtime) of petrol for when I land, empty.
My social skills are currently running at around 25% as I stay hidden for the most part writing and reading. It's been very rewarding with this 'less tv' approach. If I'm to be hard on myself I would say that I need to go walking more. It would be pleasurable too to walk with my headphones on as I strolled on the canal or up into the surrounding hills. With the hot weather no doubt passing as we reach September, I can avoid the prickly heat which is my burden at the moment.
Whilst I've worked nearly 100 hours over this year, I've spent a lot of it on buying things from EBay (I like to imagine this is just one man called Ernest Bay who has loads of shit to sell).
I have more than I need now and so will wind in my spending. Christmas isn't a scary proposition either financially since I bought some presents as early as February. With only one credit card these days, I would say it proves I am on the right track. Not drinking has really helped with money and happiness. But working some 12-16 hour days helped the most. So is the last half of this year going to be one long relax? I hope so. 24 hours can often feel like a short time but if you use them wisely it can be enough to work through anything. Days are only bound by 24 hour time frames because we man has made this calculation. Sleep can be fought off until you have done whatever you need to do and then caught up with afterwards. Coffee was invented for this.