Dreaming

I've noticed, for the past few years, that's I've often thought statements with, "When I have the money~." This trend was part of what galvanized me to finally get my finances in order. (The other part was doing the math and figuring out that if not for the payments on such-and-so, I would have an extra $700+ for spending money during the month. This would be a lot of extra money to squirrel away in case of emergencies.)

I've started thinking like that again, which I take as a good sign. For one thing, it means I'm still capable of dreaming; losing that ability is, in my opinion, one of the things that can slowly kill you. You stop dreaming, and all you're doing in sloughing through life, you're not really enjoying it.

So, I've been dreaming again. Not that I ever really stopped, but I've stopped sitting on my rear and doing nothing about my dreams. I thought I'd compile a short list of what dreams I've been thinking about lately.

"When I have the money, I want to:"
-Get my own place, even if it's just an apartment, but ideally a house. I'm tired of not having the space for my crafts, as I have almost all of my stuff crammed into a 11' x 10' room.
-Try Speed Skating. I remember watching this in the Olympics back in 1994, and I thought it looked like fun then. I still do. I also happen to live about 20 minutes from the Roseville Arena, which has one of the largest Speed Skating ovals in the US. Might as well take advantage of this, right?
-Try fencing. Looks fun, and also looks to be good exercise. Whether I'd be any good at it is, of course, another matter entirely, but you never know until you try.
-Play around with/learn PMC. For this, I would need a kiln, and proper venting, and this is also something that I've been wanting to try out for awhile.
-Better tools for my jewelry making. This basically would be a whole lab set-up: better torch, rolling mill, casting equipment, lapidary, etc.

This is what I look forward to for when I can finally type in here that I have paid off all of my debts. :)