Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Three Year Anniversary

I just looked at the calendar & realized that I have had my Corolla Sport for three whole years! That's the longest I have ever owned a vehicle & the second longest commitment of my life up to this point. Cell phone contracts are only two years & apartment leases are only one year. I've been working at the nuclear pharmacy for a little over five years so I suppose that is truly the longest commitment of my life. It's funny, but I always seem to get the itch to move on & try something else - especially with vehicles, jobs, phones, & even living situations. But I've held on to my car for quite a while now (mostly b/c every time I start looking at something new/different there is someone right at my elbow telling me not to do it!). I'm trying to hold out for the beauty that is living without a car payment. What will that be like? Someday hopefully I'll know. Until then I'll have to resist that restless feeling that comes over me & makes me want to affect a big change. Does anyone else have that sensation? That things have been so routine & it's time to shake it up? It's the same impulse I get that makes it hard for me to sit still for too long (hence, I am not at all crafty; it requires too much quiet attention). The older I get, the more ADHD I get. Should make for some interesting golden years, huh? ;-)

5 comments:

Erin said...

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

Erin said...

By the way, I don't mean congratulations on that terrible itch you get. Congrats on subduing it and keeping your car. :) Also, I would be hooked on The Amazing Race too if it weren't on Sundays. I don't get back in time to watch it.

Mary Ann said...

So, Erin...you can set your VCR to record American Idol but not the Amazing Race? Somehow that doesn't make sense to me ;-)
Mike has confessed to being a little worried about my problems with commitment. He's glad I made it to the 3 year anniversary with the car, too (he's had his truck for something like 7 or 8 years so he's down with the committing thing) ;-)

Adele said...

We love you just the way you are - ADHD and all! :)

Troy & Sherry said...

i love not having a car payment....both troy's and my vehicles are from 1999....we are actually looking to purchase a newer vehicle because of the baby...my two door and troy's extended cab truck won't suffice much longer...
excited to hear more about the house.