Laughing at Myself

LOL. I was a little pissed off this morning around 8:20am. There was so much freaking noise outside! I was trying to fall back asleep to get in another 40 minutes of shut eye but all I could hear was car traffic, horns blowing, and what sounded like someone laying and smoothing out cement. Not once did I get up to look outside to see where the last noise was coming from. To my surprise, when I finally did get up and look out the window what did I see? Glorious snow! I was so surprised. It's the same feeling you get in grade school when you find out that school is canceled for the day because of an overnight snow storm. The latter sound I was hearing was shoveling! Ha ha. How the hell did I miss putting that sound together with snow??? In that moment I felt and still do feel happy....one..because there is snow on the ground. I love snow....second because now I had to laugh at myself for being so mad only an hour earlier. People are out there shoveling, cursing the snow's name and here I am cursing for all of the noise being created. Ha ha. I love it when I can laugh at myself. I didn't get to see the news last night and didn't think we would see snow here in the city today. I just looked out the window again and it has started snowing once more. Every time I see it I think about just how many snowflakes it takes to actually see it falling. I also think about the scientific fact that no two snowflakes are alike. I don't know how someone figured that out but I think it's pretty cool. Just like no two people are alike, so too...no two snowflakes are alike. I think in the near future I am going to learn how to ski. For the new focus will be on swimming lessons first. I have a feeling I am going to land that great job soon seeing how many things I want to accomplish in the future.

I see that there were winning tickets in last night's Mega Millions. I wonder what it must feel like to go to sleep with an average salary and wake up the next morning a millionaire. It must be a remarkable yet overwhelming feeling. I hope the winners invest wisely and make the right choices about their financial windfall. Right now they are rich...but hopefully they will become wealthy. When I become wealthy, very few will actually know that I have money. I guess you could say I will be one of the most inconspicuous wealthy women most have ever seen. It's funny now how some people think I have money when in fact I have very little of it currently. Most would never know that I find great cool designer items at outlet stores in the off season. I'll still roam the outlets looking for a great bargain. I'll still shop at Costco for a great deal. I'll still donate things anonymously just because it feels right. But before all that, I'll make sure to have a great accountant and financial planner in my corner (that in addition to me taking my own accounting and financial planning classes). While I don't have the book yet, I did read the excerpt from Suze Orman's new book "Women and Money". I have six of the eight marker characteristics she mentioned. I have to work on achieving all eight! I know I will be able to accomplish this once I am employed again. I better go. Yet again tons to do. Haven't heard from my group so i'm going to have to type out our h.w. and hope it is not a duplication. Sometimes I really hate these group projects but as long as I keep it professional and focus on the task at hand everything will work out fine. Will revisit later.

3/8/07...Didn't get a chance to revisit since I ended up doing the group h.w. for them. What can you do. Semester will be over soon enough!