The trip is still in progress. Few more days to go but I learned few key lessons that I hope to carry over in my normal life. Lesson Learned:

1) It is nice & benefitting to turn one long trip into multi-city trip. You get to see more & stop along the way. However, the journey does feel very long toward the end. This trip we went from MI->NY (1.5 hour flight but spent 7 hours layover when we went to visit my SIL) -> then 12 hour flight to Dubai, UAE (spent the night/day...

I don't like my thoughts lingering around for years and years, especially when my mindset has changed. It is nice for me to read old journal entry & be amazed by some of my prior thoughts but I don't want to share that with everyone.


I love writing. I have journal entry all over the place & some days I can't think straight unless I empty my head in a journal. I also love posting on message board, so much information. So much I can learn & I can share. But sometimes...

I am test driving a car, I am pretty sure I want this. Just need to get the price down. After 8 months of looking, I am finally ready. This was the first car I wanted but I chickened out due to price. I looked at cheaper options, alternative options. I test drove soooo many cars.. But nothing made my heart skip a little bit as this car did.

There I am happy test driving. Looking for a freeway to speed up & see how it handles speed. To my bad luck just as I hit 80, I notice...

My head was buzzing like a maniac, constantly going over the same problem, thinking, analyzing, debating, discussing. I WAS TALKING TO MYSELF like a crazy person. I can't sleep, can't focus on work, & a restlessness took over me. For days I have not done anything productive but to think about my issue.

I knew how to handle this madness. I made a post on message board to talk it out. I jotted down some notes in my journal about this feeling (1-2 paragraph), I went...

I need..
A house while the house price keeps going up
A car while I am too afraid to committee to a car but we need one

I also need to lose 20lb weight

and here I am looking for goal. feeling lost and angry at myself when I have so much to do