THE OLD AND THE SEDENTARY



I feel like the only thing I have to write about is how lousy I feel.  Realizing that is not the most enjoyable thing for people to read, I will attempt to refrain from commenting on my physical unwell being, I will therefore write about how wonderful life is and all the things I've accomplished in the first month and a half of 2014.

First, I read the most amazing, beautifully written novel, "The Goldfinch".  I can't remember when a book grabbed hold of me and drew me in like this one did.  In fact, it was so good, it's taken over three weeks for me to want to even try to read anything else.  I knew nothing would compare.  I did begin to read Donna Tartt's previous book "The Secret History", but must admit it just doesn't have the pull that "The Goldfinch" had.

I've managed to shred mountains of medical records and other miscellaneous papers, enough to fill two huge garbage bags.  I still have more shredding to do.  Where does this stuff come from?  I am also going through my memorabilia.  This is very difficult.  What was special and precious to you, isn't always meaningful to someone else.  So what do you do with your photographs from years spent in California at the beach, knick-knacks and little gift books given to you from friends, that jacket that you never wear but could never bear to give away?  And what about all the essays you wrote, that book you just never got around to finish writing, all the art supplies and paper doll stories.  I mean it's hard to just pitch all this stuff, but who wants it?

I found out the only way to get out of a car lease is to either not pay the monthly invoice and therefore have the car dealer come pick up the car, in which case it would be called repossession and would show up negatively on your credit report or notify the finance company that you are voluntarily giving up your lease and they would have the dealer pick up the car and it would be called "voluntary repossession" and would show up negatively on your credit report.  There is a third option.  You could pay off the balance of the lease and sell the car.  I haven't decided which would be best for me, none of them sound appealing.  So it would be lose/lose/lose for me and win/win/win for Honda.  As for my credit report, where I'm going I don't think you need credit.

Managed to get through the last six weeks with only one doctor visit, one set of x-rays and blood work, results of which are still pending.  I found that if I tell a doctor that I've got Stage 4 cancer, they tend to not want to treat me for anything else.  It's like they've written me off.  When I last saw the Dermatologist and told her, she said, "oh, well you don't have to come back here anymore".

Got my Federal and State income taxes submitted electronically.  I always do this will a feeling of trepidation.  What if I forgot something?  This year it showed I only owed the state $20.00.  I am sure something is wrong with that.  I guess I'll find out soon enough.

Next on my to do list is calling the electric supplier and yelling about the exorbitant amount they are charging me.  I signed on with a new supplier in August, which supposedly gave me a fixed rate for a year.  Now I am being charged for equipment and generator improvement charges.  Why wasn't this mentioned when they lured me in and got me to change suppliers? Along with that, I have to pay property taxes, file a rebate request and call my real estate agent.  

This all sounds very boring to me, but I'm going to post it anyway, just so you know you're not alone in dealing with all the mundane crap that life throws at you.

Now, speaking of mundane and boring, I'm going to watch "The Young and the Restless".