Everwhere is walking distance if you have the time

[ClingingToHope]

Journaling -- I'm going to give the new possible interest the shorthand name of prof-40. She's an English and Humanities professor who is 40 years old.

Anyway, there's financial drama in her unfinished divorce so we didn't do a second date last weekend. We're messaging back and forth though so hopefully next weekend we'll get together.

Most physical problems gone from accident, except my ribs still hurt. It hurts to laugh in the morning or to lay on my left side.

I was approved for a car loan, which is a bit of a shocker, so I have 7 days to find something no more than $11,000 that I like. There's a lot of 2008-2009 Chevy Cobalts available. Edmunds.com gives the Cobalt an OK review but a coworker hates the car.

Hmmmm.

Going to Wisconsin tomorrow with the girls for TGiving. Should be a fun day -- although it'll cost. My cousin doesn't want to cook and clean. So we're all going out to eat. That's fine. I like catching up with her.

XW texted yesterday about the money from her pension. She's being denied a loan through her 401(k) because they say the QDRO is pending. I thought those were different accounts. In any case, it looks like XW is dipping deeper into her retirement reserves to bail herself out again.

I still have this instinctive urge to go over there and try to solve it for her. I wonder if that'll ever totally go away.

I learned through some channels that the motorcycle guy of summer 2009 and summer 2010 was a "boyfriend." I suspected as much when I saw the pictures of her August 2009 trip to South Dakota.

I've struggled with that one a bit the past couple of days. I have to get used to it because some day she's going to walk up and say, "CTH, this is my boyfriend xxx."

Next week I plan to see a chiropractor for my neck and shoulder and to go see the bankruptcy attorney. I really want to get the financial stuff going so I can start funding the girls college accounts again.

I hate to feel like I'm standing still.

My winter part-time job starts next week. I'm running the scoreboard and keeping score for an area high school. I should make at least $650 over the year and if they get a regional I'll get $800 or so.

It all adds up.

I am not getting very far on transcribing the book. I have to figure out a better system. Doing it at home is likely the only way.