Michael and I are going to bite the bullet and go new car shopping. This is scary for me because we still have not paid off my car and adding a new car will makes things tight for us. However, we have to get a car. Sharing one car is just not working. We have in mind a small sedan and one of the lower end models with 4 doors, a/c and an automatic transmission. Our priorities are a low car payment and really good gas mileage. I regret buying the SUV that I drive. I love my car, but the gas mileage is killing us. Having to put in $60 to fill up and having to refill every 2-3 days is killing me. It has significantly limited me in getting out and doing things.
I'm not sure if we will get a new car. At this point, we are going to go look, check out our options and financing. It will all come down to the final price that we have to pay. We have to get the right deal to sign on the bottom line. If we don't get the deal that we want, then its off to plan B which is to look for a second hand car.
I have 10 days left until my job starts. I still have my fingerprinting to get through before my official welcome into the new job. I would die if we financed the car then my job fell through. However, the fingerprinting is the last thing that I have left and I am not worried about that. I know that there are no skeletons in my closet. I buried all those in the backyard. (lol)
I have enjoyed having this time with the kids for the summer and especially have enjoyed having time with Sophie at home at the end of her baby years before she starts school. At the same time, I am looking forward to returning to work and having an established schedule. Michael once gave me advice to not allow my job to define who I am as a person, but when you are not working, it is sometimes easy to feel like you have lost who you are. Even though I have been working part time as a substitute teacher, I have not felt like a real teacher. This new job will change that. I will officially be a full time teacher.
Tonight, our baby girl is spending time with Grandma. I am enjoying the quiet while she is gone. It is important to me that Sophie gets opportunities to enjoy her time with Grandma and Grandpa. She loves them and they adore her. Both of my grandmothers are deceased and I miss the opportunity to share my life and my children with them.
I am looking forward to car shopping with Michael. We need another date day out. Maybe we can make a date-day out of Saturday.
I'm not sure if we will get a new car. At this point, we are going to go look, check out our options and financing. It will all come down to the final price that we have to pay. We have to get the right deal to sign on the bottom line. If we don't get the deal that we want, then its off to plan B which is to look for a second hand car.
I have 10 days left until my job starts. I still have my fingerprinting to get through before my official welcome into the new job. I would die if we financed the car then my job fell through. However, the fingerprinting is the last thing that I have left and I am not worried about that. I know that there are no skeletons in my closet. I buried all those in the backyard. (lol)
I have enjoyed having this time with the kids for the summer and especially have enjoyed having time with Sophie at home at the end of her baby years before she starts school. At the same time, I am looking forward to returning to work and having an established schedule. Michael once gave me advice to not allow my job to define who I am as a person, but when you are not working, it is sometimes easy to feel like you have lost who you are. Even though I have been working part time as a substitute teacher, I have not felt like a real teacher. This new job will change that. I will officially be a full time teacher.
Tonight, our baby girl is spending time with Grandma. I am enjoying the quiet while she is gone. It is important to me that Sophie gets opportunities to enjoy her time with Grandma and Grandpa. She loves them and they adore her. Both of my grandmothers are deceased and I miss the opportunity to share my life and my children with them.
I am looking forward to car shopping with Michael. We need another date day out. Maybe we can make a date-day out of Saturday.
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