Day 3

One of the things I need to add to my budget is my son's college expenses. I need to have his father come over for a family meeting sometime soon so that we can determine exactly how much money we can each commit towards our son's education.

Pegi gave me this great scheduling diagram to fill in with my goals for the week. There are seven boxes; Fun (the largest), Marriage/Romance, Business, Physical Health, Spiritual, Family, Financal.

I forget why Pegi wanted me to fill it out. Maybe it is because when we don't schedule things – actually put them on the calendar - they get lost in the shuffle.

I noticed that the Fun Box was the largest box. This week, this box is going to be hard to fill. When Quinn, my life partner, gets home this weekend, we are going to take our puppy to the dog park and then go to lunch (his treat). That is always fun.

Since Quinn has been out of town for most of this week maybe I can write him a nice little note to let him know how much I appreciate all of his support and put that in the Romance Box to do tonight?

My Business/Work Box is really full. I have deadlines to meet - and I can't keep moving them out. My goal is to complete a document upgrade by tonight and then verify links and references over the weekend.

What's in my Health Box? Maybe to eat more raw veggies, go for a walk every afternoon, drink more water and less coffee. Tonight, I'll fix a raw veggie salad for dinner and then I'll take a walk. I'll make an effort to walk everyday.

I'm not clear on the Spiritual Box. I no longer attend church on a regular basis but I strongly believe in a higher power. At random times, I have conversations with that being. Am I supposed to actually schedule a time for meditation? It seems to me that it is like my creative energy. When it flows, it flows.

Looks like my Family Box is full. I call my parents every couple of days to check up on them. I can write this in the box -- but I always do this. I called my niece (we have a movie date for next week) and talked to my older brother 3 times. He is out of town so I wanted to make sure that he had everything at his home was covered.

My Financial Box is full with reviewing my stocks, my bank accounts, scheduling my bill paying (7/13), and making bank deposits (7/11). This weekend, I plan to make out a budget for my son's school expenses. However, if my work project isn't done, some of this stuff will have to be rescheduled for next week.

I have a feeling that this is more involved than meets the eye. I'm sure that Pegi will help me figure it out. It seems like some weeks, the boxes will be off balance. Maybe it is how they balance at the end of the month that matters.