Thankfully Stuffed

Well, it’s the day after Thanksgiving and I’m officially at least 5 pounds heavier. It feels good.

Good Week

This week has been good. Really good actually. A few of the higher points:

1. I got a date (yep!)
2. I got a date…

and oh yeah, I have a date!

Also, business stuff went well this week and my Project A plan is coming along nicely. It’s only going to be producing another 1K in extra profit this month, but depending on how the next few weeks go that number could go up significantly.

But back to the date…

It’s a big deal for me because I haven’t been on a date in almost exactly two years. My whole secret trading life kinda screwed me up in terms of meeting new people and my emotions, and then my whole transition this year into owning up to everything….well, nothing there is very conducive to dating.

But, alas I’ve been meeting new people and this girl and I had a sort of “connection” when we first met and now I’m excited about the date. She was really easy to talk with, so I’m not too nervous about the date because it should just be fun getting to know her better.

Bankruptcy Update

I’ve been going back and forth with my lawyer this week getting the last few details of the BK filing lined up. One of the issues at the moment is the money that I send to my mother each month. I knew this was going to be an issue, but I’m not sure how to resolve it.

Apparently any payments over $600 in a year can be taken back by the trustee. Well, sorry, but no way in hell that is happening (pardon my language). My mother depends on the $350-$400 I send each month, and there is no way she can pay this back, it’s been spent on just living. So, I don’t know what’s going to happen here. Maybe I have to come up with 2-3K to cover that…I don’t know.

Life Update

One thing that continues to be apparent to me is that I am bored with my life at the moment. Not all the time. But you would think with my current situation (facing hundreds of thousands of $ in debt, bankruptcy, business growth, a date, etc) I would be more excited about life. And while I’m not depressed (trust me, I’ve been depressed before, I am not currently), I am bored a lot.

I think the biggest contributer is that I’m not trading. When I think about last year’s holiday season, my family events were punctuated by me checking my cell phone every five minutes to get forex updates. I was trading tens of thousands of dollars daily. That was pretty exhilarating. And while I have no desire to trade again (even if I had the money), I do need to find something so I don’t feel so bored all the time.

Working helps. That keeps me busy most of the time, but like right now, I’m supposed to be on vacation and I’m utterly bored. I have some things planned with friends this evening, but I don’t know. Maybe I need to take up some extreme sport or something. Problem is I’m broke. Well, when I’m rich someday I’m totally taking up a dozen extreme sports. I’m athletic, and I like risk, so seems like a good fit.

Business Update

The business is doing OK this month. In fact, for the first time this year, I’m actually not worried about paying the bills this or next month. In another few weeks, if I can get my Project A plan really going I may be able to start implementing the debt attack plan. Right now it’s just nice to have a little cushion, no matter how small.

I have an incredibly long way to go.