Expect the Unexpected

<center></center> ----------------------- If you ask someone who has known me for a while to describe me, "impulsive" is probably a word they would not use. Unfortunately, the gene for doing things on the spur of the moment seems to have flown right by me. Instead, I am the kind of person who likes to plan things out. Even when I try to do things with little to no planning, I always seem to end up planning something. I think I get it from my mom, but it's honestly hard to say. I'd like to think I just have an analytical mind like that, but if that were the case, I would think I'd be a lot more successful in general than I am. Perhaps my ADHD works against my analytical side to make me just your average sort of guy. After almost half a century on this planet, I will likely never know. <center></center> ----------------------- As I mentioned before, @mrsbozz and I went on a camping trip this past weekend. It was our first one of the year and while it didn't go exactly as we had planned, it was still a good time. I believe I pointed out the fact that the weather wasn't exactly the greatest, but that gave us lots of time to read, relax, and talk. In fact, there was a point where my wife almost didn't know what to do with herself. It always takes her a little bit to settle back into the summer mode with fewer responsibilities when school gets out. We aren't quite there yet, but we are close, and she is still adjusting a bit. <center></center> -------------------------- Through the course of our camping trip, we started talking about money. It's not that we don't talk about money other times, but for the most part @mrsbozz trusts that I have the finances under control. She actually prefers it that way. Her aunts think she is crazy for giving all that "power" to me, but honestly, I'd happily make it a joint thing if she wanted it that way. It's not like I am doing shady stuff behind her back or anything. The money talk also got us talking about our house and some of the major things that we need to get taken care of with it. It's been a long time coming, but we really need new windows, a new roof, and a few other things in the house. I've been putting it off because we have also talked about moving, and I don't see the point of putting a bunch of money into a house we won't be in five years down the road. Unfortunately, the real estate market is kind of crap right now. If we move again, it will likely be our last time in a long time, so we are kind of being picky about the "where" and "what" of a new home. <center></center> ----------------------- Which got us talking about finally doing the upgrades we have been putting off. It's stressful for me on a couple of levels. First off, it's a lot of money and I don't like spending a lot of money. I tend to get a bit of anxiety when I have to make big decisions like that and spend a lot of money. I've been working on getting a emergency fund built up for us, and I know this could put that in jeopardy. I also know that if we do some of these upgrades, it's likely going to mean I need to take out a loan. I hate taking out loans. I have never like the feeling that I owe someone something. It's a necessary evil though, unless HIVE goes to $5 or something tomorrow, there is no other way the money is going to just show up. <center>![PXL_20260524_185719208.jpg](h […]