Planning Ahead

I like couponing, not in an extreme way but I do have a small stockpile, a binder, and a database of all my coupons.  I've decided that in 2017 I will take a break from couponing.  Although I believe that couponing is good for the family budget, it does take time.  And for the first six and a half months of 2017 I'd rather spend that time making memories.  I realize the large part of my coupon collection will go out of date with that many months away from it so that if I survive I'll have to start collecting from almost zero.  What bothers me more is that, other than the knowledge and skill I've already passed on to my daughter, I won't be able to pass on the physical legacy to my daughter.  Maybe I'll just turn it over to her at the beginning of the year.

I will NOT give up my book club.  It's one evening a month and I strongly believe that it is important for a woman to have a circle of friends she can depend upon when tragedy strikes.  I came to this conclusion after my first husband died.  I had spent all my free time devoted to him and our children. So when he died I looked around and suddenly realized I had no friends - for grown up conversation, to have my back with raising children, or anything else.  Thank God a group of women from my church stepped up and quickly became my friends.  But I promised myself I'd never be in that friendless situation again.  It's not the only reason I go to book club but it is definitely a contributing factor.  And since I don't know what the life changing event will be I want to be prepared for a variety of possible outcomes.

Maybe I'll use some of the non-couponing time to scrapbook.  By that time I'll only be 10 years behind on the family albums if I don't get to them in the meantime.  It has definitely moved up my priority list a bit.  And all the yarn I've squirreled away to make blankets for future grandchildren.  I'd planned to get them made up early but that's not happening as much as I'd hoped either.

And for the last several years I've been meaning to update my outdated will.  That will definitely occur in early 2017.

But until then I'm operating business as usual until I receive more information.