Up Down and All Around

First I was saving moola for a trip... My saving skills are not what they should be.... Money got used up for bills and necessities... Bleh, had to start all over. Christmas moola from family started me off on a nice little fund. But le sigh.. Again.... spent some and what little had been added on clothes and some less than necessary items....  >.< I'm sorry! I couldn't help it! And of course at that point there was the fact that I realized how little likely it would be for me to go anywhere for any length of time while Mom was unable to manage entirely on her own. If she'd stop cancelling appointments to get her back treated and on the road to some measure of healing, at least then I could say well next year her back will be healthier. She'll never be healed healed, but at least back to her version of normal and manageable pain. So far, she's cancelled twice. It's the dentist thing all over again. >.<

But! Mom just told me tonight that Nana would rush over in a heartbeat to take care of Mom if only to get out of the house everyday! So I don't have to worry that Mom will be standing in pain everyday to do the dishes or dread the ginormous pile she'd leave for me when I return! She'll have to manage with the cats, but with Nana helping with dishes and other minor stuffs, it'll be much better. Less worry for me now! And to make it even more certain I do get to realistically save, I'll be paying Mom a little less each month AND I paid off a credit card bill that ate $42 a month... So weeeeee.... Still may take a year to save for plane, food, and leel bit of spending for two trips to visit both my friends, but that's still in the real realm of possibilities now! I'm so excited now! :-D