If I Won Half a Billion Dollars....

First off, I don't entirely know how to even write that number....$500,000,000 I think. That is a lot of zeros. These days, one million dollars wouldn't go very far. You could get a decent house and maybe pay off your debts, but thats about it. I am not sure if you could even bank the entire payout and live off the interest. Life is just too expensive these days.

The first thing I would do is pay of my and my hubby's debt (which in the grand scheme of things isn't really that much). I'd throw a million to each his parents and my parents. Half a million to my brother and his brother.

After, I would find the perfect piece of land (around 5 acres). If it had a house, I'd likely knock it down, because in its place would be my custom built dream home. It would not be an extravagant house. A simple floorplan single story house. It would have a master suite with 1 huge and 1 large walk in closets (one for each of us, obviously mine would be the huge one for my clothing and footwear addiction, I'm a girl, what can I say?). There would be a fully stocked organized craft room as well as a entirely Mac computer office room. The living room would be large, as there would be a huge picture window overlooking a flower garden and birdfeeder. The cats would have a memory foam pad to chill on. Catification would take place throughout the entire house, done subtly so it doesn't stand out; there would be holes in the wall for the cat to pass through on the overhead catwalk. My guinea pig would have a 3 x 7 C&C cage and some friends to play with. My hubby would be able to design his dream kitchen and fill it with what he needs.

The house would function entirely off the grid. It would have solar power and geothermal heating/cooling. It would feed back into the electrical supply. Obviously we would have to be connected to cable and internet.

Attached to this perfect house would be a very large garage, complete with 2 lifts and plenty of storage space. It would have to be huge because I would be adding a Fiat 500 Abarth, a Dozer Yellow Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, and a Graphite Gray VW Golf TDi (that would be traded for a Graphite Gray VW Bug TDi if they ever release one) to my Fiat 500 and Geo Metro Convertible. I would get a new Vespa 150 and buy the hubby his Triumph Bonneville. A Can Am Spyder would join the stable as well. The hubby would also be able to pick out whatever he wants for cars.

I would donate $5 million to charity. I would donate $1 million each to build the Cocheco Valley Humane Society and the Concord SPCA their new facilities. $1 million to the NH SPCA in Stratham, and $2 million to Live and Let Live Farm in Chichester.

The money that is left over would go into a high interest savings account, and we would live off the interest. I definately wouldn't be spending it all. I don't want to have to work. I want to want to work.

A girl can dream anyways.....

Thanksgiving

Having a very hard time finding reasons to be thankful this year. I am not sure why. I have every girl's ideal husband, one wonderful kitty, another shitty kitty who is the sweetest cat you could ask for and can't stay mad at, no matter how much poop she tracks, the sweetest guinea pig ever, and some really nice toys (Vespa, Fiat, and Geo, Apple iStuff).

But right now, I seem to be dwelling on the negative. Most people say, well you have your health, a job, a roof over your head, and food for your belly. Yes, I am still able to walk and breathe (mostly), but I am not "healthy". I have some fairly serious mental illness. I am so far beyond exhausted every day. I know, I know, you are all thinking quit yer bitchin' and do something about it! Well, that whole laziness and mental health and name change are kinda making it a lot harder than it should be.

Speaking of the name change, if you didn't know, I got married at the end of October. I guess it's pretty sad that I have yet to do a blog entry about it. After all it is supposed to be such a happy day. It all went smooth. We had a very nice honeymoon at the Mountain View Grand. I'll use the excuse of I was waiting for the professional photos from Samantha Ruth Photography (which btw, came out beautifully), but that's just an excuse. The name change has been a major issue for me. I know I should change my last name to his, however I just don't like it. I have tried for the insurance and the bank, but I am just not happy with it. It is definitely a source of friction. I guess it's just the growing pains of becoming an adult. As everyone says, I  need to grow up and deal with it. :/ I just don;t cope well with major changes.

I have a job. And a decent paying one at that. But I never feel appreciated there, I will be losing all the shifts I like at the end of the year, and the new schedule is not looking promising for replacement of those said shifts. I have to learn a route I don't care for to be able to get something for hours. I don't get the ADA shifts I used to to boost the paycheck. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't get so sleepy early in the morning and have to avoid shifts that start before 6am due to the sheer fear of having an accident.

I do have to admit I have a very nice roof over my head. I am thankful for that. I also have plenty of food. Ok, so that is half of the typical thankful items. I do love my vehicles, but those are just inanimate objects.

I am thankful for the troops who keep our country safe.