BUSY BUSY

Well the last couple of days have flown by so quickly.  Dinner with the kids at On Lok was great.  Caught up on all the news and had us some fine Asian Cuisine!  Nothing beats beef black bean crispy noodles!

The next morning April and I went up to the bank to finally take care of Bill's death and the obvious changes that needed to happen.  We were in there 2 and 1/2 hours!!!  I couldn't believe how long it took and how complicated.  But there was one consequence that happened that we didn't fore see. The LOC.  The moment the bank knew of Bill's death, that LOC was completely shut down.  It means that I would have to reapply, right from scratch.  And due to some other circumstances, I am pretty sure that until I get the Victoria house sold I would not qualify.

And, that, for the next three months was where my income was coming from.  But not anymore!  So whilst my net asset balance is more than adequate for years to come, until Victoria sells, I am totally cash poor…in fact I have basically barely enough for the basics.  Back to poorsville.  This will mean no more dinners out, no more ferry trips and, as I told my brother tonight, (and I need to tell my sister but couldn't get hold of her) no trip to Maui. I now need to spend the next six weeks getting the house ready to list.  Fortunately I have the money I designated for the kitchen and bathroom set aside. But its going to be a very tight month or two.  

And that brings me to another point….I spent over half of my adult life being very very poor.  I picked up skills…I know how to steal rolls of toilet paper out of people's (ones I know of course)cars.  I know how to make tasty meals out of all those strange tin cans in the back of the cupboard.  And maybe I will craigslist and sell all those pieces of furniture I was going to donate to the sally ann.  Being poor just means you work a little more and I am definitely up for that!

Today I had lunch with Clare.  Unfortunately Tish couldn't make it.  It was so good to see Clare and April joined us and we had such a lovely visiting time.  We so strongly associate Bill with Clare and its so comforting to see him and spend some time. I wish I was here more often.

Tonight I met Aryn for dinner at a greek place.  Mmmmmm food was so good.  And she and I put our heads together and crunched numbers.  She came up with a few creative ideas that we will put in place as the next little while goes by.  She is truly my whiz financial planner.

Now I am in bed in the hotel.  Monte is out with friends and I am planning on getting up and going to get the dogs at nine in the morning.  Then I shall go out to Cookie's for a visit before hitting the ferry home.  I don't want to go home.  TTYL