wonderings

ive been doing a lot of "wondering" lately. it seems like a common activity amongst the "almost resident wives" i know. we're on the cusp of this REALLY HUGE CHANGE, but it's not here yet. so here's a list of just *some* of my wonderings...

I wonder...

- where we're going to live in a couple of months

- if our house is going to sell soon

- where i'll go grocery shopping

- who will be the Bug's favorite playmate

- if there are a lot of other "quilters" and "sewers" that i'll meet

- what the best LQS {local quilt shop} is

- who will be my OrthoMan's closest friends

- if we'll find a good place to take the Bug swimming this summer

- what the weather will actually be like

- if i'll have trouble locating some of my favorite products

- what stores will they not have that ive learned to love

- is this a place with lots of good thrift stores???

- what will be my favorite place to go hang out

- what kind of outdoor activities are available AND fun

- will there be a lot of other med wives for me to lean on and associate with

- how long will it take for me to build a "family" of friends

- if i'll ever actually see my OrthoMan

- what kind of call schedule will "we" be on

- how the stress manifest itself on me and OrthoMan

- how the Bug will react to having OrthoMan gone again

- what will happen to our sex life

- how long it will be before we cave and I get a dog again {soon i hope!}

- if family will want to visit Toledo or if we'll have to go see them

- what the monthly budget will be

- if our neighbors will like us

- if the Bug will like playing the leaves this fall

- if the Bug will ever get tired of watching Cars

- if i can avoid seeing Cars 2 this summer

- if i'll ever capitalize my writing on purpose

what's on your "wondering" list???

Here's My Plan

Thanks for all of your ideas! I have read them, considered all angles, and thought deeply to come up with a solution.

Plan A:
We have opened up a second checking account for us to use for flexible monthly expenses such as car gas, groceries, hair cuts, oil changes, out to dinner etc... We will each have a debit card and ONE check register for reporting our spending.

The original checking account will turn into a Stock Pile fund. All fairly fixed expenses will be paid out of this account by online bill pay or autodraft. The direct deposit will go into this account. The amount allotted for flexible monthly spending will be automatically transferred into the second account. Therefore this original account should be self-sustaining with no need to touch it. All bills will get paid and extra money will be saved here for non-monthly expenses such as trips or seasonal sports for the kids as needed. This account's debit card will be shredded.

The credit card will also be shredded. Last year we paid for Christmas with our "rewards." Now I'm going into debt to pay the minimum balance. Not worth it. So not worth it. Get me out of this snow ball of disaster!!!!!

Plan B:
If we can't communicate properly and all goes to crap on the new account, I have applied for gas cards.

One debit card between us, and each of us gets a gas card!