Budget & Attitude
The heating guy did show up--he told us more about radiant heat than I can remember, took the measurements and will get back to us in a week or so with some numbers. Egad, between the gas installation and the heat/floors (we also need a concrete guy) and the roof repairs and the fence and some plumbing (hopefully very little) I fear we will exhaust our budget and then some.
Every time I turn around something is another thousand here or six thousand there. Yikes.
I was stewing a bit today about the dude who was a member of the family that previously owned our place--what a damper he put on our spirits--we are not so good responding to that sort of thing on the spot, but give us a minute to think and we recover quite nicely. So, and yes this is related, I got my down vest yesterday. It came with a bunch of paperwork that I didn’t look at until I was clearing things out today so I looked through to see if I needed to save anything. Follows is their company motto which pretty much sums up my feelings on life in general—sometimes we all need a little reminder. It quite cheered me up.
The House Company Motto: “Attitude”
In addition to friendship, attitude is one of the few things in life where we have a true choice. We cannot change what is fated to happen or the actions of events or other people.
What we can change is our reaction to such things with the attitude we adopt. In truth, our attitude can be more important than anything we do. It can make or break families, companies, and nations. It is more important than schooling, talent, looks, or wealth.
How we react is everything and our attitude is the choice we have; it is a choice we make every minute of every day. It is a state of mind that no one can take from us. If we are in control of our attitudes, we are in command of our lives. And that is the best way to live.
So there you go.
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