Do you ever do something that you don't
want to do because you have to be a grown up? It's the kind of thing
you don't really like doing, but if you're going to be responsible,
you should do. Well, I did that last night. I went to an estate
planning seminar.
The seminar had been on the calendar
for over a month so I really couldn't ignore it even though I wanted
to. I scheduled another appointment before it secretly hoping that it
might run over and Ward would have to attend by himself. No such
luck. And even as much as I thought about dawdling on the way home
from my other appointment, I couldn't do that in good conscious. So I
went.
We spent 2 ½ hours learning about tax
laws, wills, trusts and probate among other things. It was an
informative presentation, however there were no breaks much to my
disappointment. And the even bigger disappointment was the fact that
there were no cookies for us—only water. :(
I'm proud of myself for doing the first
thing on the grown-up list that we have made. There are too many
things on it for me to look ahead much to see what else I have to do.
One thing at a time. In the meantime, I am going to make sure that I
have my own supply of cookies as a reward for the next thing I do.
Do you have a list of things that
you've been meaning to get to?
That's too heavy a subject to handle without proper cookie nourishment!
ReplyDeleteTwo and a half hours deserves a cookie :) The thing I have been meaning to do is get the car serviced, which is not unpleasant but I just haven't got around to it.
ReplyDeleteI struggle with getting the car serviced on time also. As long as it's running, I tend to forget about maintenance. However, I am getting better about that.
DeleteGood for you! And yes, unfortunately, there are several "grown-up" things on our list. I usually have to bribe myself into doing them. No cookies -- times must be really tough!
ReplyDeleteI don't like being a grown up. It's hard. However, someone's gotta do it.
DeleteI'd have struggled with 2.5 hours and no break...I'm clearly not grown up enough!
ReplyDeleteApparently I'm not either. I had to stop for a snack on the way home.
DeleteI totally suck at being a grown up. Fortunately I have neither much of an estate to worry about, nor dependents to bequeath it to. Unless, of course, I could leave it all to my cats... wonder how they'd spend it? :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how my cats would spend a windfall of money. They get everything they want right now. Can you say spoiled?
DeleteGood job! And I'm going to continue to turn a blind eye to my list of to-do's. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe've been doing that for too long. Time to be a grown up. That's what I say. We'll see if I can get my actions to follow my words.
DeleteThat was quite a grown up thing to do for sure! Sounds a bit boring as well. Please share what you have learned!
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