Best of Both Worlds

Meet BabyMac :) She's only a few days old, but already useful and completely convenient to carry around.

I'd purchased a Wind netbook from my office and had it re-formatted to Mac OS X. I don't technically need it... but it's nice to be back in the Apple family again.

Not counting this recent expense, I've actually been more strict on my spendings lately. I'd like to either move out or buy a new car. I haven't decided which one holds greater priority, because neither are really even necessary, but both would be really nice. My parents told my sister and I to buy a place together so we can move out, but I hardly think I'm ready for that just yet. And to be honest, I don't think I'd love living with my sister, or anyone really. Ideally, I'd like to live alone. I'm not sure how well I would do seeing the same person day in and day out, especially if it's a friend. Anyway, it's a good buyer's market right now, so if I want to eventually buy a place, I need to do so in the next few years (before the economy bounces back). As for the car, I guess it's just easier to aim for right now. However, my standards are quite high, so I definitely need to wait longer. I really like to constantly think about these things because it gives me something to work for. And of course, I need to constantly remind myself that we're playing in the big leagues now and I can't keep spending money on temporary thrills! But then when I think about all that I do have, I feel so grateful and content that I think striving for more for myself would be wasting resources that could be spent on the less fortunate.

I guess there's never enough to go around.