Kind of late for the theme, but I did think this was a good one. I often day dream about having heaps of money arrive in my life.
I'd pay the mortgage. That would be a great thing! Then work becomes optional.
I'd get a bigger car as the one we have is really struggling with the amount of stuff and people it has to carry around.
I'd get the pool removed from the back yard, and get the hole filled in, and then get proper soil replacement put over the entire space so that it was a little higher than it is now, cos its a bit of a dip, flat back yards are better - and pay for grass to be put in.
I might pay for the house to be painted for us.
Get some new carpet, and line the two rooms that still have scrim in them.
I might get a new fence down the side of the house.
And some furniture in the lounge - I'm so OVER the bare board look. Its Minimalism in its final incarnation, and when its gone we could use the room.
A bigger more powerful computer and true broadband would be good. Some shelves in the garage. A new bed for the senior son, as his present one is held up with firewood stacked under one corner. Some drawers for the husband.
but apart from the shopping list, what I realised was that I don't want to change my life much. I like my job, I like where I live, I like the people I see. so I might change some of the little things around me, but if the money didn't turn my head to mush, I'd like to stay pretty much the way I am now.
Altruistically - I'd like to start an investment scheme for people to get into their own homes, or improve the sub-standard home they are in now. I believe a lot of the health issues in this country are related to the cold damp draughty homes we live in, and fixing that would be a good thing. I also think that if people feel good about their homes (or any other aspect of their lives, but this happens to be an aspect which is fixable with money) that the pride in themselves in that part of their lives flows in to other parts of their lives. So a nice well maintained home, might flow into a healthy well maintained body, and then into healthy thinking patterns. Its worked for a lot of people, though like every program not everyone... Its worked for me, so I want to give other people the chance to try it.
PS There's toothpaste smears on the computer scree. Ahh, the joys of living with kids.
Posted by Toni at May 29, 2006 11:41 AM