Those of you who follow me on Twitter will know that I’ve decided to start a car fund challenge. Earlier this week, I had some unpleasant news. I received a phone call to say that my car had failed its MOT. Even the guy from the garage sounded surprised.
Normally, it wouldn’t be an issue as I’d get the work done and forget about it for another year. But what they found was worrying…
I listened to a podcast this week that talked about the concept of ‘drift’. It was an interview with Dominick Quartuccio, author of Design Your Future.
I don’t often listen to podcasts more than once, but I’ve listened to this one numerous times and I still feel there’s so much more I can learn from it.
I’m having a relaxing day today. My fiancee has been here for the week so we’ve adopted the Simple Sunday approach together.
We started the day with a long walk on the beach, followed by a leisurely breakfast and have pottered in the garden. It’s been so lovely to spend some time together as lockdown has kept us apart.
Last night we watched the Playing with FIRE documentary which sparked a discussion about our plans for the future. It turns out that we’re both on the same page and want to achieve financial independence so that we can spend our days doing the things we love.
We’re both quite frugal people and tend to value experiences more than things, so I’m looking forward to planning our FI journey.
So it’s a slightly different Simple Sunday post today as I’m writing it in advance (oh the shame). It’s for a very good reason though as my fiancee, who I haven’t seen for months (not quite pre-lockdown but almost), is coming over to visit for a week. I’m so excited! I suspect our Sunday will involve a long walk along the beach, possibly a picnic, as well as lots of tea and time spent in the garden. I don’t want to shut myself away when our time together has been so limited, so I’m writing my post a day in advance.
Ok, so now that my confession is out of the way, in the spirit of Simple Sundays, I wanted to share something with you that I have been enjoying this week. I’ve been reading a wonderful book by Louise Beech called I Am Dust. It’s such a haunting and beautiful story, filled with suspense. I don’t want to give too much away but I’ll give you a very brief overview…
During my early morning walk along the beach, I decided that I was going to paint the shed. Now I know that it seems completely out of line with my whole ‘Simple Sundays’ plan, but after giving myself a talking to about once again filling up my Sunday, I came to a different conclusion. I realised that I’d actually enjoy painting the shed. It requires very little mental effort, the results would be instantly visible and I’d get to soak up the rays on this glorious day. I even felt disappointed at the thought of putting it off until another day, so I decided to go for it. After all, there’s something soothing in the repetitive nature of painting which I like to think of as the power of the mundane.