Things I Want To Buy

I've had the idea for this post in my head for a while, but I've been hesitant to post it. It's a very materialistic thing.

At any rate, there are things that I would buy if I had the money. But they are too expensive for me to ask for as gifts. So until I start making more money or win the lottery, the probability of me getting any of these is low.

Amazon Kindle 2 or Kindle DX

I've mentioned this one before.

They just lowered the price to $300. That $50 isn't going to make that much of a difference to me.

I'm a bookworm, so being able to read any book I want, anywhere, at any time, is very tempting. But what really makes me lust for a Kindle is the free wireless internet connection. Not only can I read my books, then I can turn around and post a review to my Goodreads account.

The Kindle DX is supposedly better for textbooks, which would be helpful as I'm planning to go back to college this fall.

Wii with Wii Fit

I'm looking at about $350 for this too.

I really need to exercise more, and the only routine I've ever stuck to was tai chi. Part of my problem is that I'm very insecure about my appearance. If I didn't have to leave the house to work out, I would be much more likely to stick with it.

I'm also a video game junkie. Exercise + video games = hopefully a more healthy Michelle!

I've promised this as a gift to myself when I lose a certain amount of weight. Unfortunately, I'm struggling to meet that goal, so I don't see a Wii in my immediate future.

Slam Man

Apparently, Slam Man has been discontinued. I'm not sure if there's a replacement yet. When available, it was around $200.

Slam Man is punching bag with light up sections. I've seen other torso shaped punching bags, but no others that light up. I like the idea of basically playing a different type of whack-a-mole and getting a good workout. And letting off frustration after a long day.

A massage with Andreas

$60 for 1 hour, $90 for 1:30

This guy sets up at Bloomington Farmer's Market every weekend and offers free short chair massages. He is awesome, but the free chair massage seems SO short. I have a ton of tension in my neck and shoulders, and I would love to have it worked out.

And finally,
Tuition

I decided too late in the year that I wanted to go back to school. Most financial aid and scholarship deadlines are long passed. My plan is to take what I can at Ivy Tech, to save money and because they have evening classes, and then transfer to IU, and ultimately somewhere where I can focus on what I really want to do (grad school out of state, probably). Ivy Tech is $95 per credit hour, and I'm looking at about 32 credit hours there. Then on to IU at $199.40 per credit hour.

I'm hoping to get scholarships or financial aid for next year, but I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do about this year yet. I'll probably do 2 classes in the fall and 2 in the spring. I'd like to avoid having a loan, but that might be what I have to do.


So really, this is just a bit of another kind of dreaming. And hey, my birthday is next week... *wink*