i really need to win the lottery.

i was thinking about this last night as i fell asleep... how nice it would be if i had several million in the bank to live off of. i don't need hundreds of millions, and i don't need to live some crazy extravagant lifestyle. but wow would it be nice to have the chance to live more comfortably:

i could enjoy my sunday nights without having any monday work things in the back of my mind.
i would have my days free to take dance classes.
i could do some extra work in movies without worrying i'm using up all my vacation time.
i could build a cool little modern house in a location i chose.
jack and i could take a vacation without worrying about how i'd pay off the credit card charges next month.


i don't need to be the "idle rich". i don't need to summer in the hamptons. i don't need a giant estate, or a staff, or 5 cars (jack would argue with the car thing). but time, and a little extra to do what i love... that i could use. seriously.

there we go!

the back is about 85% there... woo-hoo! i almost felt like i was on vacation this weekend, feeling a bit better opened up a whole world of possibilities. of course all the possibilities had to be close to home in case the back crapped out, but i did well. :) jack and i enjoyed a late lunch outdoors yesterday, and although my restaurant chair made my back a bit ouchy, i was able to sit through a matinee of star trek afterwards (awesome, btw) without problem.

which meant that today i pushed things a little bit more, and had a blast. it went from "hey! i can do my grocery shopping without a back spasm!" to "let's run a bunch of errands!" to "woo-hoo, MULCH!" the mulching might have pushed it a teeny bit, but i only did a small area and lifted with my legs so i'm feeling fine. it's so funny how much joy i got from chores that would have pissed me off a week ago. but to be out in the fresh air and sunshine, driving around and working in the yard, was glorious compared to being inside in the rain for the past week.

another few days and i'll see if i can brave some light workouts at the gym... next week i'll start dance classes and hooping again. whee!