Monday, May 11, 2009

Indpendently Wealthy

If I would have all of the money I would ever need to live a satisfactory life, what would I do with all of my job-less time?  I would LOVE to really have to answer this question, but until then, here's what I would hypothetically do:
  1. Put enough money away for Olivia's life.
  2. Buy a house in Athens.
  3. Buy a compound in Jacksonville, FL where my friends and I can all live separately, but together.
  4. Buy my mom a house.
  5. Pay off my uncle's house.
  6. Buy my grandma a house.
  7. Buy a car/SUV (hybrid).
  8. Go to Amsterdam and take my friends while paying them their salaries.
  9. Go to Paris.
  10. Hire a bilingual au pair to travel with and me help with Olivia.
  11. Go to Italy.
  12. Tour wine country in California.
  13. Make sure all kids in Athens County have awesome Christmases.
  14. Visit mi familia in Merida.
  15. Get a spanish tutor.
  16. Pay off all my debts.
  17. Get an electric fence for the dogs.
  18. Get another dog (b/c they could have their own wing of the house with doggie doors and automatic feeders so I wouldn't be annoyed by their upkeep).
  19. Buy every book on my Amazon wish list.
  20. Put a tiny Taco Bell/KFC kiosk in my house(s).
  21. Upgrade the church I grew up in.
  22. Pay off all my friends' cars.
  23. Pay Rick back for all the money he's had to lend me (when my purse got stolen, when my engine needed replaced, etc....).
  24. Offer to pay for my cousins' college educations.
  25. Start a scholarship fund for my high school.
  26. Buy another house to have another homeless shelter in Athens so there's enough room to help everyone.
  27. Give money to My Sister's Place.
  28. Throw a huge party for my old Relay For Life volunteers.
  29. Find and buy cargo pants that have the drawstring waist (I can't find these anywhere, but I bet it's because they're only at the really nice, expensive stores).  I would buy 20 pairs, all different colors.
  30. Send my mom to a spa.
  31. Get Olivia's nails done (I know she'd love a manicure now, but I just can't force myself to waste money - until I'm independently wealthy).
  32. Go to New York.
  33. Go to Costa Rica.
  34. Go to Africa.
  35. Send radical gifts to all the people that've helped me out of jams (Turner, Sluys, Waugerman, Weaver, Ryckman, the list goes on and on and on).
  36. Create an area of play and learning for Olivia with a ton of rides that are sturdy enough for me to play on them too.
  37. Have a pillow room.
  38. Have an inground, indoor pool surrounded by windows.
  39. Have a personal masseur on call (but they would be paid really well for their time).
  40. Meet Britney Spears and become her life coach.
  41. Hug Mariah Carey.
  42. Be sung to by Mary J. Blige.
  43. Meet Randy Travis.
  44. Buy a trampoline.
  45. Create a very large closet just for toilet paper so I could have a huge supply and never have to worry about running out when I really need it.
  46. Make a cat room where everything is climb/scratchable.
  47. Install a pond to fish in.
  48. Create and send Olivia to a fabulous alternative school where they are less focused on standardized testing and more focused on creativity and each child's individual strengths.
  49. Have fabulous outdoor furniture.
  50. Buy Chantix for anyone and everyone that wanted to stop smoking.
  51. Make a Chinese Restaurant in Athens drive-thru AND delivery friendly!
  52. Have a life time supply of pickles on hand.
  53. Have a pet groomer.
  54. Shake Obama's hand and introduce him to Olivia.
I'm sure I'll continue to think of more, but until then, what would YOU do?

5 comments:

  1. I would hire a band to follow me around all the time. Before I enter a room (ANY room), the band goes in first and starts playing the Peter Gunn Theme. About 40 seconds in, I enter the room right as the saxophone hits. Hell yeah.

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  2. Go to school - all the time - just get every useless degree I could possible imagine and make myself completely over qualified for everything.

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  3. Lol, I've actually had this blog for a while, but have never hit the "publish" button b/c I've never liked what I wrote.

    I, too, would like to have a band that plays a soundtrack for my life at all times.

    PS. J.O.B. means Jake (dog), Olivia, Billie -the original 3.

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