Wednesday Morning

If I had microsoft excel at home, I could do an elaborate analysis of the results of yesterday's poll. But I have an apple computer with numbers - which I do not know how to use. So, I have loaded the numbers into numbers and that is the chart. And a chart without any key is of limited usefulness.

The numbers were as such:

Percentage of votes Number of votes

Get the earrings now! 15% 5

Put on credit card 15% 5

Lay Away 27% 9

Think about later 27% 9

Enough earrings already 3% 1

Are you nuts? 12% 4

The total number of respondents was 33. The largest number of votes were split between "Lay away the earrings and get them by Christmas" and "Think about this later, now is not the time." There were several respondents who felt that I should not buy the earrings at all, one who said I had enough earrings already, and four who questioned the purchase of expensive earrings when my job may be in jeopardy.

57% responded that I should purchase the earrings. Another 27% thought it was advisable to wait. And a mere 5% of you (scrooges) thought I should forego the earrings altogether.

After my therapy last night, I may have made a decision to purchase them.

To spend a lot of time thinking about my former self, the hopeless alcoholic, wandering about with no where to go and no one who cared, a walking victim... and then contrast that with my sober life, where I am safe in my own home - it is the most incredible thing.

I have never been wise with money. But you could not believe where I have been and where I am now. It is not even possible.

I am so incredibly grateful.

I am a woman who is sober for 25 years.

I have friends who love me.

I have a family who loves me.

I have a good job.

I am well educated.

I am respected by my peers.

I own a home that is beautiful.

My life is, for the most part, safe.

It has been years since anyone has hit me.

It is highly unlikely that anyone will ever hit me again.

"The power of God goes deep!" -- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 114