Of Earth and Stars

thefridayfive

1. What would you do right now, if money were not an issue?
Pay off the house, then buy houses for each of the boys and their SOs. Paying cash, so the issue of trying to get into housing is no longer an issue. Then I'd rage quit my job and wander into the sunset to rediscover myself.

2. What would you do for the next three years, if money were not an issue?
Write, heal, make art. Take a clay class despite them being so expensive. Engage in local groups and actually work on building community. Return to more active (and creative) activism. Why does capitalism interfere with our means/times to build community and improve the social fabric? Buy more art from my artsy friends, and then make more of my own.

3. What is bringing you the most joy right now that requires little or no money?
It usually involves sitting with the dog or cat and a decent book (can be free if from the library). Lately, sitting on the back porch in the evenings during storms and letting the wind and rains revive the parched world around me.

4. What types of things do you find enjoyable that require no money?
Hiking is usually free, except funds for travel and/or if we need to stay the night due to distance. We could camp but I am not sure we are good camping people, I'm technically allergic to much of the outdoors and either become a giant red welt or have trouble breathing. But sitting by the water is free. Sitting beneath or hugging a tree is free. Even clearing the yard, which is a pain until it's done, is largely free since most of the tools are acquired. Libraries are largely free. But I also believe that in the current social fabric, artists and writers and creators should be paid for their work, like reasonably and well-paid, and I love doing that for things that bring me great joy.

5. Is there anything you've been meaning to do for a long time, but put off because of money?
The clay classes. Going back to school and getting a new degree. Buying an electric vehicle/truck (this is also a matter of using what I have until it is unusable). Repairs, including energy-efficiency changes, on the house (replace screenings and questionable railing situations on back porch, new insulation and/or closing in the crawl space, new windows, new HVAC, etc.).