No sleep, not tonight.

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Not this morning I should say. I was able to sleep and then rest a bit earlier, and I was able to rest a bit before calling the thing off for the last hour or two, but no regular sleep is to be had. I have too many financial concerns on my mind and I mean to take care of them as early as possible. First a call to my old bank to find out how much I have in deposit. Next, a stop at the new bank to deposit a check for most of that amount. Then I need to call a few people, figure out where some of that money needs to go and how far it goes. I also need to pay rent, utilities have already been paid, thankfully.

On my list of things that have to be paid is the automobile, rent, $200 deposit for the cabin rental, and that is about it for absolutes. After that, I have to see if I can afford airline tickets, a .22 rifle with iron sights, and a few other odds and ends. Another thing on my mind is the potential new rental. I need to call them and go look at the place and meet the renters. Along with that, of course, is figuring out if I can get out of this lease and in order to take that rental. Some other things on my mind regard drivers license and new plates for the Xterra. Those, if need be, can wait until next month as I have a 3 months to change my license, 2 months for the plates for there own reasons.

There are too many things on my mind to allow for sleep. Time is of the essence on many of them. I have to kick it into high gear. I think it is almost all doable, only the change in living arrangements might be tricky. Well, at least I can do one of them now. I can call and make an auto payment. I am finally, it seems, out of trouble. I have paid down all I need to and can actually make a half payment this month, which I do believe I will do. I had meant to keep up the higher payments, but not this month. I have too many dishes on the stove to try and beat a nickel into a dime.

There is not much I can do, other than that one thing, until 7:00 here (8:00 in Iowa), plus maybe a few minutes to a half hour to give them time to set up and become operational. It will feel good when I do get this stuff done. I need it done, I want it done, it has to be done, and it will be done. Until then, I will tinker lightly, wishing I could sleep but knowing why I cannot and will not, or will not at this point. On the good side, maybe this will allow me to sleep long when I take my 22:00 nap.