Category: Journal
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A second perspective
Laura actually came with me on a test drive tonight (I drove 3 cars) and it was good to have a second perspective. I had driven a Honda Insight and thought it was fine but I drove another one tonight with Laura and she mentioned some of the same things I had noticed and that…
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Moving forward
I got news today that my latest oil leak would be another $1800 fix—as if I needed more incentive to just get a new car—so I declined getting it fixed. I’m focused on my car shopping. I drove a 2024 Honda Civic today and a 2023 Toyota Camry. I was surprised to realize that I…
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What support looks like
I talked to Mom about needing a new car soon and asked if she would be able to help me make it happen. We talked about the process and she encouraged me to not write off the possibility of getting a completely new car if that turns out to be the best option. She also…
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A disappointing revelation
I discovered this morning that my car is still leaking oil (right after the oil leaks we supposedly fixed for the second time). This makes me fear that I will need to significantly accelerate my timeline for a new car. That has been bugging me all day. On the plus side, I ordained Enoch as…
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Early test drives
I spent a good chunk of the afternoon test driving cars to get a feel for which of the models I like the feel of among those with a really good history of reliability. I drove a Honda Civic, a Nissan Altima, and a Honda Accord Hybrid. There are several more I will want to…
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Time for a new car
Today was adequate as far as my performance. The big takeaway today was when I found out my car needs another $1600 of work. It’s definitely time for a new car even though I am paying for this repair and planning to drive the car for a few more months. I still think the car…
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A solid beginning
I woke up at 4:45 this morning and despite the fact that I hadn’t finished 6 hours of sleep I just felt so ready to go that I didn’t try to go back to bed. I enjoyed a nice prayer to start the year and just had a very relaxed morning. I made Stuffed German…
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Know thyself
One of the big messages of Wind and Truth (Storm light Archive #5) was about people coming to truly understand and accept themselves—their limitations, their strengths, their desires. I feel like I’m in that same process with myself. One thing I am coming to learn about myself is how much I enjoy being able to…
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Christmas activity
Laura noticed a couple of weeks ago that there was a Messiah sing-in and decided she wanted to go. In the end it was only Laura, me, and Emma who went but we had a good time even though they skipped many of the choruses and Emma and I had a hard time following along…
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Pushing through
I’ve felt that I was slowing down or running out of steam and so I’m looking forward to Christmas break but today I got a push at work as Mark asked me to help with replacing the old ignition servers and ignition database server at Big Cottonwood. In four years I’ve never done any work…