What I’m Reading: Lay That Trumpet in Our Hands by Susan Carol McCarthy and Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder (I’m almost done with both.)
What I’m working on: Just getting some words down today. (Seriously, is it a full moon or something?)
New words: 207
My friend Mimi posted this at the dish last Tuesday. I needed a fun blog, so I stole it. If you’re reading I’m tagging you for next Tuesday (or whatever day you choose).
The rules: Ten things you'd buy if you had a million bucks to just spend, no scholarships or altruism, completely self-centered.
1. A decked out Macbook Air. Estimate with all the extras I want: $4,000.00. (Yep, I pretty much selected every extra you can get.)
2. A 2008 Landrover LR3. Decked out, of course. $55,000.00
3. An around the world cruise for the hubby and me. We’d like a penthouse room on the ship, too. Cruise total: $167,500.
4. On a three month plus cruise, we’ll need a little spending money: $50,000.
5. Complete our bathroom and closet renovations. Hmmm…. I’d say $40,000 so I can have some cool closet gadgets and duel heads in the shower.
6. A daily workout with a personal trainer -- everyday, all year. $54,000
7. A month of summer camp at Kanakuk for both kids, including flights and all the other stuff it takes to get ready for camp. $10,000.
8. New landscaping -- $10,000. (I have no idea what landscaping would cost, but we need alot of it.)
9. A week long writers' retreat with all my writing chicas -- on me -- somewhere cool. Include bells and whistles. $20,000. (Hmm.... maybe a beach or mountain house somewhere....)
10. A chef. (Right. Like I know what that would cost.)
Okay, that was really hard. I kept thinking of sending under-priveleged kids to camp and fighting AIDS in Africa. If I really had a million dollars to spend any 'ole way, I'd like to not just spend it on me.
What about you?
Macy
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
10 Things You'd Buy if You Had a Million Bucks
Posted by Macy O'Neal at 10:10 PM
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A million bucks really doesn't stretch that far any more, does it? I can't think of 10 things. What I really want is to retire. Second choice, a nice loft apartment in an interesting, bohemian section of some great city -- but I doubt I could get one for a million dollars in SF or NY. I'd settle for Sacramento, our downtown is getting better all the time. Then I'd have enough money left over to take a year or two and really make a run at this writing thing.
Oh, and hint: $10,000 gets you nowhere in landscaping. We priced a very basic makeover for our tiny front yard and it came in at $20,000. Of course that's with them doing all the work, but still...!
Fun post, Macy!
Okay -- $40,000 for major front and and some back yard landscaping. Eegads. Who knew flowers and trees cost so much.
Oh my gosh. That much for landscaping? I can't remember how much ours cost. I'll do mine tomorrow, although I don't know how much anything costs! Should be interesting. LOL.
Great list--
Wow! I do not think mine cost more than 10K, and that was with a whole 1/2 acre of new sod! (In FL) I will have to think about the million and post at Cinderwriter.
Love those ideas. I'll have to work on that.
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