I’ve been afraid to actually read my credit card statements. I am completely in bondage, a bondage that I’ve created for myself. Tonight, I had Scott help me add up simply the INTEREST on all of my credit card debts. I about peed my pants at the total. I pay $21 a day in credit card interest. I currently live and sleep and dream interest. I’ve been so weighed down by it for so long that I hardly feel the pressure, but I look forward to the day when I’m able to remove the last inch of it and feel the sweet lightness of being debt-free. Looking forward to that day is in many ways, the light at the end of my tunnel. *grins* There are a few milestones in my life that I will always use to gauge time by: my trip to Europe when I was 16, being 19 and discovering that I could paint, Brian joining the Navy….I know that paying that last cent of my debt will also be one of those times. I’ve been in debt since I was 16. *shakes head* That’s 10 years folks! And….I’m tired of it. So I’m working really hard at 2 jobs, making paintings and quilts to sell, and cleaning out my basement box by box selling everything else that I own (including my precious original paintings!). If you wanna check it out you can here ——–> Laura’s ebay store
Also, there’s a really cool artist who has adressed the issue of credit card debt and consumption through her work. I admire her.
Check her out too! ——–> www.obsessiveconsumption.com
love you all!
*heart*
elle

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