Friday night glass of wine with a blank sheet on paper on which the next two days intentions are written. Creating a ‘to do’ list with little boxes drawn next to each item so they can be satisfyingly ticked off as the day goes on. Each item on the list feeds into a grand end goal in one way or another. From the mundane ‘clean the bathroom’ (because I want to live in a clean and welcoming space) though to the more, for some reason, aspirational to open a Stocks and Shares ISA made up of ESG ethical stocks (because I understand its important to get a real hold on my financial independence while not adding to the world’s many problems).
Saturday might start off strong, early start (curtesy of the wine knocking me out early) kicking off with the domestic tasks but in these Covid times the weekends, for one reason or another, seem much more challenging and fraught with indecision and much earlier defeat than would have been the case a year ago.
Having cleaned the bathroom….in researching various ESG funds and ethical, yet undefined, ISA options the rabbit hole soon appears, with numerous organisations and platforms presenting themselves – suddenly there is fog. Perhaps, doing the thing the right way is just too hard for a novice. Perhaps the baptism of education has to start in the mainstream. There is wild frustration and some defeat as I wonder if 4pm is an acceptable time to have a glass of wine on a Saturday (in the absence of company as prescribed by Mr Covid).
In my Monday to Friday life I am driven, determined, clear and decisive. So my next step will be applying your 9-5 brain to the company of YOU. But before that, cheers *clink*
13/02/2021
On The Eve Of It 