Mo' Money

I sat down to complete a task this evening that I have been putting off for sometime. Paying my bills. Every month I wait until they pile up and then I have to spend an hour or so knocking them down. It's depressing and usually puts me in a bad mood. The catch though is that 99% of the time we have money to cover all the bills. I postpone this task so frequently that you would think we're in the hole. By no means are we living high on the hog, but for our 2 person middle class family were doing relatively fine.
We eat where we choose. Usually out, because of our crisscrossed schedules. She's working and I'm at home or I'm working and she's sleeping. It's an excuse I know, but the fact remains that we eat what we choose.
We both have vehicles a step or two above a beater. An Accord and an Xterra aren't anything to complain about. Man I need new brakes.
I've always been a saver, but I have learned that life isn't forever and you cannot take anything with you. My wife has graciously imparted this knowledge on me. It has helped me to learn to enjoy what we have instead of focusing on what we don't.
I think that's an important statement.
I read a post on Flippinghomes.com today describing a father's day he spent chaperoning his daughter's field trip. He put aside his real estate desires and dreams for the day and lived in the moment with his daughter. I struggle putting my real estate ambitions and financial goals on the back burner when I take a me or us day. I can do it, however I feel guilty like I could have spent the day being more productive. The hell with that. I'm going to focus on letting go. I need a mental picture to help me remember. It'll be me on a Caribbean beach on a lounge chair looking out to the ocean, past my sand covered feed....like the Corona beer commercials.
Why put of what I can do now?
Pay the bills as they come in and let go when I need to.