Seventeen years ago, I bought my condo. I was living in an apartment at the time. One Sunday, I was sharing with a friend my plan about buying a permanent home. She knew of a new condo complex being build and suggested that we attend the open house that very day. So, away we went and checked out the show condo. That took 15 mins, and I told the realtor, I wanted one. I had no time to ponder; they were going like hotcakes. I am not one of those people that wanders all around town looking at places, when in fact, I had just seen what I wanted. I bought dirt as the building hadn't even begun. That was April 2008 with a projected completion date of November. On December 15th I moved in.
At that time, I didn't even know what a condo was. Let's say I had lots to learn and I did learn. The time was right to complete my plan to have a permanent home, the pieces were in place, and it happened. It was a divine intervention if there ever was. I have been forever grateful to my friend for taking me by the hand and introducing me to the life of a condo owner.
As a rule, I take very little time to make a decision. If I see what I like the search is over, I don't keep hunting. I buy glasses the day of my eye examination. They are usually the first ones I tried on. It takes about a minute to pick out nail polish for a pedicure. Buying clothing is easy; see it, like it, buy it. I use the "take back" rule more than I should.
I do have to come clean on something. I had to get stern with myself and apply one of my very own lines, "stop talking about it and do it". I need new tires. When you need new tires, it creeps up on you. You go from "soon" you need tires, to "your tires are nearly bald". I was pondering over this decision. My biggest problem is, I don't like buying tires. It has to be one of the most boring and expensive things to purchase. There are also an incredible number of options and way more details than I could possibly understand. Besides, no one is even going to notice. I have finally made the decision, "Firestone All Weather". I am not doing the switch over of summer and winter tires, it is a one and done when it comes to tires. Canadian Tire is the most convenient and most reasonable for me, the tires are ordered, the appointment to install is made and the tire drama is nearly over. The pain and suffering will then be in the past.
I do have a collection of slogans I use when it comes to decision making. If I am not deciding within a few minutes, I will "sleep on it". I have another one, "if you don't know what to do, do nothing". I used that one for a very long time with the tire decision. When I retired, I had the plan already in place, all that had to be done was simply, "name the date". The last guiding slogan I have is "once you make a decision, don't change it, make it work". All too often it is easy to go back on a decision. I have found it is easier to move forward with what I have decided, than go back to the thinking tank.
Have these little life slogans gotten me in trouble, absolutely. One thing I cannot do is ponder, unless it is buying tires, then I become a pondering maniac. I am just so grateful I have 100,000 kms before that mania starts again. But as a rule, I don't ponder.
I am spontaneous by nature and for some reason, I find it easy to make most decision. There are decisions in life that are much bigger than Firestone tires. In some situations, I just say to myself, "go for it". Other times, it has taken all of my lines and then some, to decide what is best for me.
The bottom line here is, if you are struggling with a decision, hang in there. I believe you will know when the time is right. A sense of calmness comes over you and it all unfolds from there.
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Great thinking Faye!
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