Having a Pool
When I was little I really wanted a pool. I tried to think of any way I could get one and where I would put it. I had everything in California, except a pool, which is why I wanted one. Since I was and still am an only child, I wanted there to be something that I could do that didn't need my parent's attention. A pool was a way that I could have friends over and play.
After a couple years I started looking up how much it would be and I stopped asking. But then we moved from California to Florida... We started looking at houses and most of them had pools! Because Florida is so hot people use it as a way to cool off. So when we found our house it had the bonus of a pool! Then that house didn’t work but we found one a couple days later, made an offer and we got it! It had a pool as well. Then we started fixing it up and I had the opportunity to go in our pool! Yay! Then after going a couple times it got old.
It wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. After going in by myself 10 times I stopped using it. If I had siblings every time I thought of swimming and we went then the pool would be fun. But I have had friends over and we used it once. So this taught me a very important lesson. I don’t need a pool but I thought that it would be so amazing to have one. If you apply this to other things that you dream of having that would make you so happy they might not. For example, right now: I want Doc Martens. I think they will go well with most of my wardrobe and give it an edgy but sophisticated look. I haven’t got them yet but I really want them. I have a pair of work boots that are very similar put are specifically for working on houses. I have no idea what to do. If I got the Doc Marten then would I get rid of my work boots because they are similar? Then what shoes would I wear when I am working on a house or doing something messy? Would I be ok getting my Docs scratched? Now I'm doubting myself :(. Here is an easy way to decide if you will enjoy item or anything that you aren't so sure about: The Franklin Method!
Take a piece of paper and draw a line down the middle. Put Pro on one side and Con on the other. From the top of your head list the pros and cons for the thing. Through the next couple days if you think of anything else that is bad or good about doing or buying something put it down. If you have more pros than cons you can do it! If you have more cons than pros you may want to rethink that thing. If you have more pro's but the con's are bigger than it may not be the right thing or thing to do. If you want to do a more in depth list and learn about Ben Franklin click this.
It's very informative and the guy who wrote it really knew what he was doing.
Well I hope you have learned something from this article! And remember to always think about what you would do on a daily basis with your dream item or life!
After a couple years I started looking up how much it would be and I stopped asking. But then we moved from California to Florida... We started looking at houses and most of them had pools! Because Florida is so hot people use it as a way to cool off. So when we found our house it had the bonus of a pool! Then that house didn’t work but we found one a couple days later, made an offer and we got it! It had a pool as well. Then we started fixing it up and I had the opportunity to go in our pool! Yay! Then after going a couple times it got old.
It wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. After going in by myself 10 times I stopped using it. If I had siblings every time I thought of swimming and we went then the pool would be fun. But I have had friends over and we used it once. So this taught me a very important lesson. I don’t need a pool but I thought that it would be so amazing to have one. If you apply this to other things that you dream of having that would make you so happy they might not. For example, right now: I want Doc Martens. I think they will go well with most of my wardrobe and give it an edgy but sophisticated look. I haven’t got them yet but I really want them. I have a pair of work boots that are very similar put are specifically for working on houses. I have no idea what to do. If I got the Doc Marten then would I get rid of my work boots because they are similar? Then what shoes would I wear when I am working on a house or doing something messy? Would I be ok getting my Docs scratched? Now I'm doubting myself :(. Here is an easy way to decide if you will enjoy item or anything that you aren't so sure about: The Franklin Method!
Take a piece of paper and draw a line down the middle. Put Pro on one side and Con on the other. From the top of your head list the pros and cons for the thing. Through the next couple days if you think of anything else that is bad or good about doing or buying something put it down. If you have more pros than cons you can do it! If you have more cons than pros you may want to rethink that thing. If you have more pro's but the con's are bigger than it may not be the right thing or thing to do. If you want to do a more in depth list and learn about Ben Franklin click this.
It's very informative and the guy who wrote it really knew what he was doing.
Well I hope you have learned something from this article! And remember to always think about what you would do on a daily basis with your dream item or life!
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