Prove I can do it myself!

In my past, I've been known to act on impulse. Well I don't have a reputation or anything like that. I just know myself that sometimes I do things on impulse rather than thinking them through. Usually this involves purchasing something. Most of the time, purchases made on impulse are not really needed and end up in Goodwill or given to a child or grandchild. IPods, Game Boys, Nintendo DS...these are just some of the items that come to mind that are currently being enjoyed by my grandchildren.

As I mentioned above, I've been working on this impulse thing. Now, when I see something I "think" I want, I wait 24 hours. If I still want it then, I may go buy it, or I will at least start researching it. I figure by the time I've researched to find the best model, price, etc., I'll either not want it anymore or I'll have found the best deal. After all that, if I still want it, I get it. That's one of the wonderful things about being 52 years old and 29 years into a career. I can afford what I want, when I want it; within reason anyway.

Anyway, I've been debating the purchase of a Satellite radio for many months now. I really wanted one and knew I would get one, but I will also be purchasing a new car before too much longer. A lot of the new cars have one installed so I didn't want to purchase one now and then not need it in the new car. And then there's the whole XM vs Sirius thing to consider! Which one? DBF's car came with Sirius so we already have an account with them, and I can add another radio for next to nothing. But our Surround Sound System in the house has an XM tuner so I could activate that one and then my car to that account. Decisions! Decisions!

What's my point you say? I'm getting there! Sirius in their very smart marketing minds, put their radios on sale for Father's Day. The very next day after I saw that ad, I purchased (on an impulse after researching it for six months or more) a Sirius radio for the car, but this one can also be used in the home! I bought it in time for my trip to S. Ga. on Fathers Day so I could listen to it on the way down. The one thing I forgot however, was that it needed to be installed!

I didn't have time to get it installed before I left on Father's Day so I quickly read the "Getting Started" booklet and temporarily installed the radio and all associated antenna's in the truck I was driving to S. Ga. Wires were covering the dash, running from the back window to the front dash, from the power outlet to the dash, everywhere! That was fine on a temporary basis but I couldn't install it that way in my Mustang, the car I drive everyday.

I thought about going back to Best Buy to have it installed but then I thought, why? You can do this! So I did! I installed the antenna on the trunk lid and ran (and hid) the wires all the way to the front. I installed the FM Antenna and hid those wires! I did it all and it looks like my son did it for me. And best of all, it works!

You've got to love the power of a woman!