As some of you know I am a gadget guy.  I love buttons.  The bigger they are, the more awesome that comes from it.  So when I got laid off about 5 months ago, this gadget guy had to step up and declare “NO NEW GADGETS.”  Not a happy time in my life along with, well no work too.  But I have been managing through it.  In fact I been enjoying my new freedom from gadgets.  Then about 2.5 months ago I got myself a part time job along with my wife getting a part time nanny job; guess what, the gadget itch came back up again just recently.  The devil on my shoulder: “You’ve got a little money now, you can get that one little thing, it wouldn’t hurt…”  I listened and all of a sudden I have a new Guitar Hero World Tour box down stairs even though I haven’t finished Fallout 3, Wii Zelda, and Resident Evil 5.  And recently I have been looking at a new IPOD.  WHY WHY!!!  I needed a reminder why I stopped in the first place.  Then I found it on one of my favorite websites Zen Habits: Live life and not Stuff.  The article was perfect in motivation.  This line hit me:

“Realize that life, not stuff, is what matters. Objects are just objects — if you lose them, if they get stolen or destroyed…At the end of this short journey, you’ll look back and remember your experiences, the people you loved and who loved you back, the things you did and didn’t do. Not the stuff you had.”

But don’t they realize I am trying for 5 stars on “Stranglehold” from Ted Nugent.   Damn that little Angel.  Love you to death.  So no ipod…for now. [via Zen Habits]