Finances:
December 2018 - 79.7%
January 2019 - 85.9%
February 2019 - 90.6%
March 2019 - 92.1%
April 2019 - 95.2%
May 2019 - 91.6%
Well, it happened - the numbers can go down. (I know they can, and they have in the past, but they had not since I started posting my tracking in this thread.) But, looking at it, I'm still above my February level. Since I still have 23 months until my "target date" I don't think there is any need to worry about this past month's performance.
Life:
I spent the past week traveling for work, well Wednesday through Friday at least. Three days away for a measly 1.5 hour meeting which should have just been a conference call (it was originally scheduled to be a 6 hour meeting and cross-country flights meant travel to/from on the day of the meeting wouldn't work). I shouldn't be one to complain - it is good to have face-to-face time with the client, but it grates me to waste so much of my time when it's unnecessary. Guess I'll just have to quit work (patience my precious).
We put our dog down two weeks ago. We had had her for the last 9 years as a rescue animal. She was 16 years old and had been going downhill for the past 6 months. She had been going blind, becoming senile, and losing strength in her rear legs. The final week she just stopped drinking and stopped eating (unless she literally walked into food). So long my dear dog; I'll remember our naps and walks.
My 4-year-old car is in the shop with engine failure. The stupid thing is covered by warranty, so that's good. The really upsetting part is the poor communication on the dealer/servicer side - when they say they'll call but don't I get upset. Fortunately I've been traveling for work (see above) the past week and the weather's been mostly nice so I could bike most days since the car's been in the shop. Oh, and the part they need will take "a couple of weeks" to come in so I've got a rental vehicle (newer model of my usual ride - I was secretly hoping for a sporty convertible) as a loaner in the interim.
Oh, shoot, and I turned 40. Guess that explains the whole sporty convertible desire above, no? (That's some self-deprecating humor, folks, not a cry for help.)
@ALDI - I totally agree about the biking - my 30 minute commute is a great way to de-stress after work and I do miss it on days I have meetings, it rains, or whatever else causes me to drive the car. My mortgage will be paid off in June of 2020 (although I could just kill it with cash now). I'll just keep the mortgage and cash, though, because I have some other expenses planned this year and early next.