I have never been one for resolutions, not because I ddont think they are important I just know that I most likely am not going to follow thru with them like the other 99% of the world.. I guess I dont want to set myself up for failure.. THis year I said my resloustion was to have no resloutions... Although I did set some goals that I would like to accomplish each month.. Same thing huh? I feel better calling them little goals.. Some of these I came up with during the beginning of January and others I added on as the month went by.
1. Set a Spending allowance and stick to it..I did horrible at this but will be doing a lot better starting tommorrow.. Serioulsy all my spending money was gone the 2nd week of january...I anaylzed where I spent my money and started making changes immediatley..
2. Pay my tithes.. I was very faithful in making a tithe and fast offering for the entire month of January..
3. Finish taxes before the end of January.. I did them all by myself for the very 1st time, and it felt wonderful.. Except that they were rejected twice and my mom ended up having to help me..
4. Finish an entire book.. I didnt make this goal till half way thru January so I am giving myself a little more time to finish.. I truly have enjoyed this it actually gets me to keep the tv off for an extended period of time..I am reading a book by Sheri Dew called "God wants a powerful people." Very good.
5. Send hand written notes to someone.. I sent thank you cards to my family for the christmas gifts I recieved as well as thanking them for spending time with me.
6. Finish my Visiting teaching before the last day of the month.. I have an amazing VT compainon and we got our teaching done last week...
7. Keep my apartment in a more orderly fashion.. I continue to work hard at keeping my place clean and orderly..
8. Limit eating out to once or twice a week, my budget went quickly mainly because I was eating fast food way too often.. So half way thru I made a menu and a grocery list and have stuck it pretty closely.. I still need to improve but WAY better..
9. Eat breakfast! I have never done this.. I hate breakfast but I have been making and taking with me a carnation instant breakfast every morning.. and its crazy how much more energy I have..
10. Lose 7 pounds every month.. Yes this month I lost 8 woohoo.. and I did it all in a week, thanks to the start of the get fit challenge..
January went by very slowly, but I feel I accomplished much.. now heres to Feburary..
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
I may or may not...
Dig in the apartment garbages for people who threw away the coupons in the Tuesdays mail...
Anywho $9.19 for all that..
4 Cans Tomato Sauce
4 Cans Rotel
3 pkg Guacamole
1 Salsa
2 Granola Bars
3 Rice Cakes
2 Dixie Napkins
1 Triscuit
1 Wheat Thin
3 Boxes Tissue
6 Double roll pie crusts
Thats 85% Savings!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Get Fit Challenge
Tommorrow I join a team of 3 other ladies in the get fit challenge. Its something our school is doing to raise money for the weight room. Its $20 and lasts 2 months at the end they crown the winners to those who worked out the most hours, lost the most body fat percentage as well as the amount of muscle gained.. Wish me luck.. I am going to work out 2 hours a day, 1 in the am and 1 in the pm :x
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
2009
Everyone keeps blogging about 2009 and I'm going to be a follower and follow them.. 2009 was a rough year,but full of bittersweet moments...
January- Became very happy when I went back home to Vegas after a Cold Christmas and New years in NY. I definatly am not a cold weather gal...
Feburary- Worked my butt off at Desert Oasis High school getting things in order for our Valentines Candy gram sale.. As well as a huge La Fiesta De amor event for the high schoolers before the last basketball game.
March- Really got into coupoing and saving money. Started to become obessed with Walgreens and CVS deals. I also took a Visit to Idaho to visit an old roomate who I hadnt seen in years. It was crazy how we still clicked like we did 5 years ago when we were roomates :)
April- Since I wss the Student Council Advisor I got to take 5 High School students to Sparks Nevada to a leadership confrence. What an amazing experience, so insperational. It had council kids from the entire state of Nevada. On a sad note I started to get some info that I may not have my job next year because of budget cuts. Luckily I get a job offer at another school teaching the same thing.
May- My lovely sister and her friend AJ came out to Vegas. It was nice showing them around and spoiling them by getting them a room on the strip and taking them out to a nice dinner. On a bad note My job at the other school gets a no go beacuse someone who has more years under their belt bumps me out.
June- My mom comes out to visit a few weeks before school is over for the year. The day she arrives I get called into the principals office, he puts a lady on speaker phone and she tells me I have been rifted for the upcoming school year. I now have no job. This was a really hard for me. My mom defintaly came on a good weekend. She looks for new jobs while she is there for me, I call tons of places to see they still have openings. Friends Rick and Collette come to visit while my mom is visiting. We try to make the best out of a hard time. School at Desert Oasis comes to a close, I pack my things and head to Arizona for an interview at a school located in Avondale Arizona. The interview goes great and before leaving they offer me a job. What a blessing...
July- I pack up my stuff in Vegas and pack up a moving truck. I dont say many good byes in vegas because it hurt like pulling a band aid off. I move into my new and much nicer apartment unpack my things and start work a week later.
August- My first days of new students in a new state is exciting and nerve racking. I use to teach rich snobby kids in Vegas. Now I am teaching poor kids who really dont have much.
September- Start becoming crafty and enjoy ready craft blogs. Try creating my own things.
October-Continue to craft it up halloween style host a really nice "enrichment" meeting at church with halloween crafts and foods.
November- Named employee of the month at my new school. Kinda crazy how much they appreciate all the work I do already and we are only in the 3rd month of school. If only my last school realizled that. For thanksgiving I decide to stay in Arizona and shop all day and have Mcdonalds for dinner.
Decemeber-THe month went quick and I soon returned back to NY for Chrismtas with the family. It was very cold and I wasnt really into going out and visiting people. I once again deliverd presents to the poor in ELmira with my fav people. And I also taught them a lil spanish :)
I think that wraps up my 2009. ALready 2010 has been AMAZING!! I will contuine to work harder to update this.
January- Became very happy when I went back home to Vegas after a Cold Christmas and New years in NY. I definatly am not a cold weather gal...
Feburary- Worked my butt off at Desert Oasis High school getting things in order for our Valentines Candy gram sale.. As well as a huge La Fiesta De amor event for the high schoolers before the last basketball game.
March- Really got into coupoing and saving money. Started to become obessed with Walgreens and CVS deals. I also took a Visit to Idaho to visit an old roomate who I hadnt seen in years. It was crazy how we still clicked like we did 5 years ago when we were roomates :)
April- Since I wss the Student Council Advisor I got to take 5 High School students to Sparks Nevada to a leadership confrence. What an amazing experience, so insperational. It had council kids from the entire state of Nevada. On a sad note I started to get some info that I may not have my job next year because of budget cuts. Luckily I get a job offer at another school teaching the same thing.
May- My lovely sister and her friend AJ came out to Vegas. It was nice showing them around and spoiling them by getting them a room on the strip and taking them out to a nice dinner. On a bad note My job at the other school gets a no go beacuse someone who has more years under their belt bumps me out.
June- My mom comes out to visit a few weeks before school is over for the year. The day she arrives I get called into the principals office, he puts a lady on speaker phone and she tells me I have been rifted for the upcoming school year. I now have no job. This was a really hard for me. My mom defintaly came on a good weekend. She looks for new jobs while she is there for me, I call tons of places to see they still have openings. Friends Rick and Collette come to visit while my mom is visiting. We try to make the best out of a hard time. School at Desert Oasis comes to a close, I pack my things and head to Arizona for an interview at a school located in Avondale Arizona. The interview goes great and before leaving they offer me a job. What a blessing...
July- I pack up my stuff in Vegas and pack up a moving truck. I dont say many good byes in vegas because it hurt like pulling a band aid off. I move into my new and much nicer apartment unpack my things and start work a week later.
August- My first days of new students in a new state is exciting and nerve racking. I use to teach rich snobby kids in Vegas. Now I am teaching poor kids who really dont have much.
September- Start becoming crafty and enjoy ready craft blogs. Try creating my own things.
October-Continue to craft it up halloween style host a really nice "enrichment" meeting at church with halloween crafts and foods.
November- Named employee of the month at my new school. Kinda crazy how much they appreciate all the work I do already and we are only in the 3rd month of school. If only my last school realizled that. For thanksgiving I decide to stay in Arizona and shop all day and have Mcdonalds for dinner.
Decemeber-THe month went quick and I soon returned back to NY for Chrismtas with the family. It was very cold and I wasnt really into going out and visiting people. I once again deliverd presents to the poor in ELmira with my fav people. And I also taught them a lil spanish :)
I think that wraps up my 2009. ALready 2010 has been AMAZING!! I will contuine to work harder to update this.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Finally Home
I made it home from NY, numerous hours later.. It feels so good to be back in your own environment. I got up early this morning and hung my beautiful Pottery Barn shower curtain and towels.. 6 months later and I finally have a shower curtain in my bathroom. I was in search for the perfect one..Pretty sure I found it. I am going to be getting life in order for the first week back to work.. should be a busy one! I hope everyone had a nice holiday! I sure did!
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