March Goals

I got a lot done this month, but still had a few things leftover that have to be pushed to March... most notably my TAXES, which I usually do at the end of January. I STILL haven't received my W-2. :( I have to call the HR office again on Monday and see what's going on... I want my refund already!

All month

1. Continue exercising daily: 30 day Shred, tennis, ddr, gym or yoga
   
2. Continue doing sit-ups for 10 mins/day and 8 lb weights for 10 mins/day
3. Continue eating healthier
4. Continue writing my fiction novel
5. Continue keeping the house clean and smelling good

Week of March 1 - DONE with everything :)

Week of March 8 - DONE with everything :)

Week of March 15 - DONE with everything :)

Week of March 22 - DONE with everything
Week of March 29

1. Work on proofreader site (get dreamweaver?)
2. Optimize Google Adsense
3. Sell some purses
4. Review notes for all classes
5. Enjoy Spring Break!!
   

DVD Winner

The winner of the Family Guy DVD is commenter #5 (as chosen by the random number generator)... Leanna! :) Could you please email me at debtchronicles@hotmail.com with your address?

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Focusing

I've been craving both shopping and sweets lately! I smell spring in the air, and that's causing me stress. Spring = graduation and the beginning of bar prep. When I have big events looming in the distance, I have the worst habit of fretting way too much over them, and putting the rest of my life on hold. I can still function and do what's minimally necessary, but other things fall by the wayside. Things like tracking my budget, exercising, eating healthy...

Graduation is 3 months away, but I have other, smaller events that I'm also fretting over. In 2 weeks I have to pay for my cap and gown and take the MPRE (because I made the mistake of not taking it last August). Then I'm going with friends' to our school's annual ball (yeah, it's supposed to be fun, but I still have to think about makeup, hair, dresses - and how fat I may look in them :P). And a month after that I have to pay my bar prep course in full.

But the fretting really needs to stop. I'm over thinking. Instead I need to focus on self-improvement, in the little time that I have left to truly 100% focus on it. I told myself that that (and my 16 units) was the reason I needed to quit my job. I need to get something out of these 3 months besides just passing my classes. I need to get back on top of my life.

DVD Giveaway

I know it's still February, but I've been bitten by the spring cleaning bug! And while cleaning, I found something that I need to get rid of - Family Guy's Empire Strikes Back spoof Something Something Darkside!

We have two copies, and that's because we bought 1 copy for us and then a 2nd we intended to give to M's dad for Christmas... but M's little brother beat us to it. And then M forgot to return it to Amazon... and now it's just sitting around.

Anyway, if you're interested, please leave a comment! I'll pick a winner at random next Thursday, February 25th @ noon PST! :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

I love Valentine's Day - and always have, whether single or coupled! I've mentioned before that the warm fuzzies the holiday brings is due in large part to my mom, who made it a point to make the day special while I was growing up.

This is the 6th V-Day I've spent with M. We're keeping it low-key today (still recuperating from last weekend's trip!), and doing a lot of lounging. We might take a walk down the beach later, before getting dressed up and heading to dinner at an Italian place. (That's one of our traditions - a new restaurant every year!)

We started the day a little bit differently than all those other years - M sent me on a treasure hunt to find my present! :) It was the cutest thing EVER... and in the end, I discovered a large framed compilation of all the photos of the two of us from the last 5 years (with the outline of a heart in the middle of it) I teared up, and I'm tearing up now just thinking about it!!

My other V-day present was the ring we discovered in a NYC jewelry shop last weekend. I don't want to gush, but... I love, love, love it! The fact that M hates diamonds so much, and he said he wouldn't get me a ring, and yet he was so happy to buy it for me... Yeah. I'm a lucky girl. :)

ANYWAY... that's enough out of me. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, everyone! :) Love and hugs and chocolate!

Pearbudget and UPrinting Giveaway!

Revanche at A Gai Shan Life is giving away a one year free subscription to PearBudget AND 500 business cards from UPrinting!

I've been really terrible about keeping track of my budget the last couple months, and I'm in need of business cards for networking events, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I win both! ;) So nobody's allowed to enter!! (just kidding... ;))

Check out her site for more details!

My Shoe Closet

Taking a cue from Revanche and Kystal, here's my shoe closet...

I love my shoes (and hell, I just love shoes, in general), but yes, I have a lot, and yes, I probably have spent too much on them. ("No wonder she has credit card debt!" :P) I've collected these over a 5 year period (approximately).

At my old workplaces, closed-toe dressy shoes (usually heels) were the norm. Likely my new workplaces will be the same. So the number of those I have is (somewhat) justified. ;)


The flats

The heels

The boots















Missing are the running shoes (3 pairs), 2 pairs of Uggs and the flip-flops (maybe 10 pairs? with about 4 being $3 ones from CVS).

I remember approximately how much I spent on each and every pair, so if someone is interested in an itemized breakdown, I'm willing to provide it.

My shoe philosophy? Stylish and comfortable. My only wants are a pair of tennis shoes (I play in my running shoes, but I know I leave marks on the court and it makes me feel guilty) and red flats. Otherwise, very happy with what I have. :)