Seven things that piss me off...
1. People who drive below the speed limit. It drives me CRAZY!!
2. People who think they are better than everyone else. Their is nothing that makes me angrier than someone who thinks that their shit don't stink.
3. People who ride your ass or sit in your blind spot. I may have some road rage issues...
4. Republicans. I am a die hard liberal. I don't want to make this political but Republicans make me angrier than anything else. Not people who are moderate about their beliefs, but the ultra conservative Christian right mostly. And really I'm okay with people believing in what they want, but I just can't handle hearing about most of those ultra right wing beliefs.
5. Anyone trying to push their beliefs on me. It doesn't matter what they believe (even if I agree) people who push their beliefs on others piss me off.
6. Pushy salesmen. I hate being pushed around. Usually its car salesmen but I had a bad experience at LA Fitness also.
7. Screwing up in the Kitchen. I get furious when things start to go wrong in the kitchen, weather it is my fault or happenstance I get really angry and commence swearing. Although in the end I usually feel better (as long as the final product turns out okay) but I cook with anger.
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Day 1 - Pride. Seven great things about yourself.
Day 2 - Envy. Seven things you lack and covet.
Day 3 - Wrath. Seven things that piss you off.
Day 4 - Sloth. Seven things you neglect to do.
Day 5 - Greed. Seven worldly material desires.
Day 6 - Gluttony. Seven guilty pleasures.
Day 7 - Lust. Seven love secrets.
31 March 2011
30 March 2011
End of the Month Checkup
Okay so I'm a day early but I don't think I'm going to make any additional progress towards the goals tomorrow, so here goes...
1. Complete my No Eating Out Challenge- FAIL
2. Read 10 books!- FAIL I only managed to finish 4 books, but I'm in the middle of two more.
3. Sell 2 craft items-FAIL I sold nothing. But I got a bunch of stuff listed. Thats something.
4. Finish Cleaning out old room- FAIL I cleaned out some but I'm not finished yet.
5. Make 2 new recipes- PASS I made a new soup recipe and tried out a brownie recipe.
6. Do Pilates everyday-PASS I did at least a little bit everyday!!
It looks like I failed a lot, but I made progress in everything (except number one) so I feel decent about the month. I'm hopeful that I'll do even better in April though.
1. Complete my No Eating Out Challenge- FAIL
2. Read 10 books!- FAIL I only managed to finish 4 books, but I'm in the middle of two more.
3. Sell 2 craft items-FAIL I sold nothing. But I got a bunch of stuff listed. Thats something.
4. Finish Cleaning out old room- FAIL I cleaned out some but I'm not finished yet.
5. Make 2 new recipes- PASS I made a new soup recipe and tried out a brownie recipe.
6. Do Pilates everyday-PASS I did at least a little bit everyday!!
It looks like I failed a lot, but I made progress in everything (except number one) so I feel decent about the month. I'm hopeful that I'll do even better in April though.
25 March 2011
End of the week check-up
1. Complete my No Eating Out Challenge- Busted awhile ago
2. Read 10 books!-4 down! 6 to go.
3. Sell 2 craft items- I now have 26 items in my shop, getting some views, featured in a treasury, but no sales yet.
4. Finish Cleaning out old room- I haven't made any progress in a while. I really have to work on this.
5. Make 2 new recipes- I made fudge brownies. Still need to do one more.
6. Do Pilates everyday- 25/25 but I haven't done a full pilates session in a while. This has mostly been little things. I did just sign up for a gym that has pilates classes though so I will hopefully be able to do more soon.
2. Read 10 books!-4 down! 6 to go.
3. Sell 2 craft items- I now have 26 items in my shop, getting some views, featured in a treasury, but no sales yet.
4. Finish Cleaning out old room- I haven't made any progress in a while. I really have to work on this.
5. Make 2 new recipes- I made fudge brownies. Still need to do one more.
6. Do Pilates everyday- 25/25 but I haven't done a full pilates session in a while. This has mostly been little things. I did just sign up for a gym that has pilates classes though so I will hopefully be able to do more soon.
22 March 2011
Seven Deadly Sins...Envy
7 things I lack and covet.
1. Good Social Skills. Okay so I'm not some weirdo that can't carry on simple chit chat, but I lack the type of personality that allows me to talk to anyone and everyone which I'm always very jealous of.
2. Self-Esteem/Confidence. As relating to number one, I wish I was more confident and sure of myself. I can be pretty hard on myself (hence 7 prideful things about myself was difficult)
3. A fit body. I'm working on it but I'm so jealous of the people who are effortlessly fit and thin.
4. Fashion Sense. A few of my friends have fabulous fashion sense and every time I put an outfit together I feel like I'm fumbling around.
5. A neat house. Our apartment is somewhat messy and it is ENTIRELY my fault. Wesley is so neat and tidy and I have a seriously hard time being the same way. I wish it came easier to me and I could live in a magazine style house (except a little more lived in).
6. Having no student loans. The student loans hanging over my head are somewhat of a burden and I wish I could be loan free. I think more than anything I'm jealous of the type of people that never had to work or take out loans to pay for school.
7. Art skills. I wish I could decorate my house with my own art, but I just suck. I can't draw a damn thing. Or paint. Or sculpt. Or anything. I suck.
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Day 1 - Pride. Seven great things about yourself.
Day 2 - Envy. Seven things you lack and covet.
Day 3 - Wrath. Seven things that piss you off.
Day 4 - Sloth. Seven things you neglect to do.
Day 5 - Greed. Seven worldly material desires.
Day 6 - Gluttony. Seven guilty pleasures.
Day 7 - Lust. Seven love secrets.
1. Good Social Skills. Okay so I'm not some weirdo that can't carry on simple chit chat, but I lack the type of personality that allows me to talk to anyone and everyone which I'm always very jealous of.
2. Self-Esteem/Confidence. As relating to number one, I wish I was more confident and sure of myself. I can be pretty hard on myself (hence 7 prideful things about myself was difficult)
3. A fit body. I'm working on it but I'm so jealous of the people who are effortlessly fit and thin.
4. Fashion Sense. A few of my friends have fabulous fashion sense and every time I put an outfit together I feel like I'm fumbling around.
5. A neat house. Our apartment is somewhat messy and it is ENTIRELY my fault. Wesley is so neat and tidy and I have a seriously hard time being the same way. I wish it came easier to me and I could live in a magazine style house (except a little more lived in).
6. Having no student loans. The student loans hanging over my head are somewhat of a burden and I wish I could be loan free. I think more than anything I'm jealous of the type of people that never had to work or take out loans to pay for school.
7. Art skills. I wish I could decorate my house with my own art, but I just suck. I can't draw a damn thing. Or paint. Or sculpt. Or anything. I suck.
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Day 1 - Pride. Seven great things about yourself.
Day 2 - Envy. Seven things you lack and covet.
Day 3 - Wrath. Seven things that piss you off.
Day 4 - Sloth. Seven things you neglect to do.
Day 5 - Greed. Seven worldly material desires.
Day 6 - Gluttony. Seven guilty pleasures.
Day 7 - Lust. Seven love secrets.
21 March 2011
Weekly Money Checkup
This post is part of My Pretty Pennies Weekly Money Check Up.
1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on a scrapbooking retreat. $200 for my hotel and a weekend of scrappin.
2. Today I feel good towards money. nothing to report really. I spent a lot of money, but I’m not anxious or anything about it.
3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free/inexpensive thing I did last week that made me happy was snuggle with Wesley after being apart for a while.
4. I will consider this week a success if I make a decision about signing up for a gym. I’ve been contemplating signing up for a gym membership for a while and I finally narrowed it down to 2 chain gyms in the area and now I have to decide between the two.
5. I am thankful for coffee. I just really love a nice cup of coffee.
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1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on _____.
2. Today I feel _______towards money.
3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free/inexpensive thing I did last week that made me happy was_____________.
4. I will consider this week a success if I _____________.
5. I am thankful for _____________.
1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on a scrapbooking retreat. $200 for my hotel and a weekend of scrappin.
2. Today I feel good towards money. nothing to report really. I spent a lot of money, but I’m not anxious or anything about it.
3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free/inexpensive thing I did last week that made me happy was snuggle with Wesley after being apart for a while.
4. I will consider this week a success if I make a decision about signing up for a gym. I’ve been contemplating signing up for a gym membership for a while and I finally narrowed it down to 2 chain gyms in the area and now I have to decide between the two.
5. I am thankful for coffee. I just really love a nice cup of coffee.
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If you'd like to participate, fill this out and link it back to My Pretty Pennies.
1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on _____.
2. Today I feel _______towards money.
3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free/inexpensive thing I did last week that made me happy was_____________.
4. I will consider this week a success if I _____________.
5. I am thankful for _____________.
20 March 2011
End of the Week Checkup
1. Complete my No Eating Out Challenge- Bust I don’t want to talk about it.
2. Read 10 books!-2 down! 8 to go. Still.
3. Sell 2 craft items- Haven’t sold anything yet, but I managed to take pictures and list 12 items on my etsy shop. I’ve also made a bunch of stuff I plan to photograph and list today or tomorrow.
4. Finish Cleaning out old room- I don’t know if I’ll finish this month, but I’m still making progress.
5. Make 2 new recipes- Nothing new yet here either.
6. Do Pilates everyday- 20/20 woohoo!!
2. Read 10 books!-2 down! 8 to go. Still.
3. Sell 2 craft items- Haven’t sold anything yet, but I managed to take pictures and list 12 items on my etsy shop. I’ve also made a bunch of stuff I plan to photograph and list today or tomorrow.
4. Finish Cleaning out old room- I don’t know if I’ll finish this month, but I’m still making progress.
5. Make 2 new recipes- Nothing new yet here either.
6. Do Pilates everyday- 20/20 woohoo!!
15 March 2011
Seven Deadly Sins..Pride
Saw this on another blog and thought it might be fun. It all started with My Money, My Life so check hers out and join in if you are interested.
7 things I take pride in
1. I'm book smart. School has always been really easy for me, I don't like to talk about it around people I know because people sometimes treat you different when they know how you do in school and especially for someone like me who never particularly had to try to hard to get there. I suppose while I'm proud about it, I'm a little ashamed as well.
2. I have a masters degree. I suppose this goes hand in hand with number one, but I have a Masters degree and I'm very proud of myself that I managed to make it that far.
3. I'm on anxiety meds. Okay, so this sounds weird but hear me out. I've never been good at going to doctors or in general asking for help and seeing a doctor about needing anxiety meds took a lot of courage for me and I'm proud I was finally able to do that.
4. I am an awesome baker! I can pretty much bake anything I try my hand at and it turns out well. It may take an attempt or two but I bake awesomely delicious stuff.
5. I'm crafty. I don't craft as well as I bake but I make a variety of stuff and I'm proud of the things I try my hand at and often times the final products.
6. I've made it far in life. I'm 24 with a brand spanking new car, a nice apartment, a fabulous boyfriend, and a great job. I think I'm doing pretty good.
7. I'm adventurous. Well maybe not as adventurous as some, but I've been skydiving, I traveled in a foreign country alone, and I'd like to try hang gliding (among other things).
That was hard for me to do! I don't take pride in myself very often but I did manage 7 things. Here's the sin schedule if you want to join in!
Day 1 - Pride. Seven great things about yourself.
Day 2 - Envy. Seven things you lack and covet.
Day 3 - Wrath. Seven things that piss you off.
Day 4 - Sloth. Seven things you neglect to do.
Day 5 - Greed. Seven worldly material desires.
Day 6 - Gluttony. Seven guilty pleasures.
Day 7 - Lust. Seven love secrets.
7 things I take pride in
1. I'm book smart. School has always been really easy for me, I don't like to talk about it around people I know because people sometimes treat you different when they know how you do in school and especially for someone like me who never particularly had to try to hard to get there. I suppose while I'm proud about it, I'm a little ashamed as well.
2. I have a masters degree. I suppose this goes hand in hand with number one, but I have a Masters degree and I'm very proud of myself that I managed to make it that far.
3. I'm on anxiety meds. Okay, so this sounds weird but hear me out. I've never been good at going to doctors or in general asking for help and seeing a doctor about needing anxiety meds took a lot of courage for me and I'm proud I was finally able to do that.
4. I am an awesome baker! I can pretty much bake anything I try my hand at and it turns out well. It may take an attempt or two but I bake awesomely delicious stuff.
5. I'm crafty. I don't craft as well as I bake but I make a variety of stuff and I'm proud of the things I try my hand at and often times the final products.
6. I've made it far in life. I'm 24 with a brand spanking new car, a nice apartment, a fabulous boyfriend, and a great job. I think I'm doing pretty good.
7. I'm adventurous. Well maybe not as adventurous as some, but I've been skydiving, I traveled in a foreign country alone, and I'd like to try hang gliding (among other things).
That was hard for me to do! I don't take pride in myself very often but I did manage 7 things. Here's the sin schedule if you want to join in!
Day 1 - Pride. Seven great things about yourself.
Day 2 - Envy. Seven things you lack and covet.
Day 3 - Wrath. Seven things that piss you off.
Day 4 - Sloth. Seven things you neglect to do.
Day 5 - Greed. Seven worldly material desires.
Day 6 - Gluttony. Seven guilty pleasures.
Day 7 - Lust. Seven love secrets.
14 March 2011
Weekly Money Check Up
This post is part of My Pretty Pennies Weekly Money Check Up.
1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on crafts. I spent $50 on crafting supplies to make things for my etsy shop.
2. Today I feel nervous towards money. I'm going over budget in almost every category and it makes me uncomfortable. I really need to learn to curb my spending habits.
3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free/inexpensive thing I did last week that made me happy was have spaghetti with our friends that live upstairs.
4. I will consider this week a success if I.. manage to keep up on Pilates and have a blast on the scrap retreat.
5. My ancestors are Irish, German, Norwegian, English, Sioux, and Mexican. What an odd mutt I am :)
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Weekly Money Check-Up is a fill-in-the blank post once a week. The first four questions are always the same each week and the fifth is always different. Care to participate? Fill in the blanks in the comments section or post it on your blog and link back to here! Thanks for participating! :)
1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on _____.
2. Today I feel _______towards money.
3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free/inexpensive thing I did last week that made me happy was_____________.
4. I will consider this week a success if I _____________.
5. My ancestors are _____________.
12 March 2011
End of the Week Checkup
1. Complete my No Eating Out Challenge- well. I cancelled this and just decided to stick to my lowered eating out budget. so far I'm still in budget! and I already did the expensive things.
2. Read 10 books!-2 down! 8 to go.
3. Sell 2 craft items- I went to a consignment shop to inquire about selling stuff there. I'm probably not able to there yet becuase they are full on jewelry, but I'm going to work on more stuff and see what happens.
4. Finish Cleaning out old room- I've bought a few boxes of stuff home and weeded through them. Still have a lot more to go.
5. Make 2 new recipes- Haven't made anything new but I got a subscription to a meal planning service for $4 for 6months, so it will hopefully give me some new ideas to try.
6. Do Pilates everyday- Success so far 11/11! one day was boudoir pics but since I had to hold similar positions to pilates I counted it :)
2. Read 10 books!-2 down! 8 to go.
3. Sell 2 craft items- I went to a consignment shop to inquire about selling stuff there. I'm probably not able to there yet becuase they are full on jewelry, but I'm going to work on more stuff and see what happens.
4. Finish Cleaning out old room- I've bought a few boxes of stuff home and weeded through them. Still have a lot more to go.
5. Make 2 new recipes- Haven't made anything new but I got a subscription to a meal planning service for $4 for 6months, so it will hopefully give me some new ideas to try.
6. Do Pilates everyday- Success so far 11/11! one day was boudoir pics but since I had to hold similar positions to pilates I counted it :)
05 March 2011
End of the Week Goal Check-Up
Granted we are only 5 days into the month, but so far I'm doing really good!
1. Complete my No Eating Out Challenge- So far I haven't even gotten a treat out although I have been tempted a few times. Unfortunately I already have two meals out planned.
2. Read 10 books!- I'm almost done with one book, should have it finished early next week and hopefully have a second one done by the end of the week.
3. Sell 2 craft items- no progress yet
4. Finish Cleaning out old room-so I haven't actually made it to my parents' house yet, but I have made progress organizing my apartment and creating room for more stuff and I went through the last batch of stuff that has been in my car for a month. I'm planning to swing by my parents' place when I get off work today and bringing a few boxes of stuff home to go through.
5. Make 2 new recipes- no progress here.
6. Do Pilates everyday- 5/5 days so far! hooray!
1. Complete my No Eating Out Challenge- So far I haven't even gotten a treat out although I have been tempted a few times. Unfortunately I already have two meals out planned.
2. Read 10 books!- I'm almost done with one book, should have it finished early next week and hopefully have a second one done by the end of the week.
3. Sell 2 craft items- no progress yet
4. Finish Cleaning out old room-so I haven't actually made it to my parents' house yet, but I have made progress organizing my apartment and creating room for more stuff and I went through the last batch of stuff that has been in my car for a month. I'm planning to swing by my parents' place when I get off work today and bringing a few boxes of stuff home to go through.
5. Make 2 new recipes- no progress here.
6. Do Pilates everyday- 5/5 days so far! hooray!
03 March 2011
A few additions
Two little changes to things said before
1. I'm adding on another March goal: do pilates everyday. I managed to get about a 30 day streak of exercising going so I think I can do a 31 day streak of specifically pilates.
2. I've actually read 5 books so far. I forgot to add in Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs which receives an eh rating from me. Not particularly bad but not particularly good either.
Carry on now.
1. I'm adding on another March goal: do pilates everyday. I managed to get about a 30 day streak of exercising going so I think I can do a 31 day streak of specifically pilates.
2. I've actually read 5 books so far. I forgot to add in Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs which receives an eh rating from me. Not particularly bad but not particularly good either.
Carry on now.
01 March 2011
2011 Goal Check-up
A little review of how 2011 is going:
Money:
Make a workable budget and stick to it (or at least keep tracking it)-Made the budget and am at least tracking it, although having a hard time sticking to it.
Pay $12,000 towards my debt- so far I've paid 1300 towards debt.
Make an extra $1,000-nothing yet.
Health:
Lose 35 pounds- I've lost 4 pounds so far
Exercise everyday- I was doing well for a while. Not so well now.
Misc:
Read 120 books. I'm really not doing well here. I've read 4 so far and in the middle of 2 more. I've finished Carry On Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, 61 Hours by Lee Child, Worth Dying For by Lee Child, and A Sister's Secret by Wanda E. Brunstetter. I recommend the first 3 and very much so do not recommend the last.
Try 25 new recipes- I've been trying new recipes. So far I made Chicken and Dumplings, Lasagna, Rosemary Chicken, Tres Leches Cake, Toffee (which was a failure), stuffing, and a sausage crescent roll thing. So thats 7/25 done!!
Learn to knit more than just a scarves. I looked up how to knit a blanket and it seems I might be capable of that so I should be trying that sometime soon.
Money:
Make a workable budget and stick to it (or at least keep tracking it)-Made the budget and am at least tracking it, although having a hard time sticking to it.
Pay $12,000 towards my debt- so far I've paid 1300 towards debt.
Make an extra $1,000-nothing yet.
Health:
Lose 35 pounds- I've lost 4 pounds so far
Exercise everyday- I was doing well for a while. Not so well now.
Misc:
Read 120 books. I'm really not doing well here. I've read 4 so far and in the middle of 2 more. I've finished Carry On Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, 61 Hours by Lee Child, Worth Dying For by Lee Child, and A Sister's Secret by Wanda E. Brunstetter. I recommend the first 3 and very much so do not recommend the last.
Try 25 new recipes- I've been trying new recipes. So far I made Chicken and Dumplings, Lasagna, Rosemary Chicken, Tres Leches Cake, Toffee (which was a failure), stuffing, and a sausage crescent roll thing. So thats 7/25 done!!
Learn to knit more than just a scarves. I looked up how to knit a blanket and it seems I might be capable of that so I should be trying that sometime soon.
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