Sometimes I feel as if we have bad luck that will never end. We are not those people that good things just happen to. We have to fight tooth and nail for every bit of good that happens. I'm pretty tired of it. Long story short, we got a letter last week that jepordizes our tax return. Big Surprise right? We should known that something would come up and we wouldn't be able to get a 2nd vehicle. That would be to easy and nothing has been easy for us in years!
We don't know yet how this will all play out. We may still end up with our return, or we may not. Who knows. I'm doing my very best to not stress and to give it to God. I won't lie it's HARD. I'm tired of something always messing crap up!
Stop worrying about what might hold you down, and pay attention to why you're standing up.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
So you want an update...
Let's see what I can ramble about...
Jason's new semester started yesterday. AGH. It's gonna be rough. He has class M-Th in the evenings. I have been going to the gym at night, so now I have to change up my workout schedule. Which means...videos at home! Should be....FUN...right? Ya, fun.
For Christmas, my AWESOME sister gave Jason and I a GC to local spa for massages. So we are going on Saturday. Jason is getting a regular massage and I'm going a deep pressure massage. SO excited about this!!
I have an appt next Thursday at a dermatologist to get my tattoos looked at. I want to see about getting them removed. They are dumb and I hate them. When I get to my goal weight(23.8 pounds!) I want to get an orange lily on my back, and I want these 2 stupid ones gone! Since they are at home ones, they shouldn't be hard to remove. I guess we'll see!
Savannah won her class spelling bee, and is moving on to the school spelling be to represent for the 3rd grade! I'm so proud of that girl!
I found out last week that my sister is having a BOY! I can't wait to give that baby some Auntie love. I think being an Aunt is second only to being a grandma(I hope!) So excited to snuggle baby Nate!
Only 2 months until we head to Alabama(with a stop in MO.) I'm SO excited! It's looking like we'll get a descent tax return, so we should be cruising in our new to us mini van. Pray, pray, pray for that!!!
Anything I'm missing? Anything your inquiring minds want to know?
Jason's new semester started yesterday. AGH. It's gonna be rough. He has class M-Th in the evenings. I have been going to the gym at night, so now I have to change up my workout schedule. Which means...videos at home! Should be....FUN...right? Ya, fun.
For Christmas, my AWESOME sister gave Jason and I a GC to local spa for massages. So we are going on Saturday. Jason is getting a regular massage and I'm going a deep pressure massage. SO excited about this!!
I have an appt next Thursday at a dermatologist to get my tattoos looked at. I want to see about getting them removed. They are dumb and I hate them. When I get to my goal weight(23.8 pounds!) I want to get an orange lily on my back, and I want these 2 stupid ones gone! Since they are at home ones, they shouldn't be hard to remove. I guess we'll see!
Savannah won her class spelling bee, and is moving on to the school spelling be to represent for the 3rd grade! I'm so proud of that girl!
I found out last week that my sister is having a BOY! I can't wait to give that baby some Auntie love. I think being an Aunt is second only to being a grandma(I hope!) So excited to snuggle baby Nate!
Only 2 months until we head to Alabama(with a stop in MO.) I'm SO excited! It's looking like we'll get a descent tax return, so we should be cruising in our new to us mini van. Pray, pray, pray for that!!!
Anything I'm missing? Anything your inquiring minds want to know?
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Cleaning out the closets
I have decided to clean out my closets. Anything that is size 16 or higher and size XXL is gone. Some of it still fits, but I'm not keeping it! 14's and L/XL fit so why keep all that other stuff? I'm still at 43-44 pounds lost. I was hoping to be at 50 by the 18th of January. That's my 1 year mark. I'm still going to try and get there, however I've been SO bad lately. Cheatin, cheatin, cheatin, I've been eating like crazy! I need to get back on the wagon. I still have 25 pounds to lose!
Sunday, January 02, 2011
My Goals
I'm so glad to see every one's goals on their blogs! Great job Teresa and Shannon. You're my favorites :O)
Here are mine:
Family/Life-
1. Spend more quality time with my family. We are always "together", but not enjoying each other's company. I want us to grow closer and learn to depend on each other more. Both the big kids are getting to the point where their friends and being away from home is becoming more important to them. I want to reiterate that family is #1, that your sister, mom, dad, brother, cousin comes before your friends. No matter what, end of story. To do this we are going to have family game night once per week. Each week 1 person will get to choose dinner and the game and we'll spend 2-3 hours with NO electronics. No itouches, no ipads, no phones, no computers, no TV. Nothing. Not even background music. I want to encourage conversation and interaction.
2. Read 1 self-improvement book per month. I'm currently reading, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. So far it's great. I know I'm a good person, I want to be a GREAT person and reading books from other great people will help me to become the person I want to be.
3. I want to spend more quality time with my husband. In the day to day life of raising a family, working and school, it's easy to lose track of each other. Our relationship is the strongest it's ever been, it can always get stronger though. I want to go out at least once per month, just us. I want to do stuff that will allow us to interact with each other, not just sit in a movie theater.
Business/Work-
1. I will put forth more effort in my daily work. I'm lazy about entering notes into our lead management system. I will make this a habit as well as staying on top of my mailings. I will utilize the phone more than e-mail to contact our clients. This will make their experience with us more personal.
2. To focus on building relationships with those that drive me the most crazy in the office. To try to understand things from their point of view and to not let the little things get to me.
Spiritual-
1. To find and become involved in a Church. It's been almost 4 years since we left Meadowridge. That was our Church in Texas that we were very involved in. We have went to some here and there but nothing that stuck. Having a Church family, receiving the Word every week, and being accountable for my behavior is so important with my walk with the Lord. I will pray more, read the Word more and be more aware of my actions. Drawing closer to God will make me a better wife, mother, friend and person in general. Not to mention I miss Him. I miss being close to Him. We all know it wasn't Him that moved....
2. To do a bible study that has me in the word daily. I'm not sure what that will be yet, I still have to find one. I want something that's going to help me grow as a child of God, and get me more involved in my Bible.
Health-(This is my easiest one!)
1. Run More- I have 3 very specific running goals for 2011. If you haven't already read them you can check them out here.
2. I want to lose at least 29 more pounds. I will do this by running, working out and weights. I would like to work out 4-6 days per week.
Financial-
1. To have at least $1,000 in savings by the end of 2011. It's not a lot, however with our tight budget, this will be a challenge. I'm tired of not having a savings account. We live on a wing and a prayer ALOT.
2. Improve our credit. I'm not looking to buy anything big on credit. I just want to build credit for when we decide to. We only have $1,000 in credit card debt, it's to much for me though! I want to get that paid off and use it only for our monthly subscription to nexflix. That way we can pay it off every month.
3. Buy a 2nd car. I was hoping this would be a newer mini-van. With the slap in face the VA gave us, that's not going to happen :O( However, we are still looking forward to purchasing a 2nd vehicle cash with our tax return. As long as it looks descent and runs, I'll be happy. No payments is good :O)
There you go! It's all out there for you to help hold me accountable. Be sure to ask me how it's going. That's how I'll know that you care :O)
Here are mine:
Family/Life-
1. Spend more quality time with my family. We are always "together", but not enjoying each other's company. I want us to grow closer and learn to depend on each other more. Both the big kids are getting to the point where their friends and being away from home is becoming more important to them. I want to reiterate that family is #1, that your sister, mom, dad, brother, cousin comes before your friends. No matter what, end of story. To do this we are going to have family game night once per week. Each week 1 person will get to choose dinner and the game and we'll spend 2-3 hours with NO electronics. No itouches, no ipads, no phones, no computers, no TV. Nothing. Not even background music. I want to encourage conversation and interaction.
2. Read 1 self-improvement book per month. I'm currently reading, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. So far it's great. I know I'm a good person, I want to be a GREAT person and reading books from other great people will help me to become the person I want to be.
3. I want to spend more quality time with my husband. In the day to day life of raising a family, working and school, it's easy to lose track of each other. Our relationship is the strongest it's ever been, it can always get stronger though. I want to go out at least once per month, just us. I want to do stuff that will allow us to interact with each other, not just sit in a movie theater.
Business/Work-
1. I will put forth more effort in my daily work. I'm lazy about entering notes into our lead management system. I will make this a habit as well as staying on top of my mailings. I will utilize the phone more than e-mail to contact our clients. This will make their experience with us more personal.
2. To focus on building relationships with those that drive me the most crazy in the office. To try to understand things from their point of view and to not let the little things get to me.
Spiritual-
1. To find and become involved in a Church. It's been almost 4 years since we left Meadowridge. That was our Church in Texas that we were very involved in. We have went to some here and there but nothing that stuck. Having a Church family, receiving the Word every week, and being accountable for my behavior is so important with my walk with the Lord. I will pray more, read the Word more and be more aware of my actions. Drawing closer to God will make me a better wife, mother, friend and person in general. Not to mention I miss Him. I miss being close to Him. We all know it wasn't Him that moved....
2. To do a bible study that has me in the word daily. I'm not sure what that will be yet, I still have to find one. I want something that's going to help me grow as a child of God, and get me more involved in my Bible.
Health-(This is my easiest one!)
1. Run More- I have 3 very specific running goals for 2011. If you haven't already read them you can check them out here.
2. I want to lose at least 29 more pounds. I will do this by running, working out and weights. I would like to work out 4-6 days per week.
Financial-
1. To have at least $1,000 in savings by the end of 2011. It's not a lot, however with our tight budget, this will be a challenge. I'm tired of not having a savings account. We live on a wing and a prayer ALOT.
2. Improve our credit. I'm not looking to buy anything big on credit. I just want to build credit for when we decide to. We only have $1,000 in credit card debt, it's to much for me though! I want to get that paid off and use it only for our monthly subscription to nexflix. That way we can pay it off every month.
3. Buy a 2nd car. I was hoping this would be a newer mini-van. With the slap in face the VA gave us, that's not going to happen :O( However, we are still looking forward to purchasing a 2nd vehicle cash with our tax return. As long as it looks descent and runs, I'll be happy. No payments is good :O)
There you go! It's all out there for you to help hold me accountable. Be sure to ask me how it's going. That's how I'll know that you care :O)
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Coastin'
This week I realized I was just coastin' through life. Coastin' isn't bad, however in my opinion it isn't good either. Coastin' is comfortable. Coastin' is easy. When you coast no one expects anything of you. You know what else happens? You just coast. You don't go anywhere. No upward movement is happening in your life when you coast. When you coast you are not moving towards anything, you are not working towards anything, you are not going anywhere. You're just coastin'! I don't want to coast any more.
I want to move on to bigger and better things. I want to make myself, my life, my marriage, my job, my friends, my children, my relationships better. Of course everybody WANTS that, if you ask people what they are doing to make it happen 9/10 will give you a blank stare and studder something unintelligible. Why? Because they're coastin'! They are are not actively pursuing their dreams, goals, and desires. They expect for all the things they want to just appear. We all know they won't, I know, you know, THEY know... It's easier that way. If you don't try, you can't fail.
I'm tired of living in fear of failure. Failure isn't bad. Failure is a learning experience. If you've failed at least you've tried. The majority is to scared to even try because they don't want to fail. They'd rather coast.
2011 is the year I end the coastin'! I have been educated and have found that there are 5 major areas that everyone who is not coastin' should have goals in. They are:
Business/Work
Family/Life
Spiritual
Health
Financial
Do you have at least 1 goal in each of those categories? I don't. Take financial for instance. I want more money, I don't have a plan for more money. That's coastin'. I'm going to post my goals in each of those categories for all of you to see. Why? Several reasons. Accountability is the biggest. If you don't put your plans, goals, dreams, desires out there you have no one to cheer for you, no one to tell you when you're getting off track, and no one to pick you up when you fall down(b/c I will, everyone does). Secondly, I love all of you who read these blog, and I want you to get goals. I want you to stop coastin' and move on up in the world. I know none of you are where you want to be, none of you are at the peak of your life. We can all stand to improve and I want to improve with you. I will be posting my goals over the next few days and I would LOVE it if ya'll post yours too. Accountability. It's what makes the world go 'round.
I want to move on to bigger and better things. I want to make myself, my life, my marriage, my job, my friends, my children, my relationships better. Of course everybody WANTS that, if you ask people what they are doing to make it happen 9/10 will give you a blank stare and studder something unintelligible. Why? Because they're coastin'! They are are not actively pursuing their dreams, goals, and desires. They expect for all the things they want to just appear. We all know they won't, I know, you know, THEY know... It's easier that way. If you don't try, you can't fail.
I'm tired of living in fear of failure. Failure isn't bad. Failure is a learning experience. If you've failed at least you've tried. The majority is to scared to even try because they don't want to fail. They'd rather coast.
2011 is the year I end the coastin'! I have been educated and have found that there are 5 major areas that everyone who is not coastin' should have goals in. They are:
Business/Work
Family/Life
Spiritual
Health
Financial
Do you have at least 1 goal in each of those categories? I don't. Take financial for instance. I want more money, I don't have a plan for more money. That's coastin'. I'm going to post my goals in each of those categories for all of you to see. Why? Several reasons. Accountability is the biggest. If you don't put your plans, goals, dreams, desires out there you have no one to cheer for you, no one to tell you when you're getting off track, and no one to pick you up when you fall down(b/c I will, everyone does). Secondly, I love all of you who read these blog, and I want you to get goals. I want you to stop coastin' and move on up in the world. I know none of you are where you want to be, none of you are at the peak of your life. We can all stand to improve and I want to improve with you. I will be posting my goals over the next few days and I would LOVE it if ya'll post yours too. Accountability. It's what makes the world go 'round.
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