March Goals and Mish Mosh

March Goals:

• Post at least 10 items on Ebay by 3/25 (out of town 3/26-3/31)
• Finish Draft 1 of Business Plan for my new idea by 3/23 (I'll share more in the future!!)
• Do NOT SHOP at all, for anything, except milk, fruits, and veggies until ALL other options are exhausted -this includes clothing, house goods, food, etc. (will spill into April I imagine)
• Call my Credit Card companies and beg them to lower my rates - maybe take some acting lessons first?
• Work on eating SLOOOOWLY - I tend to inhale my food, not so good. (will be ongoing)
  
• Finish the book I'm reading and start a new one.
• Purchase a Printer - Job hunting, writing business plans, and obtaining study sheets all very hard to do without a printer.
• Leave a tidy apartment and some easy heat food for BF before leaving 3/25 (yes, he can fend for himself....but that would mean chipotle, pizza, or pho every day for every meal. I would like him to live to propose and marry me some day you know!)

That's it! All very doable

Now the Mish Mosh:

Sometimes I fear we will become these people:

Using a photo album for coupons. Unclutterer = Brilliant

This is what my nightmares will consist of from this moment on. I am PETRIFIED and allergic to bees....and have been stung 5 times in my life (that I remember). *major shudder*

Oh no no no no...violence is NEVER okay kids. The cat in the baby seat is looking quite sane right now...

Credit Where it's Due

I just realized that I am a bit too hard on myself. In the last couple years I have completely revamped my lifestyle. I started to budget and pay off my debt, then I stopped using debt all together even while unemployed, I started exercising regularly, then running, and I started eating pretty healthily.

I also switched careers to something I would enjoy more but, I am having a hard time with this part right now. I am applying for jobs like a mad woman but I am very torn. On one hand I want to go into marketing/communications because I enjoy it more over all, but the pay is low to start. On the other hand accounting pays excellent given my experience but i get so sick of number crunching that I sometimes just want to throw the computer at a wall.

Now that seems cut and dry, "go for what you like." Not really that simple, while I do enjoy marketing more than accounting, I struggle with a $20-$25 grand pay cut. It might sound shallow and materialistic, but I like nice things. I like to shop and BF and I have lofty goals including marriage, travel, and purchasing a home. So it isn't so easy for me to decide what to do. I figure a couple years of accounting to get some savings taken care of won't hurt, but then, how many people think that and get stuck....time for a bit more soul searching on this!

But back to the point, besides my career conundrum, I have done pretty damn well personally. I am proud of myself. And, if picking a career path is my biggest worry, I need to step back and appreciate all I have and all I've accomplished.

Goals, Updates & Stuff

Yoga is good overall. I've been doing it for about two weeks now and my left knee and lower back are feeling much much better. I also started swimming around the same time so that could be the reason for the relief. Either way, I plan to keep both up to keep my workouts fresh. My right knee, on the other hand, not so good. It's been hurting for the last week or so. I tried to run on it today and it wasn't going to happen without serious pain. I'm going to get it checked out on Thursday to see if I can run my race on Feb 1. Hopefully I can!!

My 2009 goals are off to a rocky start. I have yet to get an interview (other than with recruiters) let alone a job, my debt is staying steady but I really need it to start going DOWN. My weight has been going down but I have not been eating well so it's going to make a U-turn if I don't whip myself back into healthy mode, the biking and running goals are still too early to start on so I can leave those in the back of my head for now.

My emotional life is a bit of a mess too. The BF is great, supportive and patient with my unemployment and frustration. I'm getting to the point where I feel the lack of response to my applications is personal and that is coming out in my attitude recently. A little more meditation, yoga, and resume tweaking will hopefully do the trick!

Blogging 2-3 times per week....yeah, if you read this I don't have to tell you how that's going; I'll get there! Networking is actually improving, I've been ignoring the negative voice in my head more and more, allowing me to be a little more risky with job applications and asking for help. It's a start.

I have been reading, maybe too much. I've already read 3 books this month. I think I will take a break until February now and focus on the other goals. I tend to get lost in my books (much like I did in TV) and leave everything else on the back burner. For example, I should really have been studying my Chinese all weekend instead of finishing my third book, whoops! But at least I did take the class and I do enjoy it, now I just need to pass it ;-)

So yes, I am a little overwhelmed, but, on the plus side, today's inauguration lifted my spirits. I feel like this is a fresh start for me as well. I mean, Obama is an inspiration for new beginnings and change (not to mention a BEAUTIFUL man, yum). And on that note....Off to do homework, cleaning and class!