So a little update with my goals below.....thinking I'll start copying and pasting the list when I get one knocked off or to list updates...... Here we go....
1. Daniel Fast (1/24/13) - Finished on yesterday. Towards the last week I fell off. Kept the sweets and alcohol away (minus bday), and even the bread, but when I got down to the meat it got a little tough :-(
2. Reading "The Purpose Driven Life" - Have fallen off by a couple days but still on it!
3. I commit to at least one date night or Girls Night Out Monthly - Next night out will be Feb. 2nd when I attend the TSU Vs. PV Basketball Game ;-) I printed out some calendars from Outlook and basically have something to attend every month!
4. This year I will date without any attachments - Haven't been on a date yet but so far so good.
5. Celibacy Abstinence - No comment smh *giggles*sighs*
6. Begin PhD Program, or at least the Research pre-requisite class - Still working on
7.52 Week Money Challenge - Had to dip for gas but will put back with pay next month.
8. NO Chemicals or Heat on hair for at least the next 6 months - Braided up!
9. I will commit to Yoga daily - On it!
10. Cancun or Miami in June (Girlfriends Bday) - Decided to stick with Cancun and have been searching flights ;-)
11. Myrtle Beach in August (First Family Reunion) - Hotel and dates finalized, purchasing next month.
12. California in December! - Will revisit towards the summer months
13. Church Participation - Have been fulfilling #19 so think will merge the two.
14. CASA Appointment - Two more classes and Sworn in on Feb. 11th!!
15. Obtain a Passport - Hoping to have by March
16. No Overdraft fee's for the year - Unfortunately I was unable to keep this goal......towards the end of the month it is pretty rough and needed gas to get back and forth to work *sighs*
17. I would like to workout more with weights as to tone my body - Found awesome video's with Tone It Up Blog that helps me stay on this! Now doing 2-a-days :-)
18. Six Flags Fiesta Texas for my daughters bday - Have priced all expenses and it's a go!
19. Complete a Mosaic Women's Course at our church - So far so good.....15 more weeks in completion should be in May.
20. Have a least one fun day with my children Monthly - My son has been gone every weekend this month! He likes to skateboard and be with his friends......but my daughter and I have had some nice outings at the Mall and even took some pics in the little Photo Booth *huge smiles*
21. Take more baths than showers - Need to stick to Wed. / Thurs. for starters but have taken one or two so far this year.....
22. Blog about every single one of these items (hopefully attaching some pics here and there).....helping me to Blog more :-) - I think I've been doing pretty good with this. I don't have Internet at home so I don't Blog as much on the weekend.
23. Delta Sigma Theta Centennial Celebration - This is still up in the air......we'll see.
So there's my update. Maybe I'll update the last Friday of every month :-)
Also, I've finally changed my name on Social Sites and even added a new Profile Pic *below* ;-)
Have an awesome weekend!!!
~Peace & Blessings~
So students returned this Monday and OMG SWAMPED! Yesterday I was thinking I have seriously fell off with blogging soooooooooo *giggles* time for some updates :-)
Life has been awesome! I have been feeling sluggish in the mornings now.....partly weather - partly Aunt Dots visit (menstrual cycle) that is vastly approaching *ugh*. But all in all doing well. Food is low, trying to push through for the next week or so. Have been purchasing things that can stretch a meal......may do spaghetti tonight. Work is well just continually reminding myself to not become complacent again and allow another year to go by without being in PhD program!
Dating Life - Haven't been on any dates......don't really want to. S has been hitting me up, attempting to converse more but the constant reminders of pain keeps me at bay. He came to visit me in the office, needing to use my phone. He had it for quite some time and when I leaned over realized he was going through my messages and then pictures. I went to grab for his phone and he wouldn't give me the password............something to hide......I don't have the patience and just asked that he not go through my phone. He hasn't done this since we first started talking back in 2011.
CASA - Have class tonight *ugh* but will be one step closer to finishing program *huge smiles*.
Discipleship Class (Mosaic Women) - Had first class Monday and went really well :-)
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Fast - Fell off with Fast, started again, then fell off again *sighs*
Hair - I've had my braids in less than 2 weeks and I'm missing my hair already. Been watching more YouTube Videos and all I want to do is wash / deep condition / and massage my scalp with sweet smelling stuff smh lol
Money Challenge - I decided for me that instead of doing the deposit/transfer weekly that it would be better to just add up the weeks for the month and then budget out.
Cancun Trip - I may just travel with another sis to Miami, cheaper, haven't seen her in a while. Plus told myself that I'm not going out of the way with special trips for those that don't for me. This is not towards the sis' that's going to Cancun but I have another sister (blood) that has traveled across the world every year and has only come to see me once.
So yea.....here are the updates thus far. I'm tired, want to go to bed, but will push through :-/
~Peace & Blessings~
So I decided to look up some blogs or video's on being Celibate and found out that is actually NOT what I'm doing lol. Upon researching I found out that the words Celibacy and Abstinence have been used interchangeably but they actually have different meanings. The differences are listed here.....but basically Celibacy is due to some vow being taken for often religious beliefs where as Abstinence is with some period of time. Let me explain.....I am a very sexual creature. My mind probably thinks about sex as much as a male does *hangs head* but even in Day 3 when a thought crosses my mind I remind myself of the pain I have felt with each and every relationship failing and I squeeze my legs tighter.............or think of the Rabbit I tossed away :-/ lol *just being real*
Also, I'd like to add the 52 Week Money Challenge to my list of goals :-) Came across this on a friends Facebook page and think it would be a nice challenge. I always have a hard time providing for my children during the Holiday Season and while we (my children and I) are aware it is not about gifts, etc., would still like this to be a part of our family tradition.
Well those are my updates. Haven't decided exactly how I will post regarding my goals, weekly, MWF, etc., but will figure it out as I go along.
~Peace & Blessings~
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