I am blogged out..

Dear Blogger,

I just spent most of my day creating a new page design. I think I may be finished doing any sort of messing around with it for a-w-h-i-l-e. I don't think I or Theron can handle anymore. He was bored out of his mind earlier. I probably said 10 more minutes at least 20 times. lol

Anyways, I truly plan to leave it this way for good. Maybe slight changes here and there. Nothing major.

If you look, I have an area for sponsoring now(it's not what you think). The buttons underneath it are merely blogs I read on a day to day basis. And also a couple of button swaps. You can read more about it >>here<<.

Onto other things..
Theron didn't leave today like planned.. his designated boat he works on, which is currently in The Great Lakes is no longer working for the rest of the Winter(due to the lakes freezing, turning into ice), so we are patiently and loving waiting for his company to assign him to a new boat. Getting him here for a few extra days is bliss! Even though Christmas sucked us dry of money, and we are in a bit of a pickle.. I don't mind a little struggle in order to be happy. Everything always works out in the end.

In my goals for 2012, one of the items on my list is to reuse and recycle more.
That I did, today.
For Christmas, one of the things I received from Theron's mom was a container fuuull of kinds of Truffles(mmm..) Once I finished them all, I was left just this tall empty thing. As I was holding it, on my way to the trash can I saw the spaghetti boxes piled on top of each other. I say piled up because this Italian loooves her pasta. It gets eaten quick in our household. But I noticed that the height of the Truffle container was the perfect size for the noodles.

I probably saved myself around 5 - 8 bucks? Nifty little thang!

Speaking of spaghetti, tomorrow Theron and I are heading to my parents for pasta night!(see.. we even have a pasta night in my family, lol) and I think during the day, we will take Landon to the park, or possibly go walking together on the trail near their house. So tomorrow i'll be working on two things that can also be found on my list.

• getting in shape
• use my camera more often

Time to get off here, goodnight! :)

Dear Blogger,

Great night. Met up with my brother and his girl friend, she works across the street from the beach and next door to Putt Putt.When she got off worked, we walked over to the beach and watched the sunset go down. It was incredibly windy, too cold for my liking, but beautiful none the less. We then walked back and went to start our golfing. It was Landon's first time and he had a b-l-a-s-t! I think it may just turn into our regular thing to do when Theron comes home. 

Later that night........

Goodnight, :)

New goals for 2012, try some with me.

Dear Blogger,

New Years was a complete mess. Bet you weren't expecting me to drop that on ya, huh? I never claimed or try to portray my life to be perfect. It's not. I just wanted everybody to have a wonderful time, Theron, me, our family and friends... Something just had to set that off. Or someone. That, I will not get in to...

All I know, is I got my p-e-r-f-e-c-t New Years kiss(es), how many kisses can you give in a minute? A lot. ;b


And it's no secret that I don't drink, and with good reason.. I had a total of two drinks over a good 4 hours timeline... Guess who got sick the following morning? For now on, I will celebrate my own way, and still be happy and enjoy it as much as all the drunkies, :x lol

Okay okay, so the year may not have started off the best, but doesn't mean the year itself can't be. I am determined to make it better than the last(challenge accept).

Here are some things id like to accomplish, I think i'll make a page for my goals, and through out the year, cross them out. I'm looking to you, blogger, for motivation. I know you can help me!

• Visit distance family / friends 
• Travel to new places
• Save money 
• Know when to walk away 
• Think positive 
• Reduce stress 
• Control Spending 
• Improve social skills 
• Don't procrastinate 
• Love myself 
• Relax 
• Be confident 
• Take a Trip 
• Start a hobby 
• Simplify my Life 
• Become financial independent / stable 
• Increase income 
• Replace a bad habit 
• Convince Theron to quit, or cut back on his smoking
• Remember birthdays and anniversaries 
• Break an addiction 
• Improve my non existent credit score
• Have family meals 
• Recycle and reuse more often
• Plan a family reunion 
• Meditate more 
• Be open minded 
• Get organized 
• Keep at least one plant alive in the bedroom 
• Lose weight(approximately 20+ lbs)
• Take an online class 
• Eat Healthful Food 
• Don't give up 
• Occasionally exchange Facebook for face time
• Love my imperfections
• Be proactive 
• Donate to a worthy cause 
• Study my professional industry 
• Drink more water everyday 
• Bike instead of drive 
• Add 30 minutes to the beginning or end of my night’s sleep 
• Play more board games 
• Hand write thank-you letters and cards 
• Have more picnics 
• Donate some of my wardrobe 
• Go on dates that require no money 
• Get a pet 
• Give gifts that are homemade, not bought 
• Buy produce at Farmer’s Markets 
• Change your favorite color 
• Only trim, and let hair grow out longer

I'll be working on getting this into it's own page, i'll put it in the right column of my blog where navigation is. And I can use it as a cross off list. :)

Have any of the same goals as me? Link me to your list, and maybe we could swap goals and add to our own!

Happy New Year!!!!

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Oh.. Theron is due back to the boat on the fourth.. Only a couple more days with him :(