I Am Slowly Going Crazy…

I’ve been so busy, which combined with my lazy time-management skills means I haven’t had the chance to write a blog in…well, a long time. Frankly, I miss it. Even my journal entries have been getting smaller and smaller since it’s still a struggle to get to bed on time. It’s already my bed-time, and I’m making a collage for work and writing this instead. Oops.

The new job is, honestly, not that much fun. It started off well. The people were (and still are) absolutely amazing. But the work isn’t exactly challenging. And I can’t really let my mind wander, since that means I make way too many mistakes. If I can manage to make enough mistakes to waste 100+ pages of paper in one day, I don’t really want to know how many trees would be killed if I didn’t pay attention. The worst part of this whole thing is it’s only the beginning of my 3rd week. I just don’t seem to have much staying power lately.

My room is quite messy again. And all my budget plans have yet to be put in action. This hasn’t been a very productive year so far. I’m learning lots about what I don’t want, but that seems to be it. Hopefully I can slowly pull things back on track over the next couple of months. And somehow stay semi-motivated at work. And with snowboarding.

But I can only push back getting ready for bed so long. Besides, I’ve got something to look forward to tomorrow: RIVERDANCE! with KATHERINE! I’m so excited. So the sooner I sleep, the sooner I can go. :-)

Ciao for now!

Off to a Good Start

It’s day 6 of the new year, and I feel like I’m doing pretty well in regards to my resolutions.  Actually, I’m feeling pretty good about the amount of things I’ve managed to accomplish so far.  Getting off to a good start is always a nice bonus, and helps keep me motivated.

I’ve yet to write my “official” budget post, but I think it’s going to be Get Organized January.  So far I’ve organized my receipts, and got the supplies to start a new filing system (which technically doesn’t involve filing, per se).    I’m also coming up with ideas of what I need to save for, and how I want my budget to work.  Perhaps I should be looking for a slightly irregular approach, as that seems to be when I succeed best at other things.

As for my speeding,  I’m doing really well at not doing it.  :-)  Not much else to be said.

That leads to the fact that I got my brother to wash Putt-Putt for me today.   I was going to go to a drive-through car wash, but the line was too long, and then it was closed.  So we went to a do-it-yourself one.  And I asked, and he did.  No complaints from me, especially since he can do it faster than I can with the same results.  Not quite sure why, but I’ll take it.

I’ve yet to decide whether Putt-Putt is a guy or girl though.  To me, cars are girls.  But the name doesn’t make me think so.  Maybe Putt-Putt is an “it”?  My next car is going to be a girl though.

As for the self-improvement portion,  I printed off my January goals check-list (and updated it).  I’m not scoring 100% or anything, but I’m doing way better now than I was back in October when I started the check-list.  And I know what I need to work on, which is half the battle.

I also started my move out list today.  Nothing too detailed, but the plan was basically to start the file.   So I’ve got different categories, like: kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, miscellaneous, etc.  The plan is to basically go through my (parent’s) house from top to bottom and write down everything I think I will need for myself.  And then check off what I have already.  I’ve got a lot of the big things, but I know there’s going to be tons of little random things (like a can opener, tape measure, screwdriver, measuring spoons, silverware organizer…).

So I can honestly say that I’m not as big of a candy fan as I used to be.  I bought $12 worth the other day, and it’s been 3 nights, and I’ve still got stuff left.  That would’ve been gone within 2 hours back in the day.  Definitely a good thing.  I’m eating more healthy foods now too.  Still no where near what I should be, but a little improvement is better than nothing.  And I do need to acquire a taste for a lot of things.

Without really realizing it, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about snowboarding, and just how important it really is to me.   And honestly, it’s nowhere near important as it was last year.  I’m not even sure how many competitions I’m going to do.  It’s just not a priority anymore.  I still love it (don’t get me wrong on that).  But there are other things I want to do in my spare time now.  I don’t think I’m really saddened by this development, although I am a little bit surprised.  This means I probably won’t be planning on buying any new gear this season, and that ultimately affects how I budget.

I’ve been attempting to clean up my bedroom a little bit every day now.   In some way, shape or form.  Like today I went through a bunch of my clothing, and got rid of tons!  And I’m moving things off my desk to their proper place.  Still lots to do, but I feel way better about it already.  I’ve collected a lot of junk over the years, but I’m getting more critical about what I keep.  I’d like to think that this attitude will stick with me when I go shopping for new things now.  But only time will tell with that…

Katherine and I went to yoga for the first time in 2008 on Saturday morning.  The 8am class too.  It was really fun – the instructor left a lot of time for playing around with handstand and shoulderstand.  I’m looking forward to going to more of his classes because he’s really helpful and encouraging.  I think that a combination of fun, playful classes and structured classes will be really great.  But I need to make sure I set some money aside for my studio passes.

I bought this gorgeous blue scarf the other day.  And it’s so soft.  But it sheds like fricking crazy!!!  Whenever I wear it, I end up covered in fuzz.  And I mean covered.  Today I tried to put it in the dryer with some tennis balls.  The tennis balls (and lint thingy) came out covered, as I expected, but the scarf is still shedding.  I’ve got no clue how to make it stop.  So if anyone has ANY ideas, please pass them my way.  Because I really love this scarf.

Optimistic October

It’s kind of amazing how time always gets away from you.  It was summer last time I blogged, and now, snowboard season starts in a month!

 Obviously the biggest change so far has been starting university.  My take on it: when people said it was hard, they were making a huge understatement.  There is so much to do.  And there just doesn’t seem to be enough time to do it in.  Although a large part of that probably arises from my ability to procrastinate.  I stayed up till 3am one night reading 3 novels – just because I didn’t want to do my philosophy assignment.  Especially since I still had 3 days before it was due.  Retarded decision on my part.  But I’m getting used to making them.  lol.

 Some of the people are awesome though.  Namely Katherine.  haha – that’s right girl, you’re that amazingly awesome.  lol.  I was kind of hoping to find a really close friend when I went to university, but I definitely wasn’t expecting to meet one the very first day of orientation.  If only we could find some more spare time to spend together…

 It’s a learning process, that’s for sure.  I had all these plans, and they’ve pretty much all fallen to ruins within the first three weeks.  I’m not quite sure if my learning methods have changed, or that they just don’t work with the new teaching methods.  Either way, this past week I’ve been trying to make changes.  It’s weird because I fell further behind, and yet I feel way better about everything.  And in some classes seem to be turning around already.

Working at the Business Library has been…interesting.  Not going to lie, I’m taking advantage of the free printing.  Especially since it’s a colour printer.  Free vs minimum 8 cents per page.  lol.  And I’ve got no problem that I’m allowed to do homework when I’m not busy with patrons.  The hardest part has been trying to find stuff I don’t need my laptop for.  The job itself is not exactly challenging though.  I think I’d get bored extremely fast without the homework.  And it’s nowhere near as social as any of my previous jobs.  But oh well, it’s money.

 So I now have two siamese fighting fish – Jengo and Speck.  Jengo was Jessica’s, but I ended up taking him home with me after my visit.  And then, I got Speck through a Facebook ad.  Funny, but true.  They’re both quite entertaining.  Although I do feel guilty since my room can get quite cold at times.   But they’re surviving.  And I got them new bowls, and new plants.  It’s really easy to clean the bowls, so hopefully I’ll be able to do it regularly.  Unlike the aquarium…  Oops.

 Anyways, I’ve decided I should try and start the monthly themes again.  They really helped me focus before.  Hopefully they can do so again.  So Optimistic October.  Basically, the plan is to stay upbeat and positive about school.  That is, after all, the biggest obstacle standing between me and complete zenness.  :-p

 I’m trying to write down some goals – LuluLemon style.  I’ve only got the 1-year stuff filled in so far, but I’ll get the longer term ones in soon.  I hope.   http://www.lululemon.com/culture/goalsetting