Tuesday, October 27, 2009
On a positive note
Monday, October 26, 2009
Need some time to readjust
More progress
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Things to Blog about
Friday, October 23, 2009
Making more progress
Number 49. Take Ballroom Dance lessons
So, Wednesday was my second night of ballroom dance lessons. I learned the Tango and the Cha Cha. I was not by myself for class that night as 2 other people came and one who helps out was hanging out waiting for the Swing class later that night. So, I learned the Tango. I'm not a fan of the Tango. My knees kept hitting my partner's knees when that leg didn't move for either of us! And, our feet would bump each other yet once again, our legs didn't move! So, not a fan of Tango. I did like Cha Cha though. I have a feeling that I'm going to like the Latin dances more than the American dances (Waltz, Tango, next week is Foxtrot). But, of course, I'm still looking forward to swing. And, that is next week. Yippe! I'm told that the Wednesday night crash course Swing is East Coast Swing and I'm pretty sure I did West Coast Swing 10 years ago. So, it should be new for me. Once marching band season is over, I'm going in on Monday nights for West Coast Swing. I'm excited!
Number 99. Watch a movie starting with each letter of the alphabet.
My parents have weird taste for movies. They go all the time and then my dad will go to the store or Amazon and just buy random movies. So, while I was hanging out at their house last week, I picked up The House Bunny (will file this under the letter H). I didn't realize that it was a Happy Madison movie. It reminded me of Legally Blonde (with the sorority parts) meets, well, I'm not sure. But, it was sort of cute, sort of corny, and sort of "why am I watching this?". But, it was entertainment, and I didn't feel like I wasted 90 minutes of my life, so that's good. Another movie done.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
No real cause for concern
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Another Day Zero person!
Another one done!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
1 thing to sort of cross off
Hate to lose you
I am having a serious hate relationship with one of my friends right now. Not a love hate, just hate. It’s a shame because I’ve had this friend for just over 8 years now. She was instrumental in mine and Jason’s relationship starting. She was a bridesmaid in my wedding – actually due to my sister’s age/immaturity/location, she really acted as my MOH on my sister’s behalf. The only reason she was not MOH was because I could not justify not giving the title
We hardly see her anymore. She started dating this guy about 3 years ago (just about 6 months before the wedding) and that is where everything went downhill. Not to say he’s to blame for everything, I actually like him, for the most part (though he’s a 40 year old afraid of putting a ring on her finger, but that’s another story). She complains that she never gets to see her friends and that she only gets to see her boyfriend’s friends. We have invited (individually and as a couple invited) her (as a couple and individually) to do things. She almost never agrees. She also will not ask her friends to do something herself. It is a two way street you know. Then, we’ll invite her to our parties we have and she double books herself, comes late to the party (as in, the last one to arrive by nearly 2 hours) and is the first one to leave (after staying maybe an hour).
We complain about money but we have a budget in place and know when we can do things or when we can’t or when we have to save up for things. She complains about money all the time. She purchased an apartment gone condo in 2007 which we all know was the wrong time to do this. She then takes on a serious amount of debt to start tearing apart her kitchen and redo it. She then says she has no money, starts working 2 other jobs in addition to her teaching job and is completely miserable. Ok, I can see that. No worries there. She then quits her 2 jobs and starts to complain about not having any money again. Yet, she and her boyfriend go off and buy annual passes to Disneyland and take weekend trips to the park and brag about it to us. Am I jealous of their trips to Disneyland? Usually no except when they recently went to see the Halloween stuff as I won’t be able to see it. It just annoys me so much because she complains and complains and complains yet buys the ever increasing annual pass to the park and takes weekend trips there at least once, sometimes more a month. I don’t want to hear about it!
I’m ready to not send her the invitation to our holiday party this year just so that I won’t have to deal with her. Is that wrong? Should I talk to her and tell her how frustrating it is on my side? I don’t know the exact circumstances for her money problem, perhaps her savings is for these weekend trips and such and that is more important to her than something else. If that is the case, don’t complain about not seeing people because you don’t have any money to do stuff or don’t show up late and be the first to leave to an event or double book yourself. You owe more to your friends. If you can’t make it to a whole night with one, say sorry and try for breakfast at someone’s house the next morning!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Time to hit the ground running!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Start Date
101 in 1001
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.
