I woke up this morning 21 minutes late. But otherwise it's been a great day!
Got a great parking spot because it's Veteran's day and all the federal employees are off.
I decide to take the elevator, and there's one waiting for me!
Then I check my email and I sold at textbook at half.com. Yay! $44.82 to the Christmas fund!
So now the challenge is to parlay the good vibes into finishing the nanotech article today.
Next week: I will reveal my New Year's Resolution 2006
Friday, November 11, 2005
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Today
Today I am wearing navy blue socks and black shoes. (I can't explain it. I even double checked to make sure they were black socks, yet they were blue! Bad lighting, I guess)
Today I am going to work hard on my nanotechnology article.
Today I am going to choir practice even though I am starting to hate it.
Today I will not go grocery shopping and feel guilty about it.
Today I will want to extend my lunch to finish the latest Lemony Snicket book.
Today I might just do that.
Today I am going to work hard on my nanotechnology article.
Today I am going to choir practice even though I am starting to hate it.
Today I will not go grocery shopping and feel guilty about it.
Today I will want to extend my lunch to finish the latest Lemony Snicket book.
Today I might just do that.
Monday, November 07, 2005
This is not a hat.
There's good news and bad news.
Good news:
I made significant progress with my crocheting and finished the hat.
Bad news:
It looks nothing like a hat.
I knew as I was working on it that I was doing it wrong. I haven't crocheted in years. The yarn took some getting used to, and I realized half-way through I was slip stitching the rounds together and the directions said "Don't slip stitch rounds together" ha ha. (Gee, i wonder why it doesn't look like a hat?)
SO, I went ahead and made the little flower ties that go on the side, they look normal. And I guess I will start over with a new ball of yarn. I think I'll use the failed hat as a decoration on something else. It looks like a big floppy flower.
Good news:
I made significant progress with my crocheting and finished the hat.
Bad news:
It looks nothing like a hat.
I knew as I was working on it that I was doing it wrong. I haven't crocheted in years. The yarn took some getting used to, and I realized half-way through I was slip stitching the rounds together and the directions said "Don't slip stitch rounds together" ha ha. (Gee, i wonder why it doesn't look like a hat?)
SO, I went ahead and made the little flower ties that go on the side, they look normal. And I guess I will start over with a new ball of yarn. I think I'll use the failed hat as a decoration on something else. It looks like a big floppy flower.
Monday, October 31, 2005
Goal updates
Time for a general update on the goals.
-I've added another financial goal. Save money for Christmas.
-The emergency money fund is steadily growing. Looks like I'll reach the goal in Feb.
-The credit card debt payoff plan is going splendidly. I pay $250 each month and it will be gone in March.
-I moved the "Do something creative" goal to the Accomplished section. I've done many creative things each month for over a year. I don't think there's any danger of me not doing something creative!
-I am actively crocheting a hat as we speak.
-I am not moving through the Woody Allen movies as quick as I should, but I am working on it.
-Photoshop, hmm, not sure why I haven't finished this. I've been reading at lunch instead of going to the computer room.
-I've added another financial goal. Save money for Christmas.
-The emergency money fund is steadily growing. Looks like I'll reach the goal in Feb.
-The credit card debt payoff plan is going splendidly. I pay $250 each month and it will be gone in March.
-I moved the "Do something creative" goal to the Accomplished section. I've done many creative things each month for over a year. I don't think there's any danger of me not doing something creative!
-I am actively crocheting a hat as we speak.
-I am not moving through the Woody Allen movies as quick as I should, but I am working on it.
-Photoshop, hmm, not sure why I haven't finished this. I've been reading at lunch instead of going to the computer room.
Goal: Set aside $265 for Christmas
I need approximately $265 for Christmas presents this year.
I'm going to set aside roughly $20 a week until Christmas.
I opened an account at Emigrant Direct with an 4% APY.
Balance:
Oct 3: $20
Oct 17: (+$40) = $60
Oct 31: ($.10 interest) = $60.10
Nov 7: (+$36.51 eBay money) = $96.61
Nov 9: (+$0.38 PayPal deposits) = $96.99
Nov 11: (+$44.82 half.com sale) = $141.81
Nov 19: (+$4.87 half.com sale)
(+$59.00 refund check) = $205.68
Nov 20: (+$40 Discover cash back) = $245.68
Nov 21: (+$3.81 Amazon book sale) = $249.49
Nov 27: (+$19.83 eBay sales) = $269.32
GOAL COMPLETE! One month before Christmas! Time to start spending.
I'm going to set aside roughly $20 a week until Christmas.
I opened an account at Emigrant Direct with an 4% APY.
Balance:
Oct 3: $20
Oct 17: (+$40) = $60
Oct 31: ($.10 interest) = $60.10
Nov 7: (+$36.51 eBay money) = $96.61
Nov 9: (+$0.38 PayPal deposits) = $96.99
Nov 11: (+$44.82 half.com sale) = $141.81
Nov 19: (+$4.87 half.com sale)
(+$59.00 refund check) = $205.68
Nov 20: (+$40 Discover cash back) = $245.68
Nov 21: (+$3.81 Amazon book sale) = $249.49
Nov 27: (+$19.83 eBay sales) = $269.32
GOAL COMPLETE! One month before Christmas! Time to start spending.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
me and Newt
I am spending the first part of this week at the Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit and one of the speakers was Newt Gingrich.
I am pretty much a liberal gal, and never imagined I'd be taking advice from Newt. BUT, here's what he said Monday night that has me thinking:
Hmm.
I need to change the way I react to people.
In other news, I am posting a picture of the bedroom shelves I made back in the spring. I've discovered that a lot of people come to Project Vicki after searching for Bedroom shelves, so I'm trying to make it worth their while. I've never posted with blogger photos, so let me know if the image doesn't work for ya.
I am pretty much a liberal gal, and never imagined I'd be taking advice from Newt. BUT, here's what he said Monday night that has me thinking:
- Everytime someone asks you if something is possible, instead of saying, "No, it's not, because yadda yadda yadda..." try to give it a positive spin by saying, "Yes, it is, IF this happens..." This gives the other person a problem to solve instead of a flat-out rejection.
Hmm.
I need to change the way I react to people.
In other news, I am posting a picture of the bedroom shelves I made back in the spring. I've discovered that a lot of people come to Project Vicki after searching for Bedroom shelves, so I'm trying to make it worth their while. I've never posted with blogger photos, so let me know if the image doesn't work for ya.
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