Working My Shit Out

Soooooo I missed last week’s update—my bad. We had a crazy weekend and then every time I thought about writing an entry, something exploded and I’d get distracted.  So here we are at the completion of week three of only buying things I need goal. And I’ve got to say, I’ve actually really enjoyed the challenge.  I have absolutely had to stop myself from buying things over the last two weeks and sometimes, it's been hard. Someone would talk about a product and I’d want it and then have to stop myself from buying it.  Sometimes I’d be like “Sweet!! You are a productive and strong person for stopping yourself from making that unnecessary purchase!”  Other times I’d say “Mother effer, why did you make this god forsaken goal—give me my freaking Treat Yo’ Self mug and fancy hot coco mix—TAKE MY MONEY FOOLS!!!!” Then I’d get strange looks from my boss or whoever was around and they’d pretend to not know me.  The cool thing that has happened is this: There have been many things brought up i

I am honestly surprised I am only a day off for posting my first week update. How did this magic happen?? So! It's been one week since I have bought anything I didn't NEED (school supplies, groceries, and spices have been purchased.) The day after I made this pledge to myself, I had to go get some spices that we were out of. I like to get them from Penzy's, a super awesome spice store over on Manchester. If you haven't been, go. Quality spices makes all the difference in cooking.  Anyways, when I was out, I passed 5 different stores I wanted to go into. All 5 stores would have been full of things I absolutely did NOT need. However, all awesome stores, and many of them small businesses which I will eventually absolutely support. One of my goals down the line is to support one small business a week. But we'll get there.   It is also not a good idea to just be wandering around stores right now because I am bored or need to decompress, you know, because of Covid.  But t

Ohai!  So it's been quite some time since I have updated here. A lot has changed in my life (new position at my school, I have two kids, I am half way through my 30's to turn 40.)  This is me with my offspring, messy hair and all: I’ve been thinking that I have been SO busy that I am kind of just going from day to day. I haven't been living my life as thoughtfully or mindfully as I'd like.  So last night, as I was staying up too late to give myself more me time, because as a mother of two late at night is my main quiet time (which leads me to getting less sleep-BUH-but thats ok), I randomly had this thought: I am going to set a New Years Resolution to achieve a goal each month this year. A goal that will make me feel happy, fulfilled, and more present.  So, a couple things. 1. I love lists. Checking something off a to do list gives me a lot more pleasure than I'd like to openly admit. So creating a goal that I can work towards and check off sounds delightful. The ul