Finals

So 1 out of 4 down 3 too go! It really seems neverending.


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Ch Ch Changes....

I have decided that I am going to embark on a journey for the next 6 months, I graduate college in less than 8 weeks and I have been working non-stop for the past 6 months!  I have been thinking a lot about changes that I need to make in my life in order to make myself happy. It seems for the past year I have been go go go taking care of other people instead of myself, and in that I have lost who I really am.  This thought does not make me happy if anything it makes me furious and angry that somewhere in the twist and turns the good and bad, I have lost the most important thing and that is myself.  I know it sounds so not original but I have turned into someone I no longer enjoy being.  I have a great boyfriend and I love my job even though it is not permanent I still have to find a job after graduation that I enjoy and love, I do not want to settle like many of my friends and I know that with the economy the way it is it hard to find anything without exhausting every resource.   So here is the plan I am going to lay out a variety of things that I want to do and change in my life over the next 6 months nothing crazy but simple changes.

1. I need to start taking care of my body
2. I need to expand my mind,  being forced to read 300 page con law books has somewhat diminished my love of reading I need to get that back
3. I need to find my happy place again (I am not depressed but I have been sluggish and sad for a while, I love my life and what it has given me but something has been off for a while)
4. Time to myself has been sparingly sparse I have been on a whirl wind busy schedule barely able to clean my house let alone go grocery shopping.
5. Making myself happy first and foremost...I am a textbook people pleaser and I have let that control parts of my life including my close relationships with people I love.

There are more things to add to this list but for now this is enough I am getting myself ready for this journey of empowerment (if it can even be called that) but it must be something deep.

It has been awhile

Wow! That is pretty much my last 6 weeks, after getting promoted at work and taking on a large amount of responsibility as the social marketing director I am tired and I am ready for a major vacation...I will be posting less but  I am still here!

4th Annual Wake n Bake off!

Pictures are to come of my desserts but I Won I Won 2nd place!  Haha but that is still awesome b/c i had no idea how the dessert tasted!

Actually I made two dessert the first was a creamy lemon raspberry tart made with Cantillion Rose it had fresh raspberrys soaked in the the Cantillion and it was served with a soft lemony whipped cream and a Cantillion Rose and raspberry reduction sauce 

I really thought that this was going to be the winner but I was sadly mistaken.  I was my dark horse (literally) My Chocolate Brownie Pudding made with Bells Double Cream Stout won 2nd Place overall in the bake off. 

These recipes will come shortly in the next couple of days.  I need to transfer them from paper to electronic! 

Saving Money!

Look 4 Less

I absolutely L-O-V-E this movie!

Unfortunatly for me I am not Cher, however I do have her impulsive spending habits that both me and my wallet do not like.  However the feel, smell and happiness I get from filling up my closet is exhilarating and gives me a sort of contact high! 

So Yesterday I decided that I have to step up and get my shit together!

Since I am already getting my body in shape I need to get my entire life in shape!

I am hoping that I can slow down and limit my spending in order to save at least $400 a month. Since i have a ton of student loan payments coming up I need to get focus and get prepared!

Here are some websites that are awesome for money saving tips 

Mint

Savvy Sugar

For Fashion 

The look 4 Less

I will post more websites in the coming days and I will be keeping updates on my progress!

Getting Fit in 2010

So I am a huge huge huge fan of the Sugar Networks, they have everything from fitness, fashion, food, beauty, pets, money, etc.  This 2010 Fit Sugar started a get fit program with a number of sponsors.  I am a few weeks late getting started but now that I have got my nutritionist and my personal trainer I am making a serious effort to get to a healthy weight and feel great again.

104 Days!

Today i figured out that I only have 104 days left of my college career!  In retrospect this is a very small number compared to the amount of time I have been in school.  The end is right around the corner and I am so excited!