I'm a bad blogger. I have been so busy lately. But I still don't want to give up on this little blog of mine. So in lazy blogger form here is a bullet list of the top 10 things that I've been doing but haven't had time to blog about:
1. We had our yearly site kick-off event for work a few weeks ago. This is like a pep rally for the year. Usually we have a dinner at The Angus Barn and other fun team activities. This year's was not as great as previous years. But they did surprise us with a performance from Scotty McCreery!
2. Speaking of work, I got a mentor at work. We are going to meet once a month and so far she has been great. It's like she knew me from our first meeting. She wants to help me build my confidence so she gave me an assignment to make a list of 10 things I am proud of accomplishing in my life. This topic deserves a whole post later because I have done much pondering and researching on confidence in the last month.
3. One of my goals for 2013 was to pay off my car early...and I did last month! A whole year earlier than schedule!
4. I am also in the process of switching my home and car insurance and refinancing my house. All this was prompted by a notice that due to an increase in my homeowner's insurance I had an escrow deficit and they are increasing my house payments by $50 a month. I know $50 doesn't seem like a lot, but I have a very tight budget and need my bills to stay pretty stable. Hopefully after all this my payments will be about the same as they are now or even less!
5. I am giving up TV at the end of this month. This is in an effort to a) save money and b) not be so lazy. I may supplement with Netflix, but I haven't decided yet.
6. With the money that I am saving from giving up TV, I got a maid. They only come once a month, but y'all I am terrible at housekeeping and really needed some help!
7. On April 15, 2012 I ran my first half marathon. On April 15, 2013 I started over with Week One, Day One of the Couch 2 5K program again. Yes, that is how far you can fall in a year. I am so out of shape, but at least I am taking steps to get back on the wagon. (And yes the irony continues that the Boston Marathon Bombings were on that day as well!)
8. I'm going to the beach this weekend with my Bible Study girls and to Austin, TX at the beginning of May for work! YAY for travel plans!!
9. I've spent a lot of time in downtown Raleigh over the last month and sometimes I think I wish I lived downtown. It really has come a long way since I first moved here. But traffic, parking, and one way streets stress me out way too much to make it my home. I like the outskirts and being right between Raleigh and Durham just fine.
10. I got to get in a cash cube at work last week. It was a disappointing experience and I only got $24. I think this was mainly due to the fact that I went 7th and all the $100, $50, and $20 bills had been taken AND they dumped all the fake money the previous people had collected back in the cube right before my turn. So unfair! But I guess it's better than nothing.
Hopefully next time it won't be this long between posts!
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