As I embark on my happiness project, here are my Twelve Areas of Focus – the areas I will focus my resolutions around each month. My Twelve Commandments are the principles that I hope will guide me as I attempt to stick to my resolutions. And, my Secrets of Adulthood are the lessons I have [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2011
My Happiness Project: Getting Started
I started the year off by reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. Gretchen spent an entire year implementing resolutions each month that she suspected would increase her happiness. She tried organizing, eating healthier, making new friends, and dozens of other strategies. She shares her experience candidly, and I think what I liked most about the [...]
No Spend Month – Week 4
This was the final week of No Spend Month, and I am happy to report that I didn’t spend any money! My co-worker treated me to Starbucks (and someday I will return the favor) and I used my Jamba Juice gift card, but I didn’t actually shell out any cash this week. If you remember [...]
Sunday’s Super Simple Solution: Fun Jar
I created this little jar of fun activities for my daughter to get us motivated to watch less t.v. Whenever she asks to “watch something,” I redirect her to one of the activities in the jar. Little did I know she would love the jar more than any of the activities inside. She carried it [...]
No Spend Month – Week 3
Well, I blew my entire budget on a haircut this week but it was much needed! Other than that, here is the breakdown: $7.35 – Starbucks chai latte and a spinach wrap $9.16 – Dollar Store Valentine’s Day appreciation gifts and prizes for United Way staff members and various committees. $50.00 – Haircut plus tip [...]
Friday’s Fun Find: Fun Birthday Cake Ideas
I don’t spend much time in the kitchen. And I’ve never made a birthday cake! But these adorable confections have almost inspired me to make my daughter’s cake this year! Check back in six months to see if I actually do it! Find 30 cool birthday cake ideas at www.parenting.com/cakes
Quote of the Day
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
Quote of the Day
“Anyone can give up. It’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.” – shared with me by Missy Sparks
Quote of the Day
“The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”
No Spend Month – Week 2
During the second week of No Spend Month, I spent only $5.75. This week I only had two purchases, and both were entirely unnecessary. Here is the breakdown: $1.75 – parking at the downtown library $4.00 – Starbucks grande soy chai I was surprised how little I spent this week but I’m grateful that I [...]
