Hi there!
Well... I'm back!
I think this year I got stuck way, way before even I could think of!
I've been in such a state of depression and anxiety that even I was taken by surprise! It's been a while that I have some anxiety issues (years!). But somehow, for some reason I panicked! I was so enthusiastic about getting my life in shape this year and as usually decided to take on all the resolutions at once and then bam! It all started falling apart!
As a result of my inertia I have read 6 books! Watched 5 new movies and cried my eyes out, while working full time (ok, flexible hours except on weekends)... And I'm a little behind on sleep! Nothing that can't be fixed!
I have been reading the blogs I set my mind on following but everything else around the house is kind of... Well... Behind schedule! Not very worried because I am a hurricane, when I start cleaning I'm thorough and fast and we are only two so... Tomorrow is another day... This has made me think... I am more productive when I am decided to do things, and accomplish them with no effort than when I drag myself to do those things... It takes me more time and I don't do such a good job! (Gosh did I just have my aha moment?????? (Just kidding!) I'm not different than anybody else I suppose!
I hope tomorrow is a little bit better than today!...
A bientot
segunda-feira, 26 de janeiro de 2015
domingo, 11 de janeiro de 2015
This past week...
I don't know if I told, but I live in France, one year ago I moved to a village very near Paris ( yeah, kind of changed my wonderful little island for a small village up north!). Work reasons!
Anyway, this past week, the 7th to be exact, there was a terrorist attack in Paris and everyone is in a panic state of mind! Among other states of... We are living difficult times all over the world... I mean, after 9/11 the world has been living in constant fear...
Anyway, today there were assemblies of people everywhere in France and my little village was no exception! And as for my 20min of outside time, I decided to make my presence at the assembly "it"! I'm completely obsessed with the blog rhythmsofplay.com, and I really want to try to be positive about my whole existence... I'm also trying to be more giving, more sweet, more present, more me... Because that's what it comes to at the end of the day! So today, I was Charlie! In paying our respect as well as remembering the newspaper attacked on the Sao day, Charlie-Hebdo! The point of all these assemblies was to show the attackers (these ones are dead! But eventual others) that we stand up for our freedom of speech and for our countries! Even have my log to show for! Ok, I didn't take pictures because that wasn't at all the point, but I thought that a drawing was in fact what was asked for as Charlie-Hebdo is a satiric paper!
Anyway, this past week, the 7th to be exact, there was a terrorist attack in Paris and everyone is in a panic state of mind! Among other states of... We are living difficult times all over the world... I mean, after 9/11 the world has been living in constant fear...
Anyway, today there were assemblies of people everywhere in France and my little village was no exception! And as for my 20min of outside time, I decided to make my presence at the assembly "it"! I'm completely obsessed with the blog rhythmsofplay.com, and I really want to try to be positive about my whole existence... I'm also trying to be more giving, more sweet, more present, more me... Because that's what it comes to at the end of the day! So today, I was Charlie! In paying our respect as well as remembering the newspaper attacked on the Sao day, Charlie-Hebdo! The point of all these assemblies was to show the attackers (these ones are dead! But eventual others) that we stand up for our freedom of speech and for our countries! Even have my log to show for! Ok, I didn't take pictures because that wasn't at all the point, but I thought that a drawing was in fact what was asked for as Charlie-Hebdo is a satiric paper!
A bientot
quarta-feira, 7 de janeiro de 2015
Feeling down!
Why! Oh why!
I've been reading about frugal living for about 6 years, I try to put some of the ideas I read about into practice but... I must be doing something wrong as I never follow through my plans and usually give up!
I live in Europe and for the last couple of years I really had to change my lifestyle big time, including leaving my country to find work somewhere else. It's true that "back in the olden days" I could have put into practice lots of the things I read... Not the case today! For example, cut on eating out - don't have the money to go eat out! Cut on hairdresser - can't afford to go! Don't get coffee at the coffee shop everyday - say what now? Don't even remember the last time! Cut on clothes - what? I'm wearing everything I owned for at least 5 years! (Actually I did get a new sweater for Christmas as a present!). So unfortunatly the ideas are great but not practical for me as I don't spend any money on said things! I mean, I always cook from scratch, ok, I do spend some money on sparkling water, but always the cheapest on the store! I always buy store brand as we are not big on coupons here and groceries are very expensive! I'm also lucky enough to live in the country and have lots of vegetables given to me by my lovely neighbors! We always had meatless meals as we love pasta with tomato sauce, not ketchup!
I am committed to the 31 days no spending spree, as I like to call it! Is this going to be the year I make it and will it work? I'm afraid I'm losing it against and I just don't know how many times I have to mess up and not make ends meet until I finally realize I really have to commit!
A bientot
I've been reading about frugal living for about 6 years, I try to put some of the ideas I read about into practice but... I must be doing something wrong as I never follow through my plans and usually give up!
I live in Europe and for the last couple of years I really had to change my lifestyle big time, including leaving my country to find work somewhere else. It's true that "back in the olden days" I could have put into practice lots of the things I read... Not the case today! For example, cut on eating out - don't have the money to go eat out! Cut on hairdresser - can't afford to go! Don't get coffee at the coffee shop everyday - say what now? Don't even remember the last time! Cut on clothes - what? I'm wearing everything I owned for at least 5 years! (Actually I did get a new sweater for Christmas as a present!). So unfortunatly the ideas are great but not practical for me as I don't spend any money on said things! I mean, I always cook from scratch, ok, I do spend some money on sparkling water, but always the cheapest on the store! I always buy store brand as we are not big on coupons here and groceries are very expensive! I'm also lucky enough to live in the country and have lots of vegetables given to me by my lovely neighbors! We always had meatless meals as we love pasta with tomato sauce, not ketchup!
I am committed to the 31 days no spending spree, as I like to call it! Is this going to be the year I make it and will it work? I'm afraid I'm losing it against and I just don't know how many times I have to mess up and not make ends meet until I finally realize I really have to commit!
A bientot
terça-feira, 6 de janeiro de 2015
Schedule, rhythm...
Oh, what a day!
Decided to start the week organizing! (Yeah, I suppose I have to start somewhere!)
I must say that it was with good surprise that I read a post at rhythmsofplay.com where Nell admitted that she wasn't very good with schedules! Well, I make plans, I write down everything I have to do but... It just doesn't work! I end up doing nothing of e sort and spend my time just depressed because I just don't follow through! It's really that bad!
I think I'm just lazy! I do work well under stress and with deadlines but left on my own to work/study/whatever... Just doesn't work! If eventually I do get off my a.. To do something that I do 't want to, I will be sure to end up doing something entirely different just so I don't do it! Exactly like when my kids were young and I tried to get them concentrated on homework and they would look at the ceiling and count flies or always needed to go to the bathroom, or had forgotten some pencil that they needed badly... Wow, writing it actually makes it sound bad! They take after ME!
From now on I will try to work with the rhythm instead of the schedule, the question is... Am I mature enough to follow through? Do I have what it takes to make it work? Guess we'll find out!
A bientot
Decided to start the week organizing! (Yeah, I suppose I have to start somewhere!)
I must say that it was with good surprise that I read a post at rhythmsofplay.com where Nell admitted that she wasn't very good with schedules! Well, I make plans, I write down everything I have to do but... It just doesn't work! I end up doing nothing of e sort and spend my time just depressed because I just don't follow through! It's really that bad!
I think I'm just lazy! I do work well under stress and with deadlines but left on my own to work/study/whatever... Just doesn't work! If eventually I do get off my a.. To do something that I do 't want to, I will be sure to end up doing something entirely different just so I don't do it! Exactly like when my kids were young and I tried to get them concentrated on homework and they would look at the ceiling and count flies or always needed to go to the bathroom, or had forgotten some pencil that they needed badly... Wow, writing it actually makes it sound bad! They take after ME!
From now on I will try to work with the rhythm instead of the schedule, the question is... Am I mature enough to follow through? Do I have what it takes to make it work? Guess we'll find out!
A bientot
segunda-feira, 5 de janeiro de 2015
New challenges!
Hi there!
I've been dedicating most of my time to catching up on other blogs, yes... It's that time of the year!
Catching up on livingwellspendingless.com with Ruth Soukup, I came upon a message left by the mind behind rhythmsofplay.com... Just love it! Nell tells us about plans and changing and new year's resolutions, anyway, everything I love! (Today I started my "outside" time! Check out her blog to find out what I'm talking about... And of course I am no woman to just start one simple task... I take them all and 4 weeks into the year I no longer know what I'm doing so I give up! This time is different, I keep telling myself! And I really hope it is. So here is what I started up for this year, as new resolutions as well as new projects, with a little help from my friends the great bloggers out there... I wish I could be so amazing and organized and structured as they are but that my friends, is something for yet another year! So here goes:
Started my outside time, 20 minutes a day and started my log on it!
Started the saving jar, by weeks, $1 the first week, $2 the second (thanks for the reminding post on fb LWSL!
Started the 31 day no spending spree! (Last year could not finish it!)
Try to keep you posted... By the way, my creative writing bug has been bugging me... Going to see if there's anything I can do... Or better, write!
A bientot
I've been dedicating most of my time to catching up on other blogs, yes... It's that time of the year!
Catching up on livingwellspendingless.com with Ruth Soukup, I came upon a message left by the mind behind rhythmsofplay.com... Just love it! Nell tells us about plans and changing and new year's resolutions, anyway, everything I love! (Today I started my "outside" time! Check out her blog to find out what I'm talking about... And of course I am no woman to just start one simple task... I take them all and 4 weeks into the year I no longer know what I'm doing so I give up! This time is different, I keep telling myself! And I really hope it is. So here is what I started up for this year, as new resolutions as well as new projects, with a little help from my friends the great bloggers out there... I wish I could be so amazing and organized and structured as they are but that my friends, is something for yet another year! So here goes:
Started my outside time, 20 minutes a day and started my log on it!
Started the saving jar, by weeks, $1 the first week, $2 the second (thanks for the reminding post on fb LWSL!
Started the 31 day no spending spree! (Last year could not finish it!)
Try to keep you posted... By the way, my creative writing bug has been bugging me... Going to see if there's anything I can do... Or better, write!
A bientot
sábado, 3 de janeiro de 2015
Saving or not saving?
Hi!
Can't sleep so decided to browse the net to see what people are saying... No matter which blog or page I read it's there! It's that time of year that resolutions are made and yes... We make promises to start spending less, saving more or even just adjust our spending from what we really need and what we really want... Being no exception myself I too make lots of plans, mentally, take notes, mentally, and promise myself that this is going to be the Year, you got it, mentally! Fortunately or unfortunately we are in no time to just "go with it" and pretend that the economy has nothing to do with how we spend or want to spend our money as we realize day by day that the grocery bill is getting higher month to month... I've been following "Living well spending less" and "The thrifty couple", I really love this! and I am ashamed to say... I select the parts that are easiest to start by on the savings plans they propose and I can't even follow those through!
But right now, not sure if it's the lack of sleep... I am (like those smile faces) feeling confident!
Will keep you posted...
A bientot
www.livingwellspendingless.com
http://thethriftycouple.com
Ok, Oprah also has some tips about saving money! What did I tell you?
Can't sleep so decided to browse the net to see what people are saying... No matter which blog or page I read it's there! It's that time of year that resolutions are made and yes... We make promises to start spending less, saving more or even just adjust our spending from what we really need and what we really want... Being no exception myself I too make lots of plans, mentally, take notes, mentally, and promise myself that this is going to be the Year, you got it, mentally! Fortunately or unfortunately we are in no time to just "go with it" and pretend that the economy has nothing to do with how we spend or want to spend our money as we realize day by day that the grocery bill is getting higher month to month... I've been following "Living well spending less" and "The thrifty couple", I really love this! and I am ashamed to say... I select the parts that are easiest to start by on the savings plans they propose and I can't even follow those through!
But right now, not sure if it's the lack of sleep... I am (like those smile faces) feeling confident!
Will keep you posted...
A bientot
www.livingwellspendingless.com
http://thethriftycouple.com
Ok, Oprah also has some tips about saving money! What did I tell you?
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