'falling into place' room

hey family. so i know i did the amazingly difficult task of putting up the blog and then let you guys do all the heavy lifting since. i promise i will try to be better. so anyway, since the main idea for the blog seems to be encouraging each other to accomplish our new years goals, i just want to say GO TEAM! i think i'm supposed to put up my list of goals and resolutions, some which i have been good at and some...well, not so much - but right now i am just trying to find a new job, keep myself from moving and have a better way of viewing things instead of being cynical when my life is completely not where i want it to be going. and have a clean room. i really think my main goal in life is to have a clean room. i've come to this conclusion because i seem to have been wrestling with it for the past 28 years (oh my gosh, has it really been 28 years!). and then maybe things would fall into place - though mainly because there would actually be room on the floor. so any suggestions would be helpful - whether about my cynical-new job-moving problems or room cleanliness. love you all!

In the Bleak Midwinter

Well, Happy Valentine's Day everyone! While it's not really my favorite day of the year I am celebrating none the less...chocolate is always a good consolation on a day like today.

So it's half-way through the second month of the new year and how are we all doing? I, for one, feel pretty good about myself. Despite the recent setback caused by copious amounts of sugar, in the form of Valentine wishes and chocolated coated goodness, I have been persevering in my goals. I make it to the gym fairly frequently and try my best to make it up if I miss one of my scheduled days...I'm not perfect at it but I'm to the point where I really enjoy going most of the time so I don't usually want to miss. I feel like I've been a little more restrained when it comes to spending money (even though I don't feel like I have any extra cash in my pocket!) But I am excited about learning a great and effective way to pay down my debt quickly. So I'm going to plan that out and get started on it this month. I still get really frustrated with some things and know I can do better, but I know things will come together in time.

On a completely unrelated note-we just got slammed with a ton of snow down here! Yesterday it started snowing like crazy which made a terrible commute home. As I was inching onto the freeway last night the car in front of me braked too fast so I hit my brakes and ended up spinning my car 180 degrees facing oncoming traffic...don't worry, everything was moving so slow I was fine! The cars that were already on the freeway stopped way before they got to me and I was still pretty much in the on ramp lane anyway. So I just pulled a U-turn and headed home. I have to admit I was bit freaked out when it happend and I'm pretty sure I didn't get above 30 mph for most of the rest of my commute. So, bad roads, bad weather...February's a tough month!