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Pitter patter whoosh

That’s the sound of the rain and winds outside. Yeah again! And it looks like we’ll have another steady week of it, through the weekend.

*Sweats on- check
*Slipper socks- check
*Glasses on-check
*Laptop charged- check
*Dinner= leftovers- check
*Heater on- check

All the things I need to get through the evening. Here’s praying the power doesn’t go down!

Time to get LOST tonight…. finally!

I’m really kinda groovin on our “new” schedule with the switch of karate. Although I miss my fellow parents to converse with in the other class, it’s kinda nice not having anything to do on Thursdays and Fridays. But then there will probably be another schedule change with all that’s going on with hula. UGH.

Super bowl 42 on Sunday. I have no personal plans and the BM is going to watch it with some friends from work, so I have requested that he take the lilman with him. I don’t have any plans as of yet either, but I might.

Okay time to fire up my DVD and finish off this KDrama.

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Gettin’ cheffy wid it

Oh man!!! So everything is nearly done and it’s coming up on 4PM.

I am so excited b/c the mungo thinger looked like it was going to be a failure. I’ve never personally worked with mungo beans and I think my pork was a bit on the bigger side. Once I threw it altogether, I was afraid to do a taste test… but low and behold, it tastes DEE-LI-SHUZ!!!! It’s sitting right now and when it’s time for dinner I’ll turn up on the heat again and throw in the spinach. I’m so excited. And I ended up making some bibingkang malakit too, I just needed it to bake up a bit and then put on the yummy sticky icky topping.

So who wants to come over for dinner?

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Too much rice

The consumption of rice in these parts has been more than usual. When my mom is “home” there is always rice and shoot by the way I’ve been cooking or eating rice you would think she was here. She’s not…. not yet anyhow. Yeah you better believe I’m counting down .

I got my nap in yesterday… by accident . But I so totally needed it. I can’t do it today though b/c I’ve gotta wake early tomorrow to bring J to school and head to my appt. So I’ve gotta keep myself busy from the time we pick up J from school until we head to karate.

Last night’s dinner was… just alright by my standards. The pork should have been more flavorful, I don’t know what went wrong. But the kids gobbled up 2 bowls full each (of course appropriately sized bowls for their sizes.) So guess what? They get to eat the leftovers for dinner. Heh… They won’t like what I’m attempting to cook for myself anyhow, certainly not J that’s for sure, pork and mungo beans. My mom makes it killer, like broke da ‘mout, and although I’m not good at the ethnic recipes… I’m going to give it a try. Can’t be too hard right? I just need to run to the store and get some garlic and chicken broth. Already soaking my mungo beans and the pork has already been cut up. I’m also gonna throw in some spinach that I still have. Sometimes my mom throws in shrimp or even coconut milk, but I won’t bother with that just yet. I’ve been wanting to make some bibingkang malakit but again, who else is going to eat it. Pfft… so much for that.

Okay time to finish up the lunch dishes, head out to the Asian market, and then get J.

WOo hoo the sun is shining today

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So cold…. so very very cold

And this is not the time for the heater to be acting wonky either. It kicks in only when the thermostat is set btwn 75 and 80. Yeah, like WHAT? And sometimes it doesn’t even kick in.

In other news, I am due for a serious nap right now. Been sleeping late due to being hooked on K dramas, and being woken earlier than should be b/c of the lilmiss.

Tonight’s dinner? Crock Pot pork chops, rice, and asparagus. My own Crock Pot throw in. I turned it on 1.5 hours ago, a little late by my usual standards, but it’s set on high for 4 hours, so dinner should be ready by 6ish?! Let’s hope so b/c it’s hula tonight. I threw in some chops that I bought at Lucky’s for 98cents a pound. Threw in some pinapple mango soy based teriyaki something or other that I had, a half can of Sprite, sprinklings of garlic salt, and half a chopped onion. It certainly smells good and I’m already hungry. That’s my fault for not eating much at lunch time. But maybe if I sneak in that nap, by the time the chops are ready, my tummy should be really ready.

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My mom always said….

That the wee ones grow when they sleep. Can someone tell that to N? B/c she missed that memo and refuses to nap, oh hmmm… ever since maybe last month. I used to be able to guarantee a nap from her when we get in the car. Now those are few and far between and it seems like she’s willing herself to stay up just in case she misses out on something. Lilman on the other hand is always napping in the car, despite how long or short the ride is. And no matter if he just woke up an hour or so ago. I’m not saying that she’s not growing, but I could really use for her to sleep sometimes and get some me time.

For example right now. We just got home from the Blondie’s 1st birthday. I asked her to take a nap before we went. Didn’t happen. She was all kinds of wild and playful at the party and ate nothing but cake and juice. Don’t force her to do anything she doesn’t want to do, like say eat something wholesome, when there are other people’s toys to play with and cake to be eaten! Geez. (oh but she gets me all kinds of embarrassed whenever we’re at Chez Tootles, nevermind that she just ate, once Mama Toots offers her something/ anything, she’s ALL over it, or will kindly ask for it. OY! Makes me look like I starve her, I swear I don’t.) Very strong willed and determined this one is. I’ve had strangers tell me this just from watching her. I thought for sure she might try and sneak in a nap on the ride home, a short ride at that, and thankfully that didn’t happen…. but… she’s still awake. She’s actually crawled out from next to me and gone into her brother’s room. He is sleeping b/c I am not hearing him complain about her being in there. She just popped herself in here and has taken it upon herself to take her jammies off and walk around in her panties. OY! This girl.

And you would think from the lack of day sleep she gets, she would conk out easily at night. Yeah. NO! She does thankfully sleep in til about 9AM most mornings, but still.

We’ve got another birthday party tomorrow, a 3rd birthday for one of N’s homies . The rain let up today, but I heard it’s supposed to storm again tomorrow. UGH! I can hear the pitter patter at my window as I type.

Time to retrieve the NONsleeping monster, put her clothes back on, and get her back in bed. G’nite!

Oh wait in other news… I’m so excited I have a new hook up for Korean dramas. YAY! The Epidemiologist’s mom is all over them and has quite an extensive library. I got my first installments. Heh! Right now I’m watching Lovers in Paris and so far I like it. She also gave me Phoenix, which came highly recommended by her mom. Anyone else out there watch any K dramas? Any recommendations?

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Aloha Friday!!!!

Pouring. Down. Rain. Nonstop. There’s winds too but thankfully none to blow out any power lines, @ least not yet anyhow. *crossing anything and everything to ensure that power stays put*

The keiki are currently enjoying The Game Plan which means there’s no fighting and peace and quiet.

Dinner is marinating in the fridge, mochiko chicken . And I’ve just gotta whip up some rice and chop up some tomatoes and we should be good to go.

Lilman did indeed win and has to be at the city wide Science Fair tomorrow morning to present his project.

Happy Friday everyone!

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A little quiet time

All is quiet for now. The keiki are at the dining room table busy with crayons and paper and getting along… for now. So I’m giving myself some i-net time and FRIENDs.

Dinner has been eaten (SPAM, rice and eggs ), dishes are washed, J’s lunch has been made, the heater is going b/c it’s frickin cold, and just waiting on some Ugly Betty and off to bed we go.

I’m unsure, as lilman wasn’t really paying attention, but I think his Science Project went to the city wide competition. Hot damn! And a woohoo! His topic, “What type of water do plants grow best in? Tap? Bottled? Or Ocean?” A bunch of kids were walking around afterschool with their project boards but J said he couldn’t bring his home, b/c he won for the 3rd grade but doesn’t know much else about it. Typical!

We’ve got birthday parties this weekend and I’ve still got gifts to purchase for them. The rain is supposed to continue through til next week and lots more with the chilliness.

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Auwe

I think I went and left my pa-china in the parking lot of Costco today. Lifting too much weight when I’m not supposed to *spanks own hand*.

J’s science project is done. As far as we’ve been told, the Science Fair is on Thursday but I don’t know if there is going to be an assembly or anything like that. He was a special chosen candidate by his teacher. Not everyone had to do it, I thik 3 out of 20 in his class. It’s nothing to him though b/c he’s been doing his “own” Science project since 1st grade. This was an easy one!

My lil Canon point and shoot has an auwe too . The left top corner of the screen is cracked. It’s still very usable but still! That’s my just in case camera and my little avi camera too. So after seeing that I got all worried about my little “big gun”. It’s safe and sound. After all these years though in the same camera case in the bottom of my purse it never experienced any harm!!! Maybe it was feeling neglected? Heh?

So although J has a day off from school today, he’s still got karate tonight. Gonna finish off the leftovers from yesterday and maybe whip up some mini blueberry cheesecakes!

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Funkytown

I’ve been visiting there all too often. Feeling like I’m in a funk again. The little things the kids do drive me up the walls. Can’t seem to find my happy spot. The house is a mess. There’s always dishes to be done. Laundry to be done. Vacuuming to be done. Errands of someone else’s I have to run. People to be fed. And all I want to do is lay my head down and shut the world away and sleep.

In other news, the power was out. AGAIN! Last night, for a little over an hour. No warning for it. No reason for it. Ridiculous. Who wants to come home with kids to a dark house? One of them being a big old scaredy cat, the older one mind you… while the lil one goes around making scary voices saying “Scary!”

There’s no proper sustenance in the house. We’ll be able to finish off the last of the spaghetti tonight and then I don’t know what I’m going to feed them? Even the freezer goods are looking slim. The lilone is easy in that she can eat ramen and veggies, the big one not so much. Him and his finicky appetite drive me up the walls. UGH!

Full of complaints I am. And honestly I don’t give a $hit, b/c that’s what I feel like. $hit!

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Celebrations and crankiness

Today we headed across the bridge to celebrate nephew1’s birthday. He’s on his last year of his teens. Yeah, way to make an auntie feel old. But then again I can’t even imagine how old my sister must be feeling . No muss, no fuss time spent in their house munching and munching away. Can’t beat Chevy’s chips and salsa ordered in and Mexican yumminess all around. Oh yeah and there was cake to be had. Cake= good.

Unfortunately the lilmiss… not feeling so good as of late. I thought she was just tired and cranky at the party but when we got home she wasn’t her usual chipper self. She wanted to go to bed early. She requested medicine. Unfortunately we have to forego that, b/c there isn’t any in the house at the moment. I told her we’d go tomorrow. Maybe it will be gone by then, but I’m not counting on it. As soon as we crawled into bed, out like a light with an occasional stir here and there and a whine. Poor bebeh! She hasn’t been sick in a little bit and just as the weather is getting better… we are hit. BLAH!

Tomorrow is Monday. Back to the grind. J starts a new schedule with karate which moves him to Mondays and Wednesdays. Sucks for me. Hula is still on Tuesdays. Got lots going on this week. Need to turn in a new school application, doctor’s appointments, among other things towards the end of the week that hopefully all goes well.

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Happy Birthday to nephew1 J!

Good lawd I’m getting old. My nephew will soon be exiting his teens.

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Need to post to Craigslist

So S’s friend works for Gap Kids and she grabbed a bunch of samples for J. Unfortunately NOTHING fit. Not a thing. I think S made the mistake of saying, “get something for an 8 year old”. Sure J is 8, but he’s not the size of your normal 8 year old. He wears anywhere from Large to 10 to 12. All the stuff she got was size M (8). Ugh how frustrating.

I brought some stuff over to my old work and one of the moms bought some stuff. At first she got all excited and grabbed a bunch of stuff. Today she returned the majority of it and only ended up buying 2 things. Now I have the daunting task of taking pictures and posting to craigslist. UGH! I’m really hoping to get rid of the goods b/c it’s a lot of stuff. 2 down vests, 2 big down jackets, another jacket, a pair of warm up pants, and 2 pairs of shorts. With the way weather has been going, someone is bound to need it right??? I hope so!?!

Today we went to Stonestown to exchange some things. My sister got N these really cute HK things and the sizes were ALL wonky. The jacket too small and the pants too big, she got ‘em all in size 3T. I ended up getting her size 5 in the jacket and even the size 2T pants were still too big. AIYAH! Who the hell was their fit model, a skinny tall waif?

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HELP!!!!

So….. I need a new moisturizer! As you may or may not have read a few weeks back, I’ve been back on the moisturizer tip. And then all of a sudden… my face started to break out. At first I didn’t think anything of it, just thought it was the hormones. Then there were days where I would once again forget to apply moisturizer and the skin was free and clear. And then I reapply moisturizer and sure enough a break out!

So I’m looking for a new moisturizer. Nothing expensive. I’ve used Oil of Olay and Dove moisturizers, so think around those price realms. I’m not into high end products. What do you use? Any recommendations greatly welcomed.

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Damn, damn, damn!

Watching the season premiere of One Tree Hill… and unfortunately I have to leave to p/up the boy from hula. Seems pretty good so far even and I’ll be missing a good chunk. I’m wondering if there will be a replay sometime soon. And ooh ooh ooh I am so excited for Gossip Girl tomorrow! Looks like a good one.

As an aside… the chicken enchiladas had a little snafu… I used the picante (read HOT) enchilada sauce instead of the mild. And normally it’s not that hot but in this case it was. J had to drink 2 glasses of milk with his meal. Lilmiss had cereal for dinner with a side of blueberries.

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They’re baaaaack

So the winds and rains are back again. Oh boy *rolls eyes* Yesterday was clear skies. I think the sun might have even made a small appearance. I don’t remember anymore. But today we’re really back into full swing. Lilman has karate and hula again. Joy! Normally I wouldn’t mind so much but with the rains and such and the parking and the driving. BLAH!

I did manage to go out with the lilmiss today too. There was a break in the rain so we made our way to pick up some french fries and a Target run. I needed some foil, garbage bags, and shampoo…. but of course came out with some other stuff . Geez. Found a tiara to replace the one I broke for the lil miss in the $1 section. YAY! And I also picked her up another wand. I also found her a cute dress, a denim skirt, and a white sweater… all in the clearance section. I think I paid $10 for all 3 items. Then what’s a trip to Target without checking out the snacks. Lol. I needed to replenish the extra stuff that I put in J’s lunchbox… so I got some Goldfish and granola bars. And for me some Mint Milanos . I also picked up a value pack on the Cinnamon Toast Crunch b/c cereal is running low.

Chicken enchiladas tonight. Should be good. Need to eat and leave soon… I think I’m in a better mood today than yesterday!

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UGH! Vacation is over already…

J is back to school today and I am not at all thrilled about that. We are currently arguing over homework *pulling hair out*. He frustrates me to no end. *bangs head on table* It’s as if he doesn’t pay attention in class or something. And then it’s a yelling crying match.

As an aside… I need to decide what’s for dinner. Chicken enchiladas? Or macaroni and cheese? We They had homemade tacos yesterday and there’s plenty of leftover chicken in salsa roja and I don’t want it to go to waste, so I was thinking chickie enchiladas. Lilman isn’t too thrilled about it but I didn’t have tacos and I could go for some of that. He said dinners/ flavors have been repetitive lately. Oh well too bad for him, is he the one cooking? No I didn’t think so.

Not feeling so well today. I knew it when I woke up this morning. Not so much sickness, just not feeling up to it and I wish I could have just pulled the covers over my head and shut the rest of the world away. You would think the weather could help in that department, considering the sun is shining, albeit it’s cold, but still!

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Give me something to bake…

B/c I am soooooo set! Today Err yesterday, Sunday, I finally met up with the girls from high school and we had our gift exchange/ holiday get together. It was Southern Style fixins for eats and damn everything was deeee-li-shuz! Pulled pork sammiches, cole slaw, hodge podge soup, green beans with bacon and onions, candied yams, and for dessert although not Southern… but very yummy, some chocolate mousse thinger and rice krispy treats. As always lots of talking, lots of eating, lots of catching up, and lots of giggling.

My gift was a big hit with my giftee. I don’t like to sway from the wishlist… yes we put them out there b/c after knowing each other this long, it just makes life easier and more pleasant for everyone. I thought I had failed miserably though b/c she asked for a BLACK down vest. I spied one in Sear’s BEFORE Christmas and snagged it. I don’t like to mess around when I see something at a grrrrrrrreat price , even though we didn’t meet til well after the Christmas hoopla. As I was wrapping it the other night and in the light of my own home, it wasn’t black. AWwwww shit! And then I go to check the tag and it says Sierra Brown. Damn me! Anyhow K-lady opened her box of goodness and the color was a bit hit…. with her and everyone else for that matter. So much so that 2 of the others had to try it on. She wore it the remainder of the night. YAY ME! The other part of her gift was a gc for Bare Escentuals, another off her wishlist.

Not to say that I didn’t like my gift. B/c I love it! My gifter didn’t stray either and I got a bonus in mine . She threw in a Timbuk2 wallet that I don’t need. But I got my Pyrex glass measuring cups as well as my stainless steel measuring cups and measuring spoons and these really cute bonus spoons that measure: smidgens, pinches, and 2 others that are slipping my mind. So yeah I’m set with my sets. With all the baking and cooking that I do, you would think I would have already had that kinda stuff. Well I didn’t, I had plastic crap, and they were just that. Crap. And let’s not even get into the fact that I can’t even tell you where the measuring spoons are, b/c I don’t know. They disappeared somewhere, sometime ago so I’ve been kinda eyeballing when it came to teaspoon and tablespoon measurements

Thanks to the BM for giving me some time away from the keiki. A whole 5 hours without them. YAY! Although the ladies were looking for them, I decided to go this get together alone and it was a nice time away. Of course the lilmiss was more than happy when I walked in the door showering me with hugs and kisses. It’s nice to be missed too .

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Blame it on the weather

That’s why I haven’t been able to post! Friday morning our power went out. Oh say like, 3AM! Yeah how inconvenient. The cable was the first to go which left a loud *sssssssshhhhhhhh* noise going on, which made me reach for the remote and only have to stay awake. The wind, rain, and the tree outside our window made it difficult to fall back asleep. But I did . Woke up to the keiki and the BM watching a dvd on his laptop. Thankfully the water heater wasn’t affected so hot showers all around. Only thing is I had to don a hat b/c my hair was NOT pretty. Thankfully the Toots Family had power so we seeked out refuge over there. Had dinner over there even. Thanks again Toots Family!!! You are true lifesavers!!!

I thought for sure that power would be back in our ‘hood when we got home at 830PM. Yeah no such luck! Surrounding neighborhoods and grids were on, WHY COULDN’T OURS?!?!?! Scrambled the house in the dark looking for a lighter, matches, candles, and flashlights. Found the flashlight and candles! But didn’t want to rely on that so I drove to the market for matches and lighter. Goodness! It’s amazing what a little candlelight can do! Thankfully the keiki fell asleep when I asked them to and I had 92% on my laptop so I watched a movie. Thankfully when we woke up in the morning, we were back in full force. Driving around after the storm wasn’t pretty though. Trees down EVERYWHERE. I was bitching and moaning about the power being out, but 25+ hours without kinda sucks. Good thing we didn’t have much in the fridge to begin with.

Then I tried to update here yesterday but internet was being wonky with the winds and weather and all. So I hope the worst of it is over!

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Rain is here

As the meteorologist predicted, rain and lots of it. Got a little wet from it too, had some errands to run, but they all ended up being wastes of time. UGH. And as much as I love the rain, it’s not helping my mood as of late. I’m feeling emotional and hormonal and just all around ICK!

Lilman is supposed to return to karate today but b/c of the weather I’m thinking I’ll save myself some sanity and not drive out there, we’re just not going to go at all. I hate doing that, but it’s better for me in the long run.

Dinner is already nearly done. Heh! We didn’t really eat much of a lunch so I was thinking, late lunch early dinner. I use a recipe similar to this one all the time. This time I threw in some freshly squeezed orange juice along with the lemon juice. I also don’t bother with the oregano. But other than that, it’s the same. Serving it with rice and mixed veggies, as usual.

All I really want to do is crawl under a blanket though. And yeah I’m on the computer earlier than usual, sue me! The kids have been watching Disney Channel, which doesn’t leave me much else. I’m really not feeling the book for the book club as of late, maybe I just need to get further into it? Eh, so yeah signing off now.

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Day 2 of the New Year

So I’m doing well with some of those resolutions I put upon myself and some not so well.

1.stop yelling @ my kids I think I’ve been doing pretty good. Albeit I need the cooperation of the kids, and that’s no easy feat b/c #1 is an instigator and #2 is a whiner/ crybaby. But seriously I think I’ve been doing alright with that one. I don’t feel my blood boiling as much. It just boils for other reasons, that I won’t bother to get into.

2. stop yelling see #1

3. cook more home cooked mealsHa! That’s a joke as for dinner yesterday we had pizza to enjoy with the sad , very sad, football game yesterday. And today although we didn’t eat dinner out, I also didn’t put any big efforts into cooking something wholesome for the kids. They had grilled ham and cheese sammiches with apple slices. I, on the otherhand, had a bowl of cottage cheese with peach slices and a handful of blueberries. Then topped it off with a TJ’s oatmeal raisin cookie. I need some oatmeal in my life . I’ve been trying to get a bowl of wholesome oatmeal in the morning, but it just hasn’t been happening.

4. eat out less Yeah another HA! BM brought home Wendy’s for lunch yesterday, and as I mentioned we had pizza last night. And although I hadn’t planned on eating BK, we were at my aunt’s house and my uncle picked it up for everyone. I guess they weren’t planning for lunch and the other option had been pizza but her grandkids are not fans. Good for us, being that we had pizza the night before.

5. use the computer less I’ve actually been very good about that one too! Yay me! I’ve decided to try and not get on the laptop until the lilmiss is asleep. Achieved 2 nights in a row. I will twitter from my phone though but not much.

6. spend more time with J I’m trying, but I need to work on that better. It’s just difficult b/c N doesn’t nap and she gets very jealous.

7. take more photos w/ my camera HA! There’s still photos sitting in the camera from the 30th and 31st and no attempts to get them out. And I just haven’t been feeling it.

8. de clutter Yeah haven’t gotten there yet.

9. stop swearing I’m not sure, I haven’t been consciously watching/ listening to myself. Working on #1/ #2 certainly aids in this one though.

10. start walking to pick up J from school in April Can’t work on that one until April

11. spend less/ save more Haven’t really been spending as I’ve been utilizing gift cards. Cheating, yeah! But it hasn’t been frivolous cash spending.

12. take my vitamins So far so good

13. read more Not yet, will as soon as I hit publish and close the laptop.

14. more QT time w just S Hasn’t been possible b/c he’s been having to run to work for meetings and such, and we don’t really have anyone to watch the kids.

15. clean the house I’m trying, but I also need the help of the other home inhabitants.

So on Day 2, not doing too bad. At least I don’t think so .

In other news… I’m honored , I was nominated to be part of the Yelp Elite ‘08. I’ve always wanted to be part of the Elite but never bothered to submit why I should be on it. I don’t think I ever would have… instead today when I opened my email there it was ! Which only means I want to Yelp! more, but that would require me to be out and about more. Heh. So yeah. I’m a dork , I thought you knew!

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2008

New Year’s Resolutions:
1. stop yelling @ my kids
2. stop yelling
3. cook more home cooked meals
4. eat out less
5. use the computer less
6. spend more time with J
7. take more photos w/ my camera
8. de clutter
9. stop swearing
10. start walking to pick up J from school in April
11. spend less/ save more
12. take my vitamins
13. read more
14. more QT time w just S
15. clean the house

They’re totally do-able! Let’s hope I can!

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