I Need More Zzzzs

Last year, I barely slept. I meant that every night, I only sleep a total of maybe 4-5 hours a night. The past two years had been sad for me and my family, so I attribute my lack of sleep from that. It is a good thing that I didn't start taking sleep pills. Nowadays, I feel that I need more sleep even though I've had 6 hrs of sleep the night before. I try to stay in bed longer during the weekends but my bodyclock wouldn't let me stay in bed past 8 am. Just a habit, I guess.

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Project Cutback

That's cutting back on unnecessary expenses! Yes, that is one of our household's goal for this year. So where do I start? Cutting back on cable yielded just a $10.00 savings, woohoo! Dh will give up the NFL network but not on HBO though. :( He watches more than a couple of series there, most notably the Boarwalk Empire (Steve Buschemi is so good!). So where else can I cut back? I'm thinking of the car insurance so I am currently looking online for cheap car insurance quotes. I hope I can save more than $100 for that. Here's crossing my fingers!

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Celebrating 13 Years

Quite an achievement, isn't it? All anniversaries should be celebrated no matter if it's the first year or it's the 50th year. Just being together another year is important in these times where a lot of people get divorce. This year, dh and I will celebrate our 13th anniversary. I want something that will last a long time. I also want it to be of good quality, something like an everlon diamnond knot pave pendant. I want my kids to acquire something of mine that is of value, something that can be passed on through the generations. I know, I'm being sentimental here but I guess at this age, you begin to think about those things. Life after all isn't forever.

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Another New Year (Resolution) Goal

Be healthier. Stay healthy. Eat healthy. Live healthy. Easy to type/say but very hard to execute! Seriously, at my age, I need to be very vigilant about staying healthy. It is hard for someone like me, who enjoys cooking and baking to keep myself out of the kitchen. It's not as if I'm in there munching every minute. But I cook dinner every day. I was thinking of just having salad for myself but have never gotten around to doing it. Ugh...
One thing that is not hard to do is to walk on the treadmill. Which reminds me, I need to get some serious work-out gear. I've been wearing t-shirts and sweatpants but I'm seriously considering getting some women's singlets tank tops for when the weather gets warmer. I want to take my walking outdoors. As for now, I'll stay in my basement and watch the OWN channel.

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No to New Year Resolutions

I don't like to call it 'resolutions', instead I prefer to call it GOALS. It seems more reacheable isn't it? When you say resolution, it gives you the feeling that you might not be able to go through with it. When you use the word 'goal', it is something you want to attain, reach.

So what are my New Year Goals? Well, one of them is to manage my time efficiently. I will try to do more in my 'To Do List'; like cleaning the bath tub and bathroom sink more efficiently. It takes me a while to finish each bathroom and I want to find ways to make this job easier and faster without sacrificing cleanliness.

The next goal is to spend less time in Facebook even if that meant not leveling up faster in my Farmville or Frontierville. Hmm, this goal will take up a lot of self-control. I will try my best to do this, so help me. ha ha

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New Year New Look...Maybe?

This is my first post for the New Year and I am a week late! So what happened? The kids were sick for the first week of this New Year. I know, bummer... My son came down with a fever on the second day of school and was out for three days and then my daughter was out for two.

Well, I'm still thankful that they are feeling much better. Now, I have time to spend working on my blogs. I still have to hook up my 19-inch monitor to this notebook. It is just a regular monitor, nothing too fancy like a rackmount lcd. It is big enough for Farmville and Frontierville. ha ha

I also want to change the layout for this blog and maybe all of my blogs. Now, that is a tall order for sure! I'll start with this one, and then we'll see if I'll be inspired to do the rest.

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Helping Out Schools

Are you the kind of parent who sends their kids off to school, hope they get a good grade and do nothing else? Or are you the one who is involved with their kids' school and even volunteer time and effort to help out the school? I am proud to say that I fall into the second category. I am very involved with my kids' education. The principal and school personnel know me. I help out whenever they need volunteers and I go help out during recess on Thursdays. I wish other parents will also give whatever they can to help out our school. I'm sure they are not even aware of the needs of the teachers, one of which is a dlp projector. If they can't help out to volunteer with their time, I hope they can help out and fulfill other items on the school's wish list.

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