This week has been flying. Had BNI this morning - and one of the members had a referral for me. So hopefully that works out! It's been a really great experience so far, and I'm happy I was able to gain something from being a member. Looking forward to seeing how it works out for me in Nashville.
Wrote the check to DH yesterday, so last year's tax debt is taken care of. Woo!! Now i just have to start saving a whole lot. I'm going to transfer $400 to my savings account today to get that process started.
I did a little thinking yesterday about my priorities. I really need to get on top of my businesses finances so I have a good estimate of what I'm going to owe come April. I have my account linked to my Quickbooks, so most of my expenses are getting accounted for automatically - but I'll be taking a few days in my down months to really hammer it out and make sure everything looks good.
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I'll be readjusting my goals and budget here in the next couple of days so that I'm fresh to start in November. Stay tuned!
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This is also day 4 of my new morning routine - which includes a 15+ min workout session. I've decided that on top of limiting my clothing/home purchases, I'm going to make working out for 7 days a stipulation. When I mentioned this to DH, he said, "I don't think that's a good idea." haha. I explained that my working out for a week doesn't mean I get to make EXTRA purchases, it just means I'm allowed to make the purchases I was already going to make - still within my budget and purposefully planned. I figure that gives me a week to carefully consider that purchase (no impulse buying) and simultaneously encourages me to work out. haha.
Honestly, having to bribe myself to workout for 15 minutes at a time is a bit sad to begin with, but I'll take whatever measures I can to put it into practice at this point.
Last night we did go out to dinner before a comedy show (and after all of that talk of doing well...). DH paid. I was thankful to have a night off. We need to include more meals that he can cook as well. I don't want to get completely burnt out.
Tonight is honey sesame chicken in the crock pot. Pinterest recipe that I'm excited to try out.
Hope you all have a fantastic day!!
Thursday Already??
October 29th, 2015 at 02:37 pm
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It happens to be noted by the those considered by Forbes magazine as very successful, to be critical to their success. I notice that people I admire manage to set daily goals and manage to get them done, whatever the problems of the day. your comment about being excited to try a new Pinterest recipe really hit home. Did you mean if tasked to do something you look forward to, make it less like a chore? Does it dissolve negativity?
Why not ask DH to be chef for a day Saturday or when you have a shoot. He could create say 3 meals like roast chicken, mashed potato, vegetable & salad plus a plan over like chicken stew in the crockpot for Monday, freeze chicken slices for Coq A Vin later or Stroganoff needing only 12 minutes to cook a pasta accompaniment. Sharing the load of repetitive cooking tasks seems equitable...don;t you think?