Resolutions and Goals: January Edition
I figured one of the best ways to keep myself accountable about my goals for 2013 is to give y'all a monthly update. So here it is for January:
1. Blog More- check! This marks my 8th blog post of the year- something which took me... over 6 months to do last year. (yes, I just went back and looked) Hopefully they have been worth your time, even if it's just while wasting time at work. Any thing you'd like to see more of?
2. Buy a House- I've picked a realtor and today will be our third trip out together to see what is currently available in my desired price range in my desired neighborhoods. I haven't found anything that I've falled in love with yet, but I submitted all of my paperwork to a mortgage lender so that when the time comes that I do want to put an offer on something, I have the ability to do so. I'm also beginning the process of figuring out what I want, what I need and what I really don't care about- which is where my HGTV marathons come in handy!
3. Stop buying new clothes- I'm happy to report that I've only been to Target once this month, and I walked out of the store without a single thing for myself! I also had to kill two hours at the mall while I waited for my genius bar appointment to get a new charger for my computer and I didn't waste any money then either! I did make my first purchase of 2013, however, and I am eager to debut it once the weather gets a little nicer. It's a dress from anthropologie, which is a store I love, but think is a little overpriced. This particular dress was $78 which was certainly more than I wanted to spend during the first month of the year. I kept going back to see if it went on sale, and while talking with coworkers about how cute it was, one of them asked if I had any gift cards or anything from Christmas that I could put toward it- genius! I used a little of the Christmas money I received to bring the cost down to $28, which was something I was willing to do, since it was something I was really interested in buying, and could see myself wearing a lot. So that brings my clothing budget down to $472. (I'll be sure to show you the dress once it makes it's debut) I've been shocked at how changing the way I think about spending has really curbed the amount of money I spend on frivolous things. Because spending money just isn't an option in my mind, I find other ways to waste time, or get creative. I've put together a few really great new outfits from the clothes I already have, which was another one of my goals when I decided to stop buying new clothes.
4. Finish Projects- well, I haven't really done this- but I haven't started any new ones either. That has to count for something, right?!
5. Go back to school- I've pretty much narrowed my decision down to the University of Maryland, and have begun filling out the necessary paperwork so I can begin classes there in the fall. I also recently received information about an online program in my desired area of study at George Washington University, so I'm thinking about applying there as well.
That's it folks- January has been pretty exciting, and the next few months are looking even more promising.
and, since I promised more pictures of me, Courtney and Elle Dub- here is one from our "Welcome to DC" dinner last weekend.
1. Blog More- check! This marks my 8th blog post of the year- something which took me... over 6 months to do last year. (yes, I just went back and looked) Hopefully they have been worth your time, even if it's just while wasting time at work. Any thing you'd like to see more of?
2. Buy a House- I've picked a realtor and today will be our third trip out together to see what is currently available in my desired price range in my desired neighborhoods. I haven't found anything that I've falled in love with yet, but I submitted all of my paperwork to a mortgage lender so that when the time comes that I do want to put an offer on something, I have the ability to do so. I'm also beginning the process of figuring out what I want, what I need and what I really don't care about- which is where my HGTV marathons come in handy!
3. Stop buying new clothes- I'm happy to report that I've only been to Target once this month, and I walked out of the store without a single thing for myself! I also had to kill two hours at the mall while I waited for my genius bar appointment to get a new charger for my computer and I didn't waste any money then either! I did make my first purchase of 2013, however, and I am eager to debut it once the weather gets a little nicer. It's a dress from anthropologie, which is a store I love, but think is a little overpriced. This particular dress was $78 which was certainly more than I wanted to spend during the first month of the year. I kept going back to see if it went on sale, and while talking with coworkers about how cute it was, one of them asked if I had any gift cards or anything from Christmas that I could put toward it- genius! I used a little of the Christmas money I received to bring the cost down to $28, which was something I was willing to do, since it was something I was really interested in buying, and could see myself wearing a lot. So that brings my clothing budget down to $472. (I'll be sure to show you the dress once it makes it's debut) I've been shocked at how changing the way I think about spending has really curbed the amount of money I spend on frivolous things. Because spending money just isn't an option in my mind, I find other ways to waste time, or get creative. I've put together a few really great new outfits from the clothes I already have, which was another one of my goals when I decided to stop buying new clothes.
4. Finish Projects- well, I haven't really done this- but I haven't started any new ones either. That has to count for something, right?!
5. Go back to school- I've pretty much narrowed my decision down to the University of Maryland, and have begun filling out the necessary paperwork so I can begin classes there in the fall. I also recently received information about an online program in my desired area of study at George Washington University, so I'm thinking about applying there as well.
That's it folks- January has been pretty exciting, and the next few months are looking even more promising.
and, since I promised more pictures of me, Courtney and Elle Dub- here is one from our "Welcome to DC" dinner last weekend. 
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