They say that man makes plans and God laughs. So TRUE!
I've allowed myself to get super distracted this week. I must miss having a purpose to my life because when I somehow (really can't remember what triggered this) rediscovered my love of gardening, I completely let my weight-loss plans slip. I did manage to squeeze in about 3 days of running, but I haven't been watching my calories as much as I should. I thought I may have gained weight, but I actually lost 1/2 a pound! It's about 50% of what I was planning for at this point, but at least I'm still making some kind of progress! (Or that's what I tell myself).
I'm also having a challenge trying to save money (no surprise there). Weekends are my downfall. We end up going out, and although my boyfriend gallantly pays for most of our outings, I invariably end up spending more than my self-imposed $25-a-week allowance. Granted, I knew this was a little 'ambitious' when I allotted that amount, and I knew the beginning would be the hardest, but this is a reallll struggle! So far I'm about $20 behind my Saving Schedule. And it looks like I may have to put off paying off my Evil Chase credit card one more month. Sigh.
Meanwhile, here I am spending hours pouring over gardening books for a house that I may or may not be moving into in 6 1/2 months! Crazy?! Moi?! Ok, maybe a little... but I'm so EXCITED!!
I'm used to having some kind of project to spend my time on and this is my latest obsession! First it was starting my business, then it was weight-loss, then it was getting out of debt, and now.. it's gardening!
Most of my childhood my parents would tell me how we were moving in a year and so I shouldn't get too involved in clubs or commit to anything too long term. This continued for 6 years! Every year I put off starting a garden because I thought we would be moving to another state! So when we finally moved to GA, when I was 16, I immediately started my dream garden. My poor dad ended up spending hours sweating over the GA clay, tilling it all up, so I could fix the PH levels of my garden soil to perfection. I had so many tomatoes, I actually made ketchup! Of course all this only lasted one year before I left for college.
Since I've lived in NY, all of my attempts at having some kind of window garden have failed miserably. (I blame NY) Now that we might (possibly, maybe?) be moving into our own home, I'm thrilled to get a new chance to use my (hibernating?) green thumb! Forget the fact that the space in the back of the house is basically a paved, tiny driveway! I'm a creative person and I can think of a way around this! This IS happening!
Sigh- I must be the most un-cool 28 year old ever! I swear I was born 70 years old. I love cooking, gardening, reading... what self-respecting 28 year-old, born during a technological renaissance, does that?!
So you may be seeing lots of gardening posts in the near future... More to come!
I've allowed myself to get super distracted this week. I must miss having a purpose to my life because when I somehow (really can't remember what triggered this) rediscovered my love of gardening, I completely let my weight-loss plans slip. I did manage to squeeze in about 3 days of running, but I haven't been watching my calories as much as I should. I thought I may have gained weight, but I actually lost 1/2 a pound! It's about 50% of what I was planning for at this point, but at least I'm still making some kind of progress! (Or that's what I tell myself).
I'm also having a challenge trying to save money (no surprise there). Weekends are my downfall. We end up going out, and although my boyfriend gallantly pays for most of our outings, I invariably end up spending more than my self-imposed $25-a-week allowance. Granted, I knew this was a little 'ambitious' when I allotted that amount, and I knew the beginning would be the hardest, but this is a reallll struggle! So far I'm about $20 behind my Saving Schedule. And it looks like I may have to put off paying off my Evil Chase credit card one more month. Sigh.
Meanwhile, here I am spending hours pouring over gardening books for a house that I may or may not be moving into in 6 1/2 months! Crazy?! Moi?! Ok, maybe a little... but I'm so EXCITED!!
I'm used to having some kind of project to spend my time on and this is my latest obsession! First it was starting my business, then it was weight-loss, then it was getting out of debt, and now.. it's gardening!
Most of my childhood my parents would tell me how we were moving in a year and so I shouldn't get too involved in clubs or commit to anything too long term. This continued for 6 years! Every year I put off starting a garden because I thought we would be moving to another state! So when we finally moved to GA, when I was 16, I immediately started my dream garden. My poor dad ended up spending hours sweating over the GA clay, tilling it all up, so I could fix the PH levels of my garden soil to perfection. I had so many tomatoes, I actually made ketchup! Of course all this only lasted one year before I left for college.
Since I've lived in NY, all of my attempts at having some kind of window garden have failed miserably. (I blame NY) Now that we might (possibly, maybe?) be moving into our own home, I'm thrilled to get a new chance to use my (hibernating?) green thumb! Forget the fact that the space in the back of the house is basically a paved, tiny driveway! I'm a creative person and I can think of a way around this! This IS happening!
Sigh- I must be the most un-cool 28 year old ever! I swear I was born 70 years old. I love cooking, gardening, reading... what self-respecting 28 year-old, born during a technological renaissance, does that?!
So you may be seeing lots of gardening posts in the near future... More to come!
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