Sometimes I'm a little much

I realized today....

As I was budgeting our money for the next month, writing a list of everything we still need, decided exactly how much I want to spend on each appliance, forecasting our savings, and every other detail in between...

that sometimes I'm a little much for my own good. A little too organized, or to put it simple.. uptight and picky, especially when it comes to our money.

My husband is great with it... luckily we both agreed I'd do our financing.. other wise, who knows what would happen (we might be living in card board boxes).. but I love him all the same.

But this planning, budgeting, deciding... IS DRIVING ME UP A WALL.

It's too much sometimes.

(Chime in song... "I wanna be a billionaire")

I just keep telling myself... all of this not-spending thing.. will pay off. We will have a beautiful home, with nice things, and be comfortable. We will... until then. Don't ask me to come to dinner with you, or the movies, or even think about tempting me to go shopping. I don't even want to buy a damn piece of gum.. I'm just going to be a hermit the next few months... -_-  Well, unless its a good movie.. or good food.. or some super deals going on.. then maybbee you can tempt me. =)

Uptight?

I think so....

Make it a good one!

Amberlee

Life in replay..

Every feel like your life is in constant replay? It's the same routine... over, and over and over again. That's how I'm feeling today. You know it's sad when you're excited to get out of work early just to go to the Drs... so sad. But, it gives me that feeling of doing something different from the day to day routine, even if it means getting out of work early just to go to that Dr apt I hate (boys wouldn't know)... I think a lot of people get stuck in this feeling of replay, especially during the winter months. When it's hard to get out and do things, and who wants to go out in that cold anyways?

Replay....

So, today I am dreaming of a different scene.. here are a few scenes I wish I was in right now...

Sun... hot sun.. clear waters... a pina colada in my hands.. I laid right there on that exact beach on my honeymoon...

Ohhh Italy... take me there.

I'd even settle for a nice relaxing camping trip with smores by a fire












Lets go on a road trip... I love road trips.. to anywhere!













ahhh Take me out west.. isn't it beautiful...














Where would you like to be today?

A DIY project!

It's Monday already and I'm already tired.... blah. More coffee please?

The weekends go by way to fast... 

Saturday I spent the day out shopping with my mother and sister in law. 

I did get a few items, new work out pants, top and another hat. I really don't need another hat, I have like 6 of the same type of hat, all different colors of course, but in the winters I love my hats.. I even wear them in the house. (But, that's probably because our house is ten below-freezing..)

Sunday was a super lazy day... You know, one of those days where you refuse to get out of your pajamas. Yes, that was me yesterday.. it was a PJ day.. and it felt gooooood.

Just because I was rockin' PJ's all day doesn't mean i didn't get anything done. I cleaned, did wash and did my own DIY project. 

I finally got around to making my own recipe book to keep me organized with the recipes I am constantly getting from the internet or magazines, or wherever! 

Right after Christmas i bought a 3 ring binder in my favorite color of course.. and it sat around for 2 weeks. But, I got it done yesterday. After decorating the cover and putting some tabs inside I thought it came out rather nice. 

Take a look...

 

Because it does...

Tabs for whatever your little heart desires. I just cut in half filing folders and labeled them with titles like this: Appetizers & Snacks, Savory Soups, Best of Beef, Best of Fish, Great Poultry, Breads & Muffins, Breakfast and Brunch, Crockpot, Veggies & Grains, Side Dishes, Salads & Dressings, Cakes, Cupcakes, Pies & Other Desserts.

Can you tell what I make most often? Dessert, it takes up 3 tabs.

 I'm still working on it. Of course adding recipes and such, but I will be doing a collage from pictures out of magazines on every tab of it's appropriate food, just for fun! You can see the start of the collage on the first tab on the picture above.

Ooh la la.

 

Amberlee

It's Friday People!

It's finally Friday.. yippee! And a cold, windy one at that... I almost got blown over just trying to fill my car up with gas.. but as cold as it is.. no snow. Even though I am not a big winter gal, I do like the occasional snow, and not just a dusting - if it's going to snow it has to be at least 4 inches or more, don't tease me like that.

I've been doing some research on printers lately, because I obviously need a new one. Honestly, I don't need a new one because the one I have now works perfectly fine, it is just out of ink. Lazy? Maybe.... but since getting my iMac and having an iphone I want a printer that I can print wireless to, so I need a printer with airprint capabilities.. maybe more of a want then a need, but oh well. I like to upgrade on technology as much as I can, because I am that person. At least with me getting a new printer I can give my mom my old one, which works perfectly fine, and hers took a big crap a few weeks ago. 1 Momma point to me.

On a good note...I've officially lost 50 pounds... 50 pounds!!! It's such a great, yet depressing feeling if you know what I mean. I'll probably write a post just on this topic, but thought I'd mention it. I'd like to do before and after pics... unfortunately, I never took an actual before pic, but I have a few of me just doing whatever I'll use. I think though that I will do the after pic after I have reached my goal, which is still like 40 pounds away, but I'm half way there! Now, that I know what it takes... I'll never let this kick me in the ass again. No way, will I ever go through this again, I won't allow it. I'm officially kicking the PCOS in the butt... but I got to up my game.

I'm still working on my bucket list even though I showed it to you all a little while back. I think it will be an on going working piece, I add and remove things. I'm also working on the hubs bucket list.. which is coming along a little slower since he will think of things here and there. Eventually they will be framed and put in the house so people can see them and our progress. It's fun, and a good push to do the things we want to do in our lives. I did see there is a funny show coming on about a guy who goes and does all these things off of other people's bucket lists, and most of the time he doesn't want to do them.. might have to watch that.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Amberlee