"Tomorrow" is not spelled with an A

Great Morning to you, Delights! Oh...let's see if there has been any major happenings over the past week. I'd like to go on record and say, "No. No, there have been no major happenings in my life over the past week." The most major thing I've done is finally donated my stereo to a thrift shop which supports a women's shelter. I'm thinking about letting Country Fella fade out of my life. I need yall's input here. I like the guy. He's nice. A hard worker. Fun. But he's broke (financially)! I mean, broke. I certainly do not mind paying for a meal or an outing, but I do have a problem paying EVERY TIME! I'm trying to figure out a way to discuss finances with him w/o hurting his pride. Recently, he asked to borrow a few hundred dollars. Uhm... HELL NO! Please. Thank you! It wouldn't have bothered me so much if A) he hadn't just bought the Insanity work out; B) he did not buy a fresh new jersey and hat for the San Francisco game last week, C) he made better spending choices. Needless to say, I did not give him any loot. While being broke is not a bad thing, you cannot be broke and make such irresponsible decisions and expect cash from moi! Also, I still do not understand a lot of what he says. Here's an example of one of our conversations:

     CF:  They say immaneeed tuhgooverthere antest. I'ownknowwhatallgonbe. Talked to my cousin anshesaytheynotfrennleeanyway sononeedmewurryin boutwhatdahmansay.

    Me:  Hold on. Slow down. I don't understand.

    CF:  Went.Over.There.Themansaidigotttaninnerview buthedinsaynothinboutnomoneysoooo Iownknow.

   Me:  [silence]

WTHades am I supposed to do with all of that?!?!? HELP ME GALS! Other than that madness, all is okay I suppose. Work is interesting as my cohorts have shotty work ethics and principals. But whatcanyado?!?! I'm looking forward to my month in Kentucky so that I can rub elbows and network with the true decision makers. Onward. Upward.

Celebrations:

♠  Finally donating my stereo & some other clothes

♠  Making a Mega To Do List but not pressing myself about the order of getting things done

♠  Cracked Pepper & Olive Oil Triscuits. They're soooo dang gooooood!

♠  Knowing I need to get back in to a more strenuous fitness routine

♠  Staying positive about most situations

Objectives:

♣  Complete 5 items on the Mega List (I think I've already done 3 this morning)

♣  Read 20 pages from Team of Rivals. I'm a few days behind

♣  Catch up on The Daily Show

♣  Watch a movie from my Netflix queue

♣  Remain positive about most situations

Cheers! Have a great week, Delights!

Not Really Following Through

Hello FTC'ers! Just wanted to let you all know that I am not going to continue in my counseling program. Not right now anyway. Or maybe never. I don't know if it's because I'm not really learning anything new or I just have too much going on inside my noggin, but I'm not feeling this program right now. Not at all. I do want to continue learning. Something. Anything. Everything. But I sorta don't want the pressure of writing soooo much and all that funky jazz. Ugh! Mulling that over was really giving me a headache for about a week. Serenity hit once I decided to forgo the program and just relax for a bit. Thanks for listening and encouraging me and everything else you all do.

For some reason, Maurice's lumberjack friend is loitering around my belly. I'm eating anything and for no good reason. However, working out is going relatively well. Bought some new running (okay, slow trot) shoes yesterday & I hope to give'em a whirl in the a.m. Wish me luck and lung-gevity!

Decided to make one super duper major goal for 2013. Wait, I forgot I've already set a goal to finish Team of Rivals this year. So the second super duper major goal for the year is to go see The Daily Show at least once. `Cause I'm pretty sure I've not told you all yet this year, but I freakin' LOVE this guy:

Celebrations:
= Have made it half-way through the month & have not paid for myself to eat out
= Enlightening & educational discussions about Django with several of my friends
= Reliable internet connections
= Being caught up on The Daily Show
= Rippling beginning to take place in my abs. YAHOO!

Objectives:
♠  Make sure my withdrawal from the counseling program is complete
♠  Get some order to my random fitness routine
♠  Stay engaged with my fitness routine :-)
♠  Evict the lumberjack
♠  Smile

Have a wonderful week, Delights! Own it!

Crown Royal Maple...

is soooo good in my hot chocolate. Hola Delights! Hope 2013 has started out fabulously for each of you and Nichole hasn't punched the annoying girl in the face by now. I'm that sort of PMS'er. Some ladies are criers. I'm just downright mean and HUNGRY! I'd want to punch Miss Annoyance in the mug & then scoop ice cream outta the mug. Bonkers? Yep. But welcome to Carmen's PMS World. So, I'm doing my counseling program & digging the learning but also realizing that this program is freakin' costly. There are 2 residencies (basically, week-long conferences) I have to attend at $1550 a pop. That does not include lodging or transportation. WTFoxtrot?!?! However, I've learned of a college that offers a certificate in counseling and I may go that route. Cheaper. Less work. Just my type of deal. Will I be able to get a job with this certificate? No idea, but I'll deal with that another time. A time when I'm not sipping on Crown and cocoa with a starlight peppermint melting at the bottom of the cup. Might I mention that this concoction is DEEELISH!

My challenge for the month is to not eat out unless someone else pays. Wish me luck & mega bucks. There were some other things I wanted to say here, but can't remember them at the moment. I'm slacking on fitness & am blaming the weather and my crazy sleep patterns as of late. Is that Justin Timberlake I hear in the distance? Yes. Yes, someone please cry me a river. Bleh!

Celebrations:
♠  My nutty supervisor hasn't called me Mexican in quite some time
♠  I got a very slight raise in pay
♠  Many Soldiers have expressed their appreciation for the help I've given
♠  Tons of friends have already donated 40 items/dollars for my 40th b-day wish
♠  Great hair color

Objectives:
♣  The To-Do Now list is too lengthy, so... My objective is to get as much done as I can without making
myself bonkers!

Cheers!