5. Buy new eye shadow
My little eye shadow compact from nine years ago (I got it for my 13th birthday) finally fell to shambles. So I made myself spend the 7 bucks to buy a new one today. Go me. Hopefully I won't still have this one nine years from now.
7.Lose ten pounds (starting at 125)
I've randomly lost six pounds. I'm down to 119. At least according to my scale. Don't ask me how. I haven't been trying. I think my scale might be lying . . .
Monday, September 17, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
4, 8
4. Learn how to use my curling iron
I was bored today, so I decided to try out the "new" curling iron (which I bought weeks ago). Here are the amazing results! I LOVE curly hair. Seriously. I have been twirling and bouncing around since I finished it because I feel soooo gorgeous. I hate all of you who wake up with this look every morning. It took me almost half an hour to do this . . . as much as I love the curls, I cannot imagine adding 30 minutes to my morning routine.
8. Give up fast food for one month
This is soooooooo hard for me!! I LOVE eating out, and I'm not a big fan of cooking. It's my weakness. But we've made it through 13 days of September so far without eating out. Only 17 to go! Ugh. I really want to go out tonight to show off my cute hair. :-( It requires a LOT of planning on my part, but it's saving us money and hopefully it'll help me with number. Stay tuned to see if we actually make it the whole month.
This is soooooooo hard for me!! I LOVE eating out, and I'm not a big fan of cooking. It's my weakness. But we've made it through 13 days of September so far without eating out. Only 17 to go! Ugh. I really want to go out tonight to show off my cute hair. :-( It requires a LOT of planning on my part, but it's saving us money and hopefully it'll help me with number. Stay tuned to see if we actually make it the whole month.
Sorry, I have issues with posting pictures . . . . . and all this extra blank space.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
45, 88
45. Send a card to someone I love every month (for no reason – not just for birthdays)
In July, I sent a card to Ben VanderZouwen. It was technically for his birthday, but it's also a longstanding tradition of ours. At the end of our 9th grade year he handed out his new address because he was going on a missions trip all summer and wanted mail. I was one of the few people who actually wrote him faithfully. I also sent him a birthday card that year and every other summer since then. And in August we sent a card to the people that moved into our apartment at Cornerstone. The guy was on Justin's soccer team and they were pretty good friends. I have an idea of who I'll send one to this month . . . hopefully I remember.
88. Tithe more faithfully and accurately
I've been meaning to tell this story for a while. I've really been convicted about tithing faithfully even when money is tight. A couple months ago, I was really stressing about paying our bills. We were on the way to church and I was figuring out how much we had to tithe that week. It ended up being around $100 (because I was behind a few weeks). When I opened my checkbook, I had like $120 there. I knew I had a doctor's appointment at the end of the week that would be exactly $120, but felt so convicted to tithe the $100 anyway. So I did. And God had provided the money for my doctor's appointment by the end of the week. Since then I've been tithing very faithfully and accurately . . . and it has been an exercise in trust. :-)
In July, I sent a card to Ben VanderZouwen. It was technically for his birthday, but it's also a longstanding tradition of ours. At the end of our 9th grade year he handed out his new address because he was going on a missions trip all summer and wanted mail. I was one of the few people who actually wrote him faithfully. I also sent him a birthday card that year and every other summer since then. And in August we sent a card to the people that moved into our apartment at Cornerstone. The guy was on Justin's soccer team and they were pretty good friends. I have an idea of who I'll send one to this month . . . hopefully I remember.
88. Tithe more faithfully and accurately
I've been meaning to tell this story for a while. I've really been convicted about tithing faithfully even when money is tight. A couple months ago, I was really stressing about paying our bills. We were on the way to church and I was figuring out how much we had to tithe that week. It ended up being around $100 (because I was behind a few weeks). When I opened my checkbook, I had like $120 there. I knew I had a doctor's appointment at the end of the week that would be exactly $120, but felt so convicted to tithe the $100 anyway. So I did. And God had provided the money for my doctor's appointment by the end of the week. Since then I've been tithing very faithfully and accurately . . . and it has been an exercise in trust. :-)
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