how is it already june?!

move 151 into savings account (jan-may 1/day savings)

30 into money jar for the month

summit..i have not missed a saturday in 3 months. :)

order teeth whitening trays from dentist

necklace board (finish painting, add hooks/hardware, hang)

floral installation (sand, add lining/stripe fabric, hardware, flowers, hang)

bathroom touchups (fill holes, sand, paint)

lynda.com / sketchup

read 2 books: water for elephants, coaching third

goodwill donations

pack away cool weather duds ~ summer starts on the 21st!

ikea

put together ikea cabinet (new), add doors, glass shelves

prime/paint parentals' closet while they are in md/pa

thoroughly CLEAN the garage while the parentals are gone

clean my bathroom

reorganize underbed storage/dressers/closet/etc.

**eligible for "new every two" on 6/7 -- i'm leaning towards a blackberry**

side story: my grandma sent me what i consider a significant amount of money to go towards my credit card debt. (i say that b/c to some, the amount may not be all that significant.) i used all but 200 of the money towards my balance...leaving the remaining balance to be just about two weeks' worth of unemployment benefits. remember my plan to be debt-free by my 30th birthday? i'll be 28 on the 16th. so in honor of my vow and about a year early...

***birthday present to myself: paying off the remaining balance / say goodbye to hsbc FOREVER!***

birthday flower

here is miss bella on her birthday. it was quite a challenge for her to hold still, look at me and let me take pictures of her with her flower headband on. the better pics are on my real camera, but this will have to do. so, happy birthday my sweet! i love you!! :D

good intentions

~ $31 in money jar and/or give $31 as a tithe at church
~ summit on saturdays
~ dentist appointment: done! (but i have to go back for fillings, boo)
~ necklace board: final on white, grey trim, add hooks, install hardware & hang
~ floral installation: sand, final on white, add fabric, hardware, flowers & hang
~ move low dresser back into my room
~ continue to work on bonus room (i did assemble the ikea cabinets - doors, and clear a bunch of space for my grandma's arrival)
~ the sort/purge/organize/pack saga continues
~ goodwill/church donations
~ pack away cold weather clothing/misc.
~ paintings for adina, beth and paul
~ serious chat with blake
~ plan for tax refund; open savings account
~ design bed options
~ movies: fast 5, something borrowed, bridesmaids, water for elephants
~ upload pictures; more posts with pics
~ container store/ikea
~ install doors on ikea cabinets + glass shelves
~ job packets (3 mailed 5/9)
~ spend time on lynda.com
* remember to take my pill at 9pm every night! ;)

happy birthday

to my sweet, furry, four-legged best friend...BELLA BEAN. today we will celebrate her 3rd birthday! i got her a new bed (for her inside lounging), some extra-sweet cookies, her spa day last week, and a pink flower headband...i love my furry Bean so much. :) enjoy these photos of my pretty girl!

easter 2011

fall 2010

summer 2009

4 mos - sept 2008

end of april

i accomplished about 1/2 of my good intentions for the month....

~ money jar: i took the $30 i would've saved and gave it to the summit for the believe project (which by the way, the church raised over $1 million).

~ church at least twice: i went 5 for 5. :)

~ contact paper in bathroom: cabinet and back of the etigere (i did take pictures, to post eventually).

~ hung steeple photos (on either side of my closet) & flower prints (over my bed).

~ closet overhaul: seasonal change complete..still working on it though!

~ annual appt: done & test results are all clear!

~ i no-sew hemmed all 4 of my curtains...hooray!

~ sprayed the floral plaques & they now look white-white...i just need to spray a clear coat b/c i miss the sheen. :)

i'm going to take a couple days and think about may before i post good intentions...what a month!

1/4 done...

good intentions for april...

~ $1/day into money jar

~ church @ the summit (i went 4 for 4 in march!)

~ plug holes/paint touchups (bathroom)

~ redo new contact paper in 3rd drawer of chest

~ contact paper in bathroom (cabinet & tower)

~ floral installation (changed from white to silver flowers found at target)

~ necklace board (as part of overhaul, to be hung over chest)

~ hang steeple photos, floral prints

~ closet overhaul (change of seasons in my wardrobe; donations)

~ bonus room: sort!, new art/etc. storage solutions; IKEA cabinets; 3rd bin for wrapping paper from TCS

~ schedule annual appointment

desire: to build a platform bed with storage that can support a box spring & mattress, with beadboard/post headboard. anything i've found that i like, is over $1200. i think i can do it for less..with my dad's help of course! :)

opportunity!

last week, i had an interview for an internship opportunity with a town near raleigh. it's a part-time, unpaid gig but i am pleased to announce: i got the offer! FINALLY! after over a year, it's my first bite. i'm excited. they say they're busy and in need of an intern, so we'll see. i start tuesday @ 10am. i'm thinking 10a - 2p three days a week, but that will be finalized next week.

yay! yay! yay! yay! yay! yay! yay! yay! yay! :)