Goals for July and August

"... Okay, so, um... like what are your guys' hopes and dreams?"  - Josie Geller in Never Been Kissed

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Oh, I have big dreams. And in order to achieve them , I need to make major changes in my life. Lately, I've been thinking about making these changes more so than ever. I do this a lot. I make a list of goals but then fall short of following through on them. This time, maybe if I blog about it, I will actually accomplish them. I will make them realistic and attainable. And if I have to, I will also break each goal down so that I don't overwhelm myself, especially with paying off my debt. I will also give myself target dates, that way I am really forced to stick to whatever it is I need to do to get to where I want to be.

Goal # 1 - Lose 5 lbs by August 09, 2013
Since the husband and I met, I have put on about 15 lbs. My goal is to lose only 5 lbs because I actually lost 10 lbs already. What?! What?! I heard that it is really hard to lose the last 5 lbs but I have gotten this far so I know I can do it! I just need to be stronger. Lately, my cravings have been out of control... I must keep them in check!

Goal # 2 - Pay off two of my credit cards by August 31, 2013
The goal is really to pay off all my debt. Eventually. Sadly, I have quite a collection of credit cards... Let's face it, I won't be able to pay them off overnight. It will definitely take months. But so I don't overwhelm myself, I will just do one or two credit cards at a time. Since this is the internet, that is all I will mention in this category. One can't be too careful nowadays...

Goal # 3 - Organize all my receipts and documents by July 23, 2013
I am giving myself two weeks to do this. This includes checking all those lotto tickets I have bought and accumulated. I could already be a millionaire and not know it! (Hey, that will take care of Goal # 2!)

I think three goals for now should do it. If I happen to accomplish one before the target date, then I will update it, and add another goal or two.

Wish me luck!

xx,
Pamela

Well, hello there...

Whenever I neglect my blog, I always feel the need to start off by explaining myself... to give some sort of a valid excuse. But the truth is, the main reason I haven't blogged is plain laziness. And since I am being honest, the reason I am blogging right now is also laziness. I am supposed to be cleaning, and in the middle of it, I chose to take a little break and blog. Yes, because I just had to. Procrastination in its truest form.

Now that that is out of the way, let me go back to cleaning. Next up on my list... shredding old documents and receipts. Yay! Fun!

xx,
Pamela

We got spirit. Yes, we do!

My co-worker ordered these beanies from me. They were inspired by the University of New Hampshire's Wildcat mascot. I used the school colors, which are gray and blue, and put cat ears on them. She gave them as Christmas gifts to a couple of people who attend the school. According to her, they loved the beanies. :)

Maybe I should make more animal inspired beanies...?  Maybe, but right now I am currently working on another project. I am super excited about this... Hopefully, it'll turn out the way I want it to..

xx,
Pamela

Spider-Man Convertible Beanie

I actually made this beanie about a month ago for my sister. She was attending one of her best friends' son's birthday party, and she wore this as her costume. I was too busy with holiday orders so I couldn't really make this available in my online store until now...

www.charmed.etsy.com

And yes, you can see through the eye mask. :)

And I know I should have taken the pictures with my camera instead of my phone but I got lazy. :/

Maybe in a couple of days...

xx,
Pamela

Goodbye. Hello.

Dear blog, I know I have been neglecting you. I have my reasons, which I know will only sound like excuses. Reasons... excuses... Call them what you want, but they are legit.

First, I never thought that my etsy store (www.charmed.etsy.com) would take off the way it did. I am now constantly knitting or crocheting in my spare time. I am not complaining. It can be stressful at times, I admit, especially this past month and a half with all the holiday orders I was getting. But I am getting paid to do what I love. How can I complain about that?

Second, I was, and still am, a little apprehensive about blogging since being stalked (for lack of a better word- Wait... That is what she did...) by my husband's ex. I understand that my blog is public and with that, I am letting the bad in with the good. But it was off putting to know that she sought me out... to maybe size me up...? I don't know... But I highly doubt she was looking at my blog (all those times) to check out my knitting.

But now that the new year is here, I hope to be a better blogger (among other things...) This is not going to be a New Year's resolutions post... but maybe the next post? Haha! This is a quick post to say good bye to 2012, and welcome to 2013. 2012 was definitely a memorable year, but what year wasn't?

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!

2013, please be good to me and to all those I care about. :)

xx,
Pamela