19 weeks.
Photo cred: Aubrey Zaruba
Photo cred: Aubrey Zaruba
Tee: Wal-mart
Jeans: American Eagle
Jacket: Target (old: similar here.)
Boots: Old Navy
Hairtie: Ban.do
Necklace: Mia Earrings (all jewelry on site 20% off with code lifeofbon20)
A couple of oh-so-important notes on clothes. 1) I absolutely love this hair twist from Ban.do. You do the twisting yourself, so it's not too tight and doesn't give you a headache. They have so many adorable patterns. 2) I have searched for a long time for the perfect white v-neck. The problem with white v-necks is that they wear out so quickly. Once I get a white v-neck that I love I wear it with everything and after two or three months the thing looks dingy and not so white anymore after so much wear and washing. I spent $20 on a beautiful white v-neck from Victoria's Secret last spring and by the time August hit, it just looked so worn out. At Wal-mart the other day I saw v-necks for less than $4. Well, shucks. Sign me up. I bought three white v necks and now I won't be bugged when they wear out after two or three months. They only cost $4, I can afford to throw them out after they wear out.
Now, moving onward. It's March, people! We have braved the dark abyss, we have chartered unfamiliar territories, and we have successfully conquered winter. It's over! Or dang near close to it!
It's time to look at my February and March goals. At the beginning of the year I made 12 resolutions for 2014- one per month. Breaking up my goals per month is a much easier way for me to manage them than to try them do all at once.
FEBRUARY'S GOAL: WRITE A BOOK
What I wrote at the beginning of the year: "Even just writing that out makes me sick to my stomach. I have always wanted to write a book, but have been plagued by fear. Fear of failure, yes, but also fear of the extreme amount of time and energy and dedication it will take. Who knows if the book will ever get published, but I'm tired of not trying."
Subgoals:
-Write five days a week for 1-3 hours.
HOW I DID: I'd give myself a 4 out of 10. Not too hot. I started the month out writing four or five days a week I changed my goal from a time goal (1-3 hours) to a word count goal (1,000-2,000 words a day). I figured the word count goal would make me a bit more accountable. About a week in, I got extremely frustrated with a portion of the book that was just not working for me, and then I didn't write a thing for 13 days. You know, the normal way to deal with frustration...just up and quit. The last ten days of the month I got rejuvenated and wrote like a fiend, and now I'm excited again about the book and where it is going. I started the month with about 5,000 words of writing and now I have 20,000 words. Good, not great.
There were a couple of things that were tough for me. To start with, I had about half the free time that I thought I would. I thought February would be pretty much free as can be, but the student teaching transition has required more of my time than I thought it would. It's totally fine and so far it has been a very rewarding experience, I just haven't had the time I thought I would. I am thinking March will be freer and I am resetting the goal to write at least 2,000 words five times a week. By the end of the month I want to have 75,000 words written. So let it be written, so let it be done!
What I DID do this month was sign up for a writing conference that will be held in Salt Lake at the end of April. The goal is to have the book finished and fairly cleaned up for that. I am terrified and I have no idea what I'm getting myself into.
And now, we move toward March!
MARCH GOAL: BE A BETTER WIFE
Sometimes I just think Greg deserves a kinder, happier, less insane woman. That's all.
Sub goals:
- No nagging.
- Do an act of service daily for Greg.
- Say thank you more often.
- Be more willing to do "his activities" and less pouty when we don't do "my activities."
- Tell him I love him and compliment him every day.
Sometimes I just think Greg deserves a kinder, happier, less insane woman. That's all.
Sub goals:
- No nagging.
- Do an act of service daily for Greg.
- Say thank you more often.
- Be more willing to do "his activities" and less pouty when we don't do "my activities."
- Tell him I love him and compliment him every day.
March is our anniversary, and so I'm excited to use this month to really focus on our relationship and being a good wife to him. It's only March 2, and already I have seen a difference.
I'd love some ideas on a daily "act of service" I can do for Greg. So far I've got two ideas: pick up his towel for him and surprise him with energy drinks. Other than that, I've got nothing. Give me some ideas! What does your significant other love when you do for him? (You know... appropriate to write on a blog type stuff...)
