I'm going to....

I am going to seriously knock some things off of my bucket list soon!
I wouldn't call it a bucket list of things that I wanted to do before I was ___ years old or before I die. I've just had a mental list of things I wanted to accomplish sooner, rather than later in life.
Most of them are probably really simple things to take care of with a little work and determination but for several years I guess I've been lacking those two characteristics until someone recently lit a fire under me!
I've actually already knocked two of the things on my list off in the past two weeks.

1. I started eating left overs! I grew up with a Mother that cooked, every. single. night! I can't remember many nights that she didn't fix us dinner. We just never did leftovers and I guess I never had the chance to "get used to them." Since being married to a HUGE fan of leftovers (especially if its some form of mexican dish) and having difficulty cooking correct portions for two.....I've been forced to jump on the band-wagon!

I made this "patty melt" for lunch the other day with our left over hamburger steak & grilled onions from the night before! A little cheese and mayo and I was in heaven! :) See...I'm capable of doing this! Now I just have to keep doing this. It will help my wallet and my "don't throw away anything" attitude in the long run!

2. I quit biting my nails! Biting my nails is something I've always done! I don't ever remember NOT biting my nails. I don't think its a nervous habit (I usually bite my lip when I'm nervous) I just think it was something I started doing as a "bored habit" and just never quit. It was awful! I was ashamed and never wanted ANYONE to look at my hands closely!

I now have NAILS! Not perfectly manicured and polished nails, but nails, nonetheless. I'm trying to build up their strength with some clear vitamin polish before I go to the salon for a shape up and polish.

3. Cook more. This one still needs some work. I LOVE to cook, ask the hubs! It relaxes me, puts me in focus, and allows me to share my creative side (I couldn't draw, paint, sing, dance, or do anything creative if my life depended on it) in my dishes or creations. Hubs and I....we love to eat. Its no secret. Hubs and I....we also have the craziest work schedule around so dinner can be hard. But it doesn't have to be impossible! I can do it! I've just got to get myself into a good "after work routine" that will allow me to get back into the groove of cooking at least 4 nights per week.

4. Wash my face each night before bed! I'm horrible! A horrible, horrible make-up dependent person...there I said it! Ha! I don't enjoy anyone seeing me without "my face" on! I usually don't come out of the bathroom before its done in the morning and I wont take it off until I'm sure we wont have any late evening visitors. I just like it and it makes me feel good. Its just me. I usually end just laying down in the bed to read at night and forget about it! I've got to do better at this. I read that each night you wear your make up, makes you age an extra 7 days! Do you know how long I've been doing this? People! I'm going to look 70 when I'm 40 if I do not break this cycle! Geez!

5. Be a "put back what you pull out" type of person. Fail. One big fail. I've tried to be this "type" of person many times before, but I've never stuck with it. The crazy thing? I can't stand it when things are out of place and strewn all over the house so at least twice per day I run like a crazy bitch mad-woman in a frantic freak-out putting things back where they were before I drug them out and left them! Why can't I just do that lots of times each day, with only one item....ya know, the item I just drug out! I'm going to need motivation, will power, and glass of wine on a daily basis to accomplish this! I count this as my worst downfall.

6. Quit being a "pile-er." I love piles. Not piles of sand, gravel, stone, dirt, etc. Piles of shit. Not real shit, so to speak. Just piles of papers, mail, notes, cards, bills, letters, coupons, etc. I have issues...I warned you didn't I? Oh I didn't? Well then, consider yourself warned. I have piles in every room of my house. Am I ashamed? Yes and no. I'm ashamed because this is the first time I've ever "eaten my words" and boy, were they nasty! I always said (to my mother and about her, sorry Mom) "I will never be a pile-er. (said as I'm pointing to piles in my parents house) I can't stand this. How do you find anything?" I'm not ashamed of the fact that this is probably a habit I learned and picked up from my Mom and therefore can't be totally responsible for being a pile-er.


So there....there is what I'm going to do. I have no date set or specific time I need to do these things in, I just want to accomplish them! I want to kick this lists butt! I'm well on my way, I've just got to pray for a little help, get the hubs on board to help me and encourage me, and I think I can do it I know I can do it!


soo good and I was soo full!  We love baked ziti! :)