Baby shower gifts

There is a young women in church that is going to have a baby. Well as soon as I heard this I started stocking up on gifts. As you all know I am saving money. On average a gift buying is not cheap. By the time you buy the bag, card and gift you have spent 40 bucks. That price is getting off easy. Well get the coupons out it is time to start stocking up. Put a limit on what you are going to spend. I like to set mine at $20.00 that will include bag car and the gift. I am not taking brand name stuff. Let me give you an example:

1) pull over sweatshirt $1.50 - Old Navy
2) several shirts for $1.00 a piece - Old Navy
3) bibs two for $1.50 from Target
4) bag $1.00 - dollar store
5) card $.50
6) shampoo Johnson and Johnson with coupon $1.00 - Target

Well I think you all get my drift. If you can get a basket and fill it up. Decorate it with ribbon from the dollar store. Here is a not if you are the person throwing the shower read my blog called the store is coming to throw a party

Ready set let the journey began

Outside My Box: Why I joined Weight Watchers

Outside My Box: Why I joined Weight Watchers: "Well it is official on Sunday I joined Weight Watchers online. I would of loved to join a meeting group, but with time that could not be don..."

Why I joined Weight Watchers

Well it is official on Sunday I joined Weight Watchers online. I would of loved to join a meeting group, but with time that could not be done. This is one of my goals I have set for myself. It is really neat because they set my first 5% goal. One of the things I have to do this week is take a picture of myself. You all don't know how hard this is going to be for myself. If I spend only 5 minutes a day looking at myself I am mad. As most people with a weight problem know looking in the mirror is hard. For me it is all about feeling guilty and wondering how I let my self get this way.

What makes me angry is I use to run. Now I can't run a flight of stairs with out feeling out of breath. About a year ago I have a personal trainer. That was really cool until I quick going. Then when I quite going the weight then started to rise again. I am at a whopping 194 lbs. Yes, I posted it for everyone to see. Why should I be embarrassed if you seen me you would know by looking at me.

Want to hear something funny? I use to tell myself I would never be this way. Here is my conversation with myself back in the day.

Tina's Mind: Boy, look at the person. They are just so unmotivated.
Tina talking out loud: I know girl, look at that. I would never be over 200 lbs.
Tina's Mind: Yeah if I looked like that is would not take me long to get back down.
Tina talking out loud: Poor thing I wonder what got them that way?
Tina's Mind: I know it is just being lazy.
Well you all get the picture. I was not nice at all and now I am that person I talked about. Weight gain happens so easy. I am thinking out loud right now, Here is a perfect example.

There was a box of Little Debbie Nutty Bars not the normal pack. Everyday I would be looking for something to eat fast before my next conference call. Low an behold there they were with a bright light shining on them. I would tell my self just one will not hurt me. I can walk it off or eat something small for dinner. HAAHAHHAHHA! What a joke by far. One of them Little Debbie Nutty Bars are 330 calories and 20 Grams of fat. Well a club Pack has 24 bars times 330 calories is 7,920 calories, oh lets not forget the 480 grams of fat. Now I am a dress size larger and wearing Little Debbie around my waist. This is going to be a journey by far. So stay tuned and see how I am doing.

Ready, Set, Go let the journey begin

Outside My Box: 3 of my goals

Outside My Box: 3 of my goals: "Quite a while back I talked about setting goals. I had never been a goal setter before. Like everything else in my life it has been day by ..."

3 of my goals

Quite a while back I talked about setting goals. I had never been a goal setter before.  Like everything else in my life it has been day by day stuff. The bible does say don't worry about the marrow it will worry about its self.

Well over the last few months I have really been trying to review my goals daily. I have added this in my daily routines. One place I read said you should add something in our weekly routine to achieve that goal. I wish I would of saved that article so I could of shared it with you. Below are the list of goals I have for my self. I will explain later which each goal means and why I chose these goals. What better way to be accountable for my goals that to share it on a blog. Most people would have a journal or something. You know I can't share everything, but you will get the picture as it goes along.

Ready, Set, Go let the journey begin

          House in order

Weight

Spiritual

11 minutes of plain Trash

It took me 11 minutes to trow all the trash. I made a list of every place in the house that had a trash can or shredder. Can you believe I threw 5 bags of trash. I don't think next week will be so big. I bet it will be a lot faster to. I will keep you posted to me getting organized.

2 To Do Apps for my iPhone

Tonight I down loaded two apps. They are the lite version of course over the next two weeks I will test both if them. There were different reasons why I selected both which I will talk about later. Part of getting organized you have to have a focuse on what you need to accomplish. So let's get ready to clean the clutter.

Where is that sock?

What a way to start a good weekend off in disarray. First off my husband picks to wear the only shirt and pants in the closet that is  wrinkled.  I should of ironed it ahead of time instead  of playing bejeweled.  

Then of course he wants the one pair of socks that does not have a match. Go figure, so what can happen next. oh yeah it is the last thing in the bottom of the basket that I have not folded yet. Mount Everest does not have anything on this pile. My husband must have super spidey  senses  today, knowing I was not prepared.   
If you only knew how mad I was. I started out being bad at him then it turned to me. 

Financial binder supplies

The first step to start your way to financial freedom is your binder. I know this is old fashion, but that is for a reason. If at any time my husband need to look at something it is right there for him to look at. Below are a list of supplies to get stated. Please do not complicate it. Simple is the best way to go all away around.

Binder 1 inch  to 2 inch with a pockets.
Tabs inserts for 12 months
12 sheets of an easy budget - Let me know if you can't find one.
12 clasp envelops 9x12
Notebook paper
12 plastic or paper folder - optional ( I personal like this)
Calendar to look at

Family Binder - Financial

Ouch! What a way to began right for my money. Money is aways  a hard subject. For year and I mean year I would start a budget only to be done with it in a  week.  I was going about it all wrong. The Dave Ramey book sat in my room for years collecting dust. Then one day when at the public library I came across the  Dave Ramesy CD. Wow what an eye opener.
That is when I told my husband things need to change. I popped the CD in on the way to church. It is funny how God works. The preaching that night was about finances .
 Over the next week we will start a baby step budget. Oh and for you self employed families it can be done, I am living proof.

Disney Deluxe Dining - Spirit of Aloha at the Polynesian Resort

This is a must do for everyone. Make your reservations over the phone. They will ask for credit card information.Who can pass up a show while dining. This show will takes two dining plans, that is why we do the Deluxe Dining. We use this the first day we go. Since every time we have gone our plane arrives later in the day.


I suggest the 8:00 pm show so you can see the fire dance better. Did I mention it is cooler to. Arrive about and hour early, take a picture with your family. Got  to love your photo pass. I see future Christmas pictures here. Then head over to receive your table number. Oh I forgot let me tell you how to get to the Polynesian Resort. Go to Magic Kingdom and either take the boat or monorail over to the resort allowing enough time for this as well.


If you go through the resort look for hidden Mickeys. I took pictures of them and posted them on Facebook. Friends and family had fun seeing them.

$16.97 of side dishes

I am so angry at my self. We were invited to a 4 th. of July lunch. We had to bring a side dish. Usually I run down stair and pull out a suddenly salad or Marconi and cheese. Well you get my drift on what I mean about side dish. Well I open the cabinet where I store my stock pile and it was almost empty. Aha ah now I have to pay for potato salad. No big deal, so we head down to the store. My eyes almost bugged out when the guy said 16.97 for 3 Ibs. of mixed pastas and that was on sale. Never again will I get caught empty handed like that again.
We will talk about stock pile. You never want to be without.

Bogging and me

    Clearly I have a lot to learn about blogging and titles. Hey I am a beginner, who knew there was more to this. After I read a few blogs not related to what I was going to write about I knew I needed help.

   
I really have to pay more attention to things around me. I always thought of myself as a people watcher, but boy was I wrong. Detail, detail and more detail. Wait I can forget my camera so I can catch my next YouTube video. LOL…… just kidding.  Not really, but I need better pictures for my blog.

   So tomorrow when I start my day off I have to pay attention to detail. Well I am off I got to see what the dog is wining about. I hate when my son spends the night at my daughters place then I become baby sitter of his dog. Just when I though taking care of kids was done. Well this dog is like having a kid.

Family Binder - Goal

Yeah I know what you are thinking what does goals have to do with creating a family binder. Did you know that only less than 3 percent of people set goals. You know them goals we all set on January 1st. called a new years resolution and by January 4th you don't know where you wrote them down at.  Oh and how about them new years resolution that are about 50 pages long.

Well I did some advance checking  on how to set these goals. Below will get you started.

1) Only make a couple goals to start out with.Here are some examples: Start a family binder,  Lose weight ( Of course we have started that one. ), Get out of debt and get organized. Sit down and put is someplace you can look at them all the time. Not on the back of a scrap paper which I just did. Get pencil and paper. Sorry folks, I am not a put it on my iPod kind of girl. You must see them visually  a few times a day.

One thing to keep in mind don't let the family ride you about it. Mine did at first, because I always start something. This goal thing has really worked. I guess that is what I was missing.

2) Identify the road blocks that may prevent you from achieving the goal.We all know what a few of them can be. Lost the paper you wrote it on. Lazy, lets be real people we get lazy and start self talking our self out of the goal. The dog ate my goal list. Here is the famous one; I will start it tomorrow. Put this down on paper what you think the obstacles will be. Let me give you an example:
Weigh loss: The obstacles that will stand in my way is having all the potato chips just sitting there and someone has to eat them. Here is something I used, I am the only one in the family that needs to loss weight.BEEP!! Wrong eating healthy is for everyone.

3) Identify the things you need to help you achieve the goal.Now time to make a list of what is going to help you get to the place you want to be at.  To be 5 pounds lighter or have this binder done you need things to achieve the goal. In the next blog I will talk about supplies.

4)  Set a date for the achievement of your goal.What set a  date? Yeah set a date for when you want your goal to be done. So let's see I am going to start my goal to have this binder created by September 1st.

5 )Write down the goal. Review it often.Now time to put this goal everywhere. Here is an idea for you. If you are trying to get out of debt and over spend when going to the store try putting a post it note on the credit card. Put on it: STOP do you really need this or do you have 5 of the same thing at home.You need to put these goals were you will see them. Put a little photo binder by your bed and look at it when you get up and when you go to bed.
** I will create one and show you what I am talking about.** (Dollar store)
6) Make a step-by-step plan of your goal.Baby steps are in order for this. How am I going to get from A to Z in order. Once again the example queen is ready to show you.

I am going to create a family binder, I can see my self organized and if my family needs something they have a place to look things up. No searching through boxes and drawers of paper work. My family will not have to search the pile of unopened letters from the bill collects. (You all get the point.)
I know I will have obstacles like not finding the binder. Not getting the right binder I want. Oh and how can I not forget being the perfectionist I am and not starting it at all.
Now to just go down to the Wal-Mar and get my supplies. ( I will talk about supplies on my next blog.) Now is the best time than ever to start with just one goal for now. Later I will work on the others.

Well I think you got the picture. Write or type it and let this be the first thing in your binder. Please keep in mind the perfection in you has to be put under submission.

Tip of the Day - What to do at the gas station

Here is my tip of the day. How many of you just jump out of your vehicle to  pump gas and either stand there or go back and sit in the vehicle. Well you will do this no more and I repeat you will do this no more. Time to throw the trash. Let someone else have to throw that big bag of trash. One day I was sitting in my truck picking my nose. HAHAHAH no not really, but I was in the zone thinking of all the stuff I had to get done. Well then I glanced over and seen the trash can and a person do none other that throw the trash away from their car.

Well needless to say the light bulb went on. Now every time I stopped to pump gas I grab all the trash and throw it. At first my kids now official teenagers would get mad and have a fit.Give it time  it does take practice.Now when we stop at the gas station you will have something to do.This will cut down on having your vehicle look like the local land field.Here is my tip of the day.

It all has to start somewhere

Well everything had to start somewhere. So I am going to start by getting my house in order. There are many people that were lucky enough to have a parent show them how to run a house hold. A lot of what I learned in life have been day to day stuff. Watching others run a house, learning on my own and YouTube video's. Hey don't knock YouTube there are some cool stuff out there. How to fold clothes, what to do with all that Pamper Chef stuff we all buy, and just how to coupon.

Time to get back to the subject at hand. To get a house in order there has to be a hub. What I mean by hub is a central location where everything starts and then branches out like a tree. What better tree trunk but a family binder. So over the next few month's a Family binder will be created. This first project will not happen over night. So let's jump outside the box and create.

Where to start

There are so many things to blog about, but where do I want to start this is hard. In this blog I want to inspire, create, organize and just step outside the box. So hang on and lets see what I feel like blogging for the day. Get ready for the journey.