I'm proud

To be a lover of people... I can't recall being proud of being a lover of ONLY men

December 17, 2011

Kiss this chubbiness goodbye

24 Dishes to be Perfected

Not in any particular order...

1. Baked Mac 'n' cheese
2. Bacon wrapped fried chicken
3. Sweet Potatoes/Sweet Potato Fries
4. Stuffing (I have this one but I want to perfect a different from the one I KNOW and love)
5. Lemon and Vanilla Bean Pancakes (CHECK)
6. Waffles
7. Crunchy shrimp and salmon tacos
8. Homemade biscuits
9. Cinnamon rolls
10. Onion Rings
11. Grits
12. Salmon Croquettes
13. Apple Pie
14. Spinach Artichoke Dip
15. Homemade Bread
16. Chilli
17. Tortellini dish
18. Homemade pizza (down to the crust)
19. Smothered pork chops
20. Ribs
21. Syrup (I'm allergic to maple)
22. Quesadillas
23. Guacamole
24.Sangria

Signed
Chef in the Making

24 things to do while 24

When I was 23 I made a list of all the things I wanted to do while 23 which can be found HERE. And if you read it you, I will have you know that I did numbers: 3, 5, 7, 16, 18, and 22. I worked on number 6 but it's a work in progress! Because of out of 23 things I only did 6 and half (lol) I am going to create a new list with more realistic things on it that don't travel well outside of my means. I mean, I work but I don't make that much damn money! So here goes a second chance at it!
24 things to do while 24

24. Zip line downtown
23. ACTUALLY follow my budget
22. Maintain 150lbs
21. Host Thanksgiving at my house in 2012 :) you're all invited
20. Take a dance class/lessons
19. Make the Dean's list
18. Gain a personal fashion style
17. Nude photo shoot
16. Save $6,000 ($500 Per month)
15. Write 24 poems
14. Read 5 books
13. Get my CCW
12. Perfect 24 new dishes or desserts
11. Learn to tie a neck tie
10. Try 24 new things
9. Learn to blend eye shadow
8. Go to a comedy show
7. Perform a written piece
6. Host movie night or get together
5. Kiss in the rain
4. Meditate
3. Perfect a twist out
2. Learn to flat twist
1. Be disciplined in all areas of my life

At my 25th moment

I just turned 24 fifteen days ago and let me just say that I am blessed beyond words. I have no children (by choice and the grace of God, I used to practice in high school), I'm in a graduate program, I work with an amazingly talented population of children, I have been blessed with many opportunities to get my name out professionally and I couldn't be more happy about that. But I have one major problem or character flaw, I have minimal discipline in all aspects of my life. I am going to improve that in this 24th year of life. Majorly I need to carve out my time and dedicate it to the things that are truly are important and vital to my success professionally and personally.
I have a rough list of things that are hindered due to lack of discipline: writing/research, journaling and meditating, exercising and eating healthier, my finances, my sleep, and of course school. I have a few ideas of how to tackle a few of these which will effect all of them positively. I have already started a few. Everyday I write down what I really, really, really want, my happiest moment that day and how I am feeling about my mantra. My current mantra is "Love will win". This is truly great for me because I am so quick to anger and think negatively and consciously deciding to pick positivity and love or negativity and anger will truly do wonders for me personally in my interactions with those I love and have in my space. I am currently finishing up the end of my semester and I am not doing well at setting out time every week for my research. I am choosing Tuesdays as my day to work for 3 hours on something related to my thesis. Not saying that I won't also work on other days but those three hours on Tuesdays are just for that. I'm working on disciplining myself to work out in the morning and at night. This will be a challenge because when I don't see results I get discouraged but I have been telling myself that this is to exert tons of negative energy that happens throughout the day and sexual tension that I will have because I am currently not sexually active. In the last two weeks I have cut down on my eating outside of my home. I am continuing to try new things for a more balanced and healthy diet. I do need to get back to drinking my 64oz of water a day. Finally, for my finances I'm going to fix my car and save for the big purchases I want. I cut out some personal maintenance like my hair and nails because I can do them myself and I always have a problem with the way they look anyway. I also lowered my cable bill, decreased my netflix account and I am 4 payments away from being done paying for my car warranty. I also reduced my hours at work so that I would have energy to do all these things after working most of the day.
But in a couple weeks I will update progress with my quest to increase my discipline by 50% by May 19, 2012. I picked that date because it will be 2 years since I uprooted my life to Las Vegas.

Until then,
Ms. Procrastinator