3 more days left of tax season...3 more days until freedom...3 more days until I can focus on cleaning my messy apartment...3 more days til, well, semi-normalcy?
My patience is running thin, but I think I might just make it.
I try to only post about the good news, but then I realize only posting the good news makes me look like I'm living the completely spoiled life.
Good things that have happened in the past month in a half
1. Braden got another student loan that doesn't accrue interest until 6 months after graduation,
2. Braden also receive a pell grant for summer semester that we were not at all expecting and will cover most of his tuition.
3. Tax season is over in 3 days.
4. We got to spend a wonderful General Conference in Idaho with all the family. Good times.
5. We're actually starting to be able to save money!
6. Tax season is over in 3 days.
7. My mom got a puppy! He has yet to be named...please feel free to spread your good ideas.
8. I've stuck to my healthy eating plan for a week (okay, its a diet, but not a crazy one!)
9. Tax season is over in 3 days.
10. We got a new employee at work to help keep me from going insane.
11. I'm almost done preparing are crazy part-resident state tax returns...yay for more refund money (if the state of California has any left to spare...)
12. We're going white water rafting in Moab this summer! We got a great deal online.
Not so good things that happened in the past month and a half
1. Someone in our little family got a speeding ticket and there was also no proof of insurance in the car. The car does have insurance. The said driver may or may not have been specifically listed on the policy though. It's gotten to be a bit tricky, but should turn out okay without resulting in any fines to pay.
2. Tax season isn't over for another 3 days.
3. Our apartment refuses to stay clean.
4. I got a really nasty migraine yesterday including spots in my eyes. I've never experienced such a strange and painful feeling before.
5. The weather keeps playing tricks on us. One day it's gorgeous and the next day its storming. Can it just be SPRING already!
6. Tax season isn't over yet.
7. Gas prices are through the roof and making me feel even poorer than we already are!
So the good things definitely outweigh the bad. Marriage definitely allows me to learn a lot about myself, both good and bad, as well as strives me to push myself. I sure wish I was more crafty and creative. Our apartment doesn't have that much style or personal touches to it. I don't want it to feel like an apartment, I want it to feel like a home! I've got so many projects that I want to start working on and other things I want to do once tax season is over: a healthy recipe blog (with pictures of course) of some of my favorite healthy, good-for-you, taste yummy recipes, finish decorating our lovely apartment, learn to sew (this one is very much a maybe), learn to enjoy running and exercising, get a system in place that keeps are apartment clean, clean out the 2nd bedroom once and for all!, start studying for the GMAT so I can at least be working towards my CPA, doing more outdoor stuff with Braden, its a bit over-whelming and not exactly a well thought-out, planned, structured list. Take more pictures for our blog should definitely be on there.
But today I realized that its one step at a time, kind of like the road to perfection. It doesn't happen at all once. I must say that I'm very happy where I am right now in my progression. I've got lots to work on and lots to accomplish, but I can do it. Heavenly Father showed me that today.
It's bedtime, but I'm not tired so I'm going to see what I can do to be productive. Sorry for the randomness. I'm kind of all over the place these days :) In a good way!
