The winters are so difficult around here. We run a very seasonal business. For the last 2 years we have really struggled in the winters. I am prepared for it. I'm in lock down mode thinking we just need to make it to April. 3 months, so close and yet so far away. So far we are doing okay. Things are tight, as they will be this time of year. But we have made some really positive changes this year that will help. Our rent is lower by a few thousand dollars. So that is significant. I have 2 part time jobs this year. They are part time but between the 2 of them I will make about $500 a week, $2000 a month. So I have to feel positive thinking that we are saving about $4000 a month. I think it will all be okay. I'm also in a really positive place this year. Last January I was 7 months pregnant and had no money (and it was my fourth kid) and I was really having a hard time being positive. Now, we have 4 great kids, I'm doing a job that I am really excited about and everything seems on the upswing. I am a realist, so in the back of my mind I am preparing for the worst but I'm also knowing that if the worst happens, we can still get through it, we have to. If we did the last few years we can do it this year, things are in our favor.
I read a lot of other blogs about resolutions. I think a lot about what is important to me. The list is always growing. I'm always having these great ideas on things I can do to improve my life. I like being like that. I enjoy trying new things. I would always rather be the person who tried something new and was showing my kids that I have "stuff" going on then the opposite. Sure, our life is pretty crazy sometimes. Yes, there are days when we need simplify but overall it is good. I want to instill in them the idea of not being afraid to try new things. Never say no because you don't feel comfortable.
Tonight I'm going to a mommy and me painting class with my 2 oldest daughters. They are both much more artistic than I am. They have gone to painting classes before and they really enjoy it. I'm excited to see them in their element and to try it with them. It will also be good for them to see that mommy isn't the best at it, but I'm still trying and I can still enjoy myself while doing it. Maybe I will post pics next time of ours side by side. It should be fun!
Friday, January 9, 2015
Monday, January 5, 2015
Oh my goodness! So much has happened since I last wrote. For starters we had another baby. A baby! Yes, we now have 4 kids. Three girls and a boy. Since this is the New Year, I think I'll do what everyone else is doing and talk about my goals for the new year.
First of all, I recently started 2 new jobs. Yay me! I am working at the NECC, a local community center. I get to go back to doing what I used to do. So, I am still getting used to having a job.
I am working on learning Spanish, via rosetta stone.
I am exercising and cooking.
So my real resolution is to keep doing what I'm doing and work on my health and my jobs and family time and time for myself. Just "having it all" and "living the dream".
When I think about the things that are important to me to accomplish I think a lot about the idea of "having it all". A lot of times you hear people talk about having it all and whether that is really possible. Can you have it all? I say yes, yes you can. You just have to have some wiggle room in there. Having it all doesn't mean that you have to do it all perfectly. I just think at the end of the day you need to feel good about what you accomplished today. As I said I want to cook, learn spanish, exercise and spend time with my family and work. Do all those things need to happen daily? No. I think that way I would drive myself crazy. I also need time for myself, time to read, relax, do laundry, all that stuff. Small goals will make that all attainable. I think having a separate job will make it attainable too. When I was only working at the restaurant, I felt like I was working all of the time. Little things all the time. Working outside the home makes that all a lot easier. I work 3 days a week. On my non working days I work hard to not work hard. Lol. Focus on my other things like Spanish, exercise, etc. Well, writing all this down is making me feel like I should go do something. Because it's my day mostly off. I think I'm going to go plan my dinner. More to come…
oh, and it's the year of The Cocheo's! We are turning our lives around this winter, it's a new start of a better life!
First of all, I recently started 2 new jobs. Yay me! I am working at the NECC, a local community center. I get to go back to doing what I used to do. So, I am still getting used to having a job.
I am working on learning Spanish, via rosetta stone.
I am exercising and cooking.
So my real resolution is to keep doing what I'm doing and work on my health and my jobs and family time and time for myself. Just "having it all" and "living the dream".
When I think about the things that are important to me to accomplish I think a lot about the idea of "having it all". A lot of times you hear people talk about having it all and whether that is really possible. Can you have it all? I say yes, yes you can. You just have to have some wiggle room in there. Having it all doesn't mean that you have to do it all perfectly. I just think at the end of the day you need to feel good about what you accomplished today. As I said I want to cook, learn spanish, exercise and spend time with my family and work. Do all those things need to happen daily? No. I think that way I would drive myself crazy. I also need time for myself, time to read, relax, do laundry, all that stuff. Small goals will make that all attainable. I think having a separate job will make it attainable too. When I was only working at the restaurant, I felt like I was working all of the time. Little things all the time. Working outside the home makes that all a lot easier. I work 3 days a week. On my non working days I work hard to not work hard. Lol. Focus on my other things like Spanish, exercise, etc. Well, writing all this down is making me feel like I should go do something. Because it's my day mostly off. I think I'm going to go plan my dinner. More to come…
oh, and it's the year of The Cocheo's! We are turning our lives around this winter, it's a new start of a better life!
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