It is 2012 and I was not even creative enough to come up with a Resolution. I have had so much going on. Joel and I put in a bid for a house and we are now in the process of purchasing the house. The closing date is a week and a day a way, but I have a feeling we won't have everything done in time. We are currently in underwriting and the mortgage company continues to request more and more information. Since the housing crisis, getting a mortgage has become a painstakingly slow and tedious process. Hopefully we will be moving into our new (and much larger) home by the end of the month. We are all SO excited!
I had planned on starting an Ed.S. degree this semester but I knew I would have to pay out of pocket since I can't have a GA and teach on campus. Unfortunately, we were only able to save up enough money to make the down payment on the house so I couldn't attend school for the Ed.S. Therefore, I'm only teaching two classes and working as an intern for a company at VSU.
Since I have all this time on my hands, I have begun to do things for my enjoyment. For so many years, I only went to college. Now, I wish I had a full time job, but while I don't, I am doing things that I like. I haven't done this in so long and it feels great! I guess this has become my Resolution - enjoying things I like. My dad got me a Kindle Fire for Christmas and since then, I have read about 12 books. I forgot how much I like to read for pleasure. For so long, I only read history books. Reading really gives me an escape from reality. And it is so much more convenient to download books to my Kindle than go to the library or bookstore. I stick to the free downloads so that I don't have buyer's remorse. If I don't like the book, I just delete it. No driving, no shopping!
I also started watching TV for pleasure. We got rid of cable (satellite) in an effort to be more frugal. We now get our entertainment from Netflix and Hulu Plus. I had been forcing myself to only watch educational programming and not bubble gum type shows, but over the holidays, I decided to live a little. I have heard so many great things about Grey's Anatomy for so long that I decided to give that a try since Netflix has all 8 seasons. I started watching them and I am currently up to the end of Season 3. I am so glad I decided to do this. For some reason, since I began to read and watch TV for pleasure, I have really become happier and more carefree. I can't explain it.
I also started using Pinterest yesterday. This is particularly useful for me because I am not the creative type. I love all the ideas that I can get and hopefully put to use in our new home. I can also find ways to fulfill my new frugal lifestyle that I hope to maintain when I get a full time job although I'm afraid the big spender will rear its ugly head again.
More later.
