Trina's tips

Here lately I have been wanting more and better things that what I currently have. I complain that my condo is too small and I can't wait for D and I to buy our dream 5 bedroom,, 3.5 bath suburban home. I complain about the work I do now and how I can't wait to get my teacher certification and license so I can switch careers. I complain about the wedding planning process and how I just can't wait to be married. There is a big problem with this mind set: I will never be happy with what I currently have for wanting the next big thing. I just realized this today. I need to be more mindful of the moment. I can be a much happier person if I choose to be. I can enjoy my current home. I can have fun and memorable experiences from the wedding planning process. I can grow my professional skills and make connections at my current job. Sure, every day will not be a happy one but there can still be happy moments in each day. I can take the lemons that I think life is handing me and mak...

To recap my current list... 1. Pay off a minimum of 75% of my credit card debt. 2. Loose and keep off 25 lbs. 3. Sell my condo. 4. Move into a 5 bedroom house. 5. Participate in a marathon, as a walker. 6. Grow my relaxer out and cut off my hair. 7. Visit DC and see all the cool historical sites. 8. Maintain regular visits with my girls. 9. Become an ESL teacher. 10. Go through all my boxes of random stuff and put them in order. 11. Wear makeup more often 12. Learn to be more of morning person 13. Learn a new craft 14. Be more consistent with keeping my house cleaned everyday 15. Take a course on wedding planning 16. Start a habit of walking Andy every morning for my and his exercise 17. Take pictures more often 18. Learn to have a positive attitude even in the face of difficult times 19. Be less quick to anger when it comes to my loved ones 20. Drink at least 4 glasses of water a day (working my way up to 8) 21. Complete a detox program 22. Reduce the amount of fast food I consume 23....

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To recap here is where I was last month with my list.... 1. Pay off a minimum of 75% of my credit card debt. 2. Loose and keep off 25 lbs. 3. Sell my condo. 4. Move into a 5 bedroom house. 5. Participate in a marathon, as a walker. 6. Grow my relaxer out and cut off my hair. 7. Visit DC and see all the cool historical sites. 8. Maintain regular meetings with my girls. 9. Become an ESL teacher. 10. Go through all my boxes of random stuff and put them in order. 11. Wear makeup more often 12. Learn to be more of morning person 13. Learn a new craft 14. Be more consistent with keeping my house cleaned everyday 15. Take a course on wedding planning And now some more: 16. Start a habit of walking Andy every morning for my and his exercise 17. Take pictures more often (I am treating myself to a new camera for Valentine's Day) 18. Learn to have a positive attitude even in the face of difficult times 19. Be less quick to anger when it comes to my loved ones 20. Drink at least 4 glasses of w...