JUSlivinITup

i have to be at work at 830am. why am i on 43 things at 1:05am? ridiculous!

i am refreshed w/6 hrs of sleep now( if that counts for anything).

if u dont maintain hundreds in ur acct, u will end up overdrafting like i did.

What worked for me:
1. i got a mailbox where i could pick up my mail once a week. reason: paper bills make me nervous and distract me from my work and peace of mind.
2. I keep a little calendar from the bank and i dont put anything in it except bill duedates. not people’s birthdays or when i need to start my next pill pack, just bill due dates.
3. Once a week on the same day, (example: Thursday nights at 8pm)I put check marks on the bills i already paid.
4. use that same thursday night to update a seperate word document with payment confirmations. have separate columns for which bank account u used to pay the bill, etc.
5. paperless billing via email as much as possible.
6. work out of cash instead of a debit card. an allowance like when u were 10 years old. this way i only see bills being paid on my bank statements instead of fast food and shopping.

Today is my birthday. May 21. I just read my entry on turning 23 and I am proud of what happened last year.[Goal=Enjoy my twenties/Entry=untitled]

i must have gotten 5 parking tickets with that “graduation present” from the year i turned 22. I was pulled over once for running a red light and once for speeding. The new car is the perfect analogy for that year. it was a nice gesture i was appreciative aND OVERJOYED but the new responsibility was more than what i was ready for.

23 was the year i stopped getting walked on by my family. I stopped talking to my father’s side and let them know beforehand that i needed some time alone. Not just a silent treatment and meaningless exchanges of apologies that condone negative behaviors. I also cut off my mother’s sister who consistently calls me fat. Of course, not without letting her know that she was, indeed, fatter than i was.

23 was the year i quit the job that i hated. and continued to actively pursue the career of my dreams.

23 was the year i got into grad school and learned about time management and priorities. it was also the same year i was put out of said program because i was trying to be superwoman.

I let go of the guilt of not being able to be everybody’s everything.

also, i retook the med school entrance exam and my score is none too different than it was three years ago. I left that reality in the year 23.

I have been 24 for 38 minutes now. And by the way, I made it to the zoo.