Utopia

Today I went to Home Depot and bought two very energizing orange paint buckets.

I have no idea how the room will be decored.. but decided that Orange is the way to go with the creative spot.

Hope it fits right!

I was expecting something more impressive. From a far they just look like a bunch of rocks (not too big) alongside of a main road.

It helps if you know all the story behind it, helping put things in perspective and appreciate the sight more. It was definetely worth it.

I liked it very much, actually it reminded me of Puerto Rico.

Oh I have ignored this one for too long. I need to set up a plan.

And this is actually one of the first things I’ve accomplished since setting up my 43 things account.

...for the next 30 years!

Yesterday I signed off all the documents in just 3 1/2 hours.
Two laywers, one of them very nice, and read me the whole contract in a sweet voice. The other looked like he just passed the board and was ‘playing lawyer’ talking to me in a commanding tone. Ugh.

I still haven’t steped in, but can’t wait to start making it a home.

Cross this out… and add a couple of more next. Yay!

After much debate and negotiating I am ready for ‘closing’. The date is next Monday. I would have liked to close the weekend after that, in order to pay less interests, but I would then get a risk of an increase in the loan rate.

I’m very exited!

After the bombings in Turkey and Egipt, my friend and travelling budy has decided not to go to the cruise covering Turkey, greece and Italy.

It is very dissapointing to me, and one of the reasons I like travelling alone in the first place. I understand about trying to avoid danger, but what will be will be.

So I’m thinking whether to travel by myself to Italy or hop along to Macchu Picchu.

I want to get up very early, at least at 5:30am to pray, meditate and write, but so far the earliest I’m waking is 7:00am, just enough to get to work on time.

I need to start already!!

Ok. I didn’t make the 21 day mark (to break the habit).

Somehow if I bite one off and then the rest is downhill.

I’ll try again.

Last week I sketched a preliminary route for the vacation on September. We are looking to go for a greek cruise parting from Venice.

Last Wednesday I did the second inspection on the apartment.

Work was being done in the roof, but the kitchen cabinets were done and all the doors replaced. I’m very happy.

Yesterday I went window shopping . Already identified a great deal on a dinner table, and found The Bed (my first priority).

Also, I found a very good deal for the family room furniture. ^_

Ok. Today I didn’t wait to fall asleep again once the alarm went off. So I managed to get in early to work.

It feels good to be on time and without rush. Little by little.
I want to be able to pray and meditate during the morning and write my morning pages.

I got all the info on the Checkign and Savings account for 2004.
Last night I finish entering the data for the Amex account for 2004.

For last year I’m pending to reconcile the MC, VISA and bills for the Cell Phone, Water, and Electricity.

The accounts pendign are much more simple and easier to enter so I’m almost finishing up with 2004.

La parte mas dificil va a ser el cuadre. Ahora mismo no me cuadra ni un centavo.

I saw my cute soon to be apartment today. I think it will fit me well. It has so many things I like.

Today I saw the model apartment with the terrace completed and was so exited to have a feeling for its potential.

After more than a year I have now the certainty that it will be ready by August.

So much money needs to be invested… I don’t know if I should sacrifice my travelling plans. I will start making a budget…

I’m very happy!

I did this on my senior year of college. It was a long trip with lots of stops in between, even when the regular drive from Philly to DC is around four hours.

It was very tiresome but got to meet a couple of people.
I remember this lady that was taking her kids down to Disney World (from Philly!).

Completed for the first week. My nails have a tiny white stripe. : )

Ok! I wore a skirt during the weekend and the feel was great. I felt feminine and it was perfect for the ocassion. I managed to ensamble a good combination that I’m definetely going to wear more often.

Now I need to arrange an outfit for work. I have an excuse to go shopping!

1. Remodel my mom’s house, including a new washer machine (Done)
2. Own a dryer Done Sept. 2005
3. Decorate my apartment once I own it Own it since August 2005
4. Own a new car Done May 2007
5. Complete my list of places to visit
6. Learn Italian
7. Learn French
8. Make a documentary
9. Become a Wikipedia contributor
10. Finish what I start
11. Read ‘Remembrance of Things Past” I bought the collection because this was the favorite book of my favorite professor from Tuscany. I started it over and over, and is a very lovely book so far…
12. Expand my social circle
13. Live without fear
14. Build a tree house
15. Build a summer/country house designed by me! Near some water body, be it sea or lake.
16. Convert my entire collection of CDs into mp3 pretty much done :)
17. Join the slow food movement I think I’ve slowly completed this (07/08)
18. Have less paper in my life
19. Learn to prepare 10 excellent meals
20. Write morning pages regularly na…
21. Discover what I want to do in life, get good at it, and get paid for it
22. Try bookcrossing.com
23. Stop caring for what other people think of me
24. Update my resume
25. Change my hairdo dramatically 12/07 Done and lovin’ it!
26. Go trekking in South America or do the Inca Trail
27. Grow a tree
28. Visit a foreign place and act like the person I want to be
29. Visit Machu Picchu Done Sept. 2005
30. Buy a piece of art
31. Make my own art
32. Take a year off to travel
33. Hold a Koala bear
34. Register to vote
35. Make my own t-shirts
36. Make a documentary
37. Get something published
38. Vote
39. Get a Dominican Passport
40. Fly in a hot air balloon
41. Conquer my fear of water
42. Bungee jump
43. Be kissed in the rain
44. Learn to do a handstand
45. Sky dive
46. Write a book
47. Own a photo booth
48. See the northern lights
49. Own a Mac!
50. Get Lasik Surgery
51. Go diving
52. Earn a PhD
53. Get rid of my car
54. Get rid of all the books I know I won’t read anymore

Vx 12/24/06

One week of mostly fruits… but this is an ongoing goal so I’m crossing this out and placing it with my ‘eat healthy’ goal.