I live with a great family, but it is so crowded here. There are 7 people living in 4 separate rooms. The most anxiety provoking though is when people come over without any respect of calling. There is little privacy in that sense. Not in that I don’t have a room to retreat to, but in that I can’t exist without people seeing what I watch, eat, do, dress, look like, go to, or run errands. Its very annoying for me. After a day at work, I just want to relax. I’m an introvert, so being away from people is a need.
cristaleena's Life List
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1. Lose 3 lbs
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2. Save $5,000 for a wedding
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3. Use All My Beauty Products Before Buying Any More
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4. Drink More Water
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5. Take Vitamins Daily
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6. Floss More
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7. Sleep Early
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8. Run 5 Miles
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9. Grow Out my Hair
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10. Window Shop, Instead of Shop
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11. Complete a First Aid Course
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12. Compost
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13. Take a Drama Class
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14. Obtain Dual Citizenship
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15. Learn Guitar
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16. "Clean sweep" My Life Up To 85%
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17. Complete 85 of the 100 Most Completed Goals
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18. See the Grand Canyon
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19. Go to Yosemite
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20. Camp Alone
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21. Go on a Mission Trip
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22. Study Abroad
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23. Become a Nurse Practitioner
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24. Learn Portuguese
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25. Learn French
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26. Become Trilingual
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27. Do the mud run
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28. Run a Half Marathon
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29. Visit All the 50 States of the United States
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30. Take an Around-the-World Backpacking Trip
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31. Learn new Recipes
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32. Blog daily.
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33. Go to Newport Beach
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34. move out
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35. Exercise on Mondays
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How I did it: I followed the snowball theory where little by little I paid off as much as I could when I could. When I had a bunch of change, I'd take it to the bank and just pay it towards my debt. Even $2 or $4. If I was planning to go out and spend $20, but only spent $10, I put the extra $10 towards my debt. I calculated the minimum I needed to survive and always paid my debt first, forcing me to live off a small budget. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I actually won a raffle for a free class. I probably would not have done it on my own, but now having done this I want to do other things I wouldn't normally chose like karate. I took the class for the local university gym. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I applied for everything and anything I qualified for. I interviewed when I could to practice. I applied online, in person, called to ask for any open positions at agencies I wanted to work for. Read how I did it…
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I seem to buy things in bulk because I feel like I’m saving money, but I realized in essence I’m really spending more than what I need. I bought about 7 Garnier Fructice hair products. Luckily, I was able to return 5 of them as I always keep receipts. The other 2 I exchanged for something I needed. This stuff made my hair dry and it was a mistake to buy so many. So instead I bought head & shoulder scalp care for the dandruff this Garnier stuff caused on my head. So, buy just what you need. Don’t worry about saving money in bulk because if it is $8.50 now or 5 for $7 for $35 now, you might decide you don’t like the scent or you get bored of it. Being minimalist. The other thing to remember is that stuff is always on sale. Always.
Awesome recipes!
I’ve tried 3 so far and they have all been pretty good and don’t take too long. Great flavor for low-fat real recipes.
Good so far: Shrimp Scampi, but with tofu since I’m vegetarian
Zucchini Bran Muffins
Egg Salad Sandwich
Next:
Chicken Parmigiana with Pasta, but with Tofu instead of Chicken.
