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So far I’ve talked 6 people into doing the polar bear plunge with me!

We paid off one 10k loan and the other is under 3k now..woohoo..we are getting there!

Well Maui is about as close as you get to the beach…ahhh the island life! I can’t wait!

I am doing the same thing (teaching) but will be doing it at a much smaller private school in Maui….I can’t wait!

My hubby already made the jump to Maui and is working! I just got back last week from Maui and got myself a job! I leave on June 23 and I am almost finished selling everything we own. I’ve given things to family, friends, goodwill, had a yard sale, and sold stuff online. It’s very theraputic to get rid of everything and start over…I can’t wait! Maui here we come!

In the 4 years my husband and I have been married we accumulated so much stuff! We like to move around, let’s see this is our third residence in 4 years..so it helps to get rid of things each time you move. Our lease is up in July so we are looking to move again and I am hopefully going to get rid of lots of stuff this week during spring break. If I can’t sell it online it is going to goodwill for a good home with someone else. We are all about “less is more,” and I feel so much better when I can see the floor!

I usually go to bed around 10pm and wake up at 6am for work. I have a memory foam bed which was the best $2k I have ever spent. On weekends I can sleep up to 12 hours-if I want. My life schedule is such that I can sleep pretty much whenever I want (you know after work/weekends) and I love that. I see so many people run ragged, and they wonder why they look old?! There is a reason people think my husband and I look at least 5 years younger than we actually are…ahhh sleep. Gotta love it-and I appreciate that I get so much of it!

“If you can’t deal with a lop-sided loaf, don’t put a bun in the oven!”

I don’t think that I am that great/compassionate of a person to be able to handle a child with learning disabilities, depression, deformities and the like. I am afraid I would regret having a child if something was wrong with it either at birth or later in life. No one can promise you a “normal” child for life and that scares the hell out of me!

Ahh saving money. You will never have as much as you want but as long as you have what you need you should be ok. My husband and I are doing our best at saving and cutting back our spending on things we don’t really need..we might want..but don’t need. I already know where that economic stimulus package rebate is going…in our savings account!

I decided my soundtrack would really just include the songs I listened to the most from all the years of my life so I went online and found the top 100 hit songs from each year and went down the list choosing the songs I remember listening to the most. Funny part is most of them do represent “themes” or life events from that time period…but I guess that is why you listen to them all the time-for whatever you are going through. I will keep adding to the list, but it’s a great start!

We were to busy to do anything on valentine’s day so on the following Monday I had off of work and decided to cook steak, roasted red potatoes, greenbeans, and rolls. I set up the dining room table with candles and put music on in the background. He was very surprised when he came home and we both really enjoyed the evening.

Me and friends from work are going to NC in March for a conference!

I have given up on this because I actually checked out the realities of living on a houseboat while we were in Key West. It would be fun for vacation but not for an extended period of time.

I finally cleaned out my car and will keep it this way. It’s so nice clean, it makes me want to keep my car for a lot longer!

If you go to youtube and the rest of the internet you can find online videos of the dance routine. I learned it and it’s fun but it takes practice!

We tried to go to florida and ended up stopping in GA due to unexpected weather…we will try again!

I have been able to cut back on soda to one small can (8oz) a day of diet soda. I tricked myself by drinking seltzer water…it’s bubbly and refreshing! Try it you too can cut back!

If you ever have the opportunity to go skydiving you have to do it. Don’t read the paperwork or you’ll back out. Don’t plan it 3 weeks ahead of time or you’ll back out. Call the day ahead reserve your spot and jump. It is an awesome amazing can-be life changing experience! I will never look at the sky the same way again and I can’t wait to get back up there…best experience ever. Just do it.