MY COMMITMENT TO NO LONGER EATING OUT

This is it~ I am no longer spending money on food. I mean fast food! Restaurant food!

I am on a mission to change by bad habits and save money! I don't bring my lunch or dinner because I do not plan properly. Well, I have had enough. I am broke and heavy and totally sick of it. Recently I was making my son listen to the 7 habit of highly effective teens and found that I was getting just as much out of it as he was. One of the habits is begin with the end in mind. I love that. We are always thinking of goals and resolutions but I know that I am thinking about how hard it is going to be to complete this venture. Not thinking about how much money I will save or how healthy I may become. So this time I am beginning withing the end in mind. One of the other habits is telling the truth all the time... it makes you feel whole inside.. I love this. I think that a lot of us tell little white lies or lie to ourself so much that it is quite damaging. I tell myself all the time that I deserve to eat this or go to this restaurant because I work and go to school and I am a mom and I am a divorcée. When really the fact of the matter is ... I deserve to be healthy and debt free and stress less over the fact that I may not be able to pay for the gas bill because I have decided to eat out 6 times this week instead of packing my lunch and taking the time to plan my meals for the week. Also there is a part in the book where he speaks about your personal bank account and making deposits or withdrawals and how it effects your mindset and self confidence. If you make a promise to yourself ... keep it... If you tell yourself you are going to wake up at 6am and workout then do it. It will do wonders for your self worth and overall attitude. So this is my new venture. Blogging and keeping my word to myself to plan my meals and save money. Graduation is on May 20th.. Let's see how much money I will have saved by then.. GOOD LUCK TO ME...

Day 1. Sunday April 11, 2010..

No food bought out today so far... savings acct 10.00 to start. (normally I wold have purchased a breakfast out today so 10.00 in) each time I would have purchased a meal out I will deposit that money in this acct to see how much I can save by May 20th.

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Well today was a wonderful day. Relaxing and family filled. Still trying to feel at home. Still trying to feel like this is my home and that I am not just visiting. With work and school it is hard to feel home.

I wish I could see ahead to the future and figure out what choices I am supposed to make before I make them. I know that would take the fun out of it all but I do not want to make a mistake when it comes to my life and the life of my son. There are ups and downs all the time and I know what choices I have to make and, as I stated before, most of the time I choose not to follow through with the correct choice. Not sure what to make of that. Does it have to do with discipline? Or is it about control?

I am feeling closer to God everyday and learning a lot about myself and the others around me. I tend to trust everyone to the fullest until they give me a reason not to trust.. I get hurt often in that process. Still I believe in the good in people. Strange.. Yeah. I think so too.

Want to learn more about this blog site. I see so many that have great pic's and layouts and I love that. Not sure where to begin... So I have decided to just wait. I do not have a lot of time. With graduation coming up next month, I will wait and see what that brings. As for now I need to make the choice to study, plan my meals, save money and be happy. Every day .. you never know if tomorrow will ever come. Make your memories today. Don't wait for tomorrow. Life is a blessing and I thank God everyday for all of the many blessings in my life.

I read this today and it stuck with me.... " Why do you always want more of what you don't need.... Because what you don't need does not satisfy." That is why people are always searching for something more... and more ... and more... because they can't see that what they already have is perfect... Be content...