formerlybostonchile

So much for all my goal settings of yesterday. The only thing I really accomplished was making my bed and working out. To tell the truth, I came home later than I normally do, and I was so exhausted that I didn't even bother to eat in the kitchen like I normally do. I ate in my bedrooom. The Chicken Tangine I made on Sunday was awesome! It's a bit on the sweet side but it almost satisfied my sweet tooth. I say almost cos I ended up eating some chin chin as well. But the good is, because I was eating in my bedroom, and I was tired as all get out, I was too lazy to get more Tangine or more chin chin. So for once, I only had one serving of whatever instead of ten thousand like I usually do. Hmmmmmmm. But thank God, today is a new day and I promise to be on it. As soon as I get out of this bed that is. I keep smelling the garbage from my room. I don't recall putting any animal flesh in there so am a bit perplexed. And since I thoroughly cleaned on Sunday, whatever is in the...

Waaaaaah! How is it Monday morning already? Am not ready!!!!!!! I feel so exhausted. Been up since shortly before 6am but I've been snoozing then procrastinating on twitter. The one good think about this Monday is that at the end of it this week, am not working! I finally get a full two day weekend. Yes. I worked six days last week and coupled with my jet lag, I've been seriously dragging. I am happy though, I managed to finally clean my space. It has been a hot mess since I came back from Nigeria. Clothes everywhere, spoiling food, unmade bed for days, ring in the tub. I hate living in a mess and seeing that mess on a daily basis did something to me. In fact, I even skipped a morning workout session to put things to right. Now am back in balance again, fridge cleaned, floors mopped, no more ring! Even my closet got organised. I had planned to hang up my curtains this weekend, I just needed to buy some curtain rods. I went to Ross and actually found one that I liked, it ...

So like I said, I have this to me, massive debt that has been occupying my brain matter. Everyday I come up with a new scheme to get out of debt quicker but unfortunately, unless I start making even more money there is no way I am going to get out of debt any faster than the time my spreadsheet calculated. Sigh. The sad part about being in debt is that I feel so discontent. I see so many things I want to buy for my apartment and because right now, thanks to my student loans, I am totally operating in the negative, I can't. So that makes me so unhappy and ungrateful for the blessing that I have, namely a job! Anyway, I will keep trucking on until July. This too will pass. And then am going buck wild!!! In the meantime, I am really tempted to just pay off one of lower balances but highest interest rate. When I saw that interest fee, I screamed out loud, I was that upset! I am so tempted, so tempted, so tempted but I will essentially be robbing peter to pay paul, but that inte...

Money money money or in my case debt debt debt. am becoming obsessed, it's all i think of, closely followed by all i can't buy cos am in debt. no bueno.

Went to Nigeria for my grandmother's burial. Missed the burial because of the strikes. Continental was too punkish to fly into Nigeria and kept cancelling my flights (one ground agent said they had received threats major eye roll) but I was very determined to get to Nigeria and I went. I went through Lufthansa which has an alliance with United, whatever it worked to my advantage. It was worth it. I got to see my sisters, see my mother and father hang out with my cousin and her now grown children, see my favorite uncle and aunt. There is nothing like family! It went by so fast. I landed on Saturday evening.  Slept away Sunday cos I was just tired. But woke up when my sisters came back into town.  Monday, they called off the strikes. Terms were still not favorable, but I was proud that people stood up and protested. I was ready to go marching too with my cousin's husband but then he received a call or bb that the strike had been called off.  Tuesda...

For all my talk about writing more consistently, I have been a definite slacker. Anyway. Happy belated new year and all that. Been trying to get on top of my financials as my goal for the new year. I have made a spreadsheet, did auto pay and resigned myself to paycheck to paycheck living again for the next seven months. I owe about 17K dollars. Yikes. Never been in that kinda hole before but that's what happens when one is out of work for three months I guess, and had to apply for a state license in Texas. I guess God really turns everything that happens to us for our good. Living paycheck to paycheck had been my norm in Mia throughout residency. I didn't, couldn't afford regular mani pedis waxing happy hours etc. so I didn't miss those. Eating as cheaply and as well as I could was my first priority so I survived. The bulk of my debt was due to rent and the Texas license as well as moving, though that was paid. Plus I needed new tires, and a laptop and maybe I got p...