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HAPPY 2013


HAPPY NEW YEAR!!  CHEERS to 2013!!

 I've been away for awhile.  I've taken on a new chapter in life, and I'm loving it.  I've turned a different direction professionally, taken on home ownership, and moved across the country (although a touch closer to home).  Most everyone that follows this is likely aware of all of this.  I've found a job that challenges me everyday, that allows me to put more of myself into it than my previous post, and that I wake up raring to face each day.  Some days my "fern-ness" is a lot for the Mid-West to handle, but we are both learning.  

 I've thought a lot about 2013 and what I want from it...

 I could sit here and tell you that I want life and love and happiness and wealth, but who doesn't. That's a wagon load of B.S.  Be original. Be attainable or at least set resolutions that are semi-attainable.

  • Focus on a healthier lifestyle
  • Be positive
  • Finish what I started in the previous decade
  • Budget better
  • Try new ingredients/foodstuffs 
Immediately, I'm going to put it out there that there's NO SHOPPING (excluding food and household necessities (i.e. deodorant, TP, detergent...you know...) for 30 days.  Let's see what I save.  What I save I hope to put towards "Fern's Fun and Fancy Home Fund".  I need to paint. I need window treatments. I want to landscape.  That's a lot, so I'll pick my battles.  Internal dilemma should I rework the kitchen or the bedroom/bathroom first...?

Side note:

Santa delivered this...I think that I'm in love


Cheers to a fun and fabulous 2013!!
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