This is ALARMING!

So today, 5 set alarms later, I finally arose from bed and allowed myself to become a productive member of society. I have been having the hardest time waking up in the morning lately, really ever since that awful day called DAY LIGHT SAVINGS (BTW DLS KISS MY ASS).  I will set my alarm for a decent time, allowing me the 8 hours of sleep needed plus giving me enough time to walk the pooch on a long walk and shower and puss around until work at 900am.  HOWEVER, recently I have been sleeping in very late and causing myself to rush before work!  I don't even have time to brush the mop or put on the face!  It has been awful!  Now I do wake up with out my alarm but usually i just turn over and go back to sleep!  I know that most people are suppose to not need an alarm if they are getting enough sleep and I think thats GREAT for them, but I'd sleep till like 1pm if I didnt have an alarm, even if I went to be at 8pm.  I love to sleep, i could sleep all day! 

I also think that those tv shows that show families eating breakfast all happy like a family and doing all this stuff before they start their work and school day, THOSE DON'T EXISTS!!! I mean really I can't possibly imagine that ever happening in my house!  When I was a mini me my morning consisted of me getting up, getting ready for school, watching my mom curl her hair, listening to 106.5 radio and finally going downstairs to practice my piano while we waiting for my Aunt to drop off my cousins  and more importantly my mom's coffee.  I usually ate the left out pb and J toast sandwich Sissy made me before she headed to the dental office and if I was lucky I watched some early morning cartoons or TV because my mom wasn't paying attention and I got away with out practicing for a concert I would ultimately SUCK at!  I hated mornings at my house, I always felt so rushed, even in high school I had to be ready by a certain time so we beat traffic....ug it was tiring and it caused me to be a very stressful little 12 year old! 


Now mind you, I am not a grouch in the morning, I actually am a pleasant person all times of the day (well except in the wee hours of the night, i am getting a bit old and after 4am I feel it is time for sleep!) but I do think it is just impractical for others to think that real life consists of what is shown, because my life was real, not that abc family crap!

ANYWAYS!!!!

My resolution today is only use ONE alarm and to actually get up with said alarm!  i will no longer push SNOOZE or wait till the last possible second.  I know why I need to get up and I need to do it!  i will arise when my alarm goes off and start my day.  I really wish I had some magical birds, mice and a deer to help with this day starting but I guess the pooch will do! 

Clean out the purse, it needs love too!

So today I was looking for something in my purse and after a LONG and tiring search I finally found what I was looking for, and it wasn't even that useful, but it got me thinking about how ridiculous my purse has gotten!  It has so many receipts, silly papers and I am not sure but something is sticky in there!  I think they worse part is that my purse is REALLY expensive and that fact that I am treating it like this is crazy!!!

Therefore, my resolution is to keep my purse clean.  Sure I will have times where I throw random stuff in my purse, but I need to remember at night to clean it out and take better care of it!  I also realized when cleaning out my purse *finally* that i had some extra money hidden in a pocket and I finally found my lip gloss, its been months!  This is a small task so i think I will be able to handle it!

on a completely random topic, I bought cute new anchor rain boots today, on sale!

HOLLAR!

No more monkeys jumping on the unmade bed!

So today I was thinking about the chores I use to do as a child.  I remember that it was my job to dust the living room, bed room and basement.  It was also my job to take out the trash and when I was old enough I was also required to help with the laundry and vacuuming. These are chores that I still do week (or at least try).  I dust, take out the trash and vacuum, among other things.  However, today I was thinking about the daily chores I had to do or ELSE...well you know the Mother lost her mind! 

One of the biggest daily chores I remember doing that was a required task was making my bed.  If my mother walked into my room and my bed was a mess I was in super trouble.  I am not talking about no phone trouble, I mean middle name said trouble.  Anyways, making my bed was not the worst chore I could forget *that would be hanging up my uniform* but it was one that I have forgotten as I have gotten older. When I came home today I realized that if I just made my bed my room would look much better and cleaner.  I now understand what that crazy woman of a mother was bitching about when she would middle name me for not having my bed made. 

Therefore, today's resolution is to make my bed everyday.  Now granted I know that the pooch will mess with the bed, as he hates a made bed, but I will still be making it every day.  It is a horrible habit i have picked up not making my bed and I need to work on it! 

Don't forget to eat, its important!

So believe it or not I am one that usually forgets to eat or never finds times to stop and have some lunch or in Today's case even dinner. I am usually very busy being productive and realize it is time to eat when it is way past lunch or dinner time!  I blame this on the fact that my family truly has only ate one meal a day my entire life.  We aren't really breakfast people (Coffee and tea are just fine) and lunch is something that if you remember to eat you're lucky! I have decided this is the reason I have the SLOWEST metabolism in the world and am eternally chubby.  But I have decided to fight this problem by setting an eatting schedule. 

I resolute that starting today I will set alarms on my phone to remind me to eat breakfast, snacks, lunch, snacks, dinner an snacks!  I need to boost or at least start this metabolism and the only way to do this is to eat and eat well!  I will not be eating snacks of the cookie persuasion *even though i love them so much* but instead I will be enjoying fruits, veggies, protein and such!  If anything I have had a nervous breakdown with bathing suit season right around the corner and it is time to get my butt really in gear and smaller! 

Give thanks where thanks shall be given!!!

I have realized that sometimes I do not say thank you to people who are truly amazing and inspirational to me and my life.  I have met some amazing people while living here in Norfolk, Virginia.  One of them is the best Choir director around.  She has so amazing, caring and a great inspiration.  Today she gave me a wonderful CD, out of the kindness of her heart, because she knew I wanted the CD but they were sold out.  I told her thank you a million times when she handed me the CD but I feel it is not enough.

I also have the BESTEST friend who sent me a beautiful LARGE box full of goodies on Friday and I am so truly grateful and I feel i need to let her know how much i care.

Therefore, one of my resolutions is to go a little old school and start writing Thank you notes to those I am thankful to.  I remember as a younger teen I had a friend whose mom use to write me and my mom thank you notes for helping her and her family out.  If my mom or I had my friend over for a weekend of fun, or took them to an event her mom would send a card the next day thanking us for our hospitality.  It made my mom eyes light up every time she got that card, it wasn't something she expected but instead something that she found refreshing and pleasant.  I am one who always finds it important to surprise the people I care about with gifts of love and such.  I one time bought a friend something and she was so ungrateful about it.  She questioned why I had purchased such gift (even though it was just something silly and really worth nothing monetarily, I had purchased it because it reminded me of her and I cared.) She even seem livid that I had the audacity to purchase something for her, like I was crazy.  it really made me feel bad and i was so unsure why she was so taken back.  I had done similar behavior for others in the past, I love buying random things for people, especially if they are inside jokes or surprises.  I love for others to be unexpected and truly grateful.  I thought about the feeling i get when someones eyes light up because i have given them something unexpected and i thought I need to return that feeling with thank you notes!

Therefore, I will from now on be writing thank you notes to those who have touched my life and deserve to know that I am thankful for everything they do for me spiritually, emotionally, physically, monetary etc. 

THANK YOU!!!!!

Work hard and play hard make Manda tired girl!!!!

Today's resolution is to try to have a better sleep schedule!  The neatest person in Norfolk has decided that for lent she will be getting a better sleep schedule in orders to be a healthier person.  I have noticed it really seems to be working well for her and have decided to steal her Lenten task and make it my resolution for today!  I have been doing well with not having the tv on before sleeping, but I have noticed that I have been going to be later and later in the evening and waking up earlier and earlier.  Now I use to be the girl that could get 4 hours of sleep and be glorious for the rest of the day, but as old age has crept up I am no longer that lady!  Therefore, I really do need about eight hours of sleepy time!  I have decided that during the work I will try to be in bed by 11pm and be up by 7am so that I get enough sleep and am still able to be up and go to the gym or take the pooch for a walk, with enough time to shower and putz around before workski.  I think this will actually be a bit tough for me as I really love to watch late night tv, like the daily show and colbert report.  However, sleep is more important! 

Here's to sleep!

I have no idea what to write about today!

Usually throughout the day I have a HUGE revolution about something  I need to change or work on and I make that my resolution.  However, today I really couldn't think about anything besides the usual, which I have already tried to work on.  I decided that today I will review my resolutions from the past and maybe revisit the ones I have slack on. 

Some that I need to revisit is the keeping regular, I have been horrible about going to the gym!  I also need to make sure I am playing with the dog more and that I am not eating at 9pm.  These are little things that I am slacking on but know are important!

I will get back into this, maybe my revolution today is to do better on my resolutions?  I mean as usual I do need to be better at blogging too!