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Winter quarter begins tomorrow, Wednesday, January 4, 2012. It’s weird, but that is how the calendar is going to work this year. It’s a leap year and the end of the world will be coming in December. Time to figure out my New Year’s resolutions and bucket list. ;-}~

Seriously, I need to eat better, exercise, finish my transcription course (had to purchase another extension!), and get crafty (add organization to that too). I keep looking at my piles of stuff. I still have pictures from our Hawaii vacation in 2010 that need a home. I practically used all the color inks in the printer to print them out, so I’m obligated to get them onto pages, and into a book. Also, I’ve purchased a Sizzix Big Kick and reconnected with my Silhouette, so I should be great on any dies or embossing. I have TONS of stamps can be used on A LOT of ink pads that need to be broken in. I need to stop being a collector and become a user.

I got a coupon for a free exercise ball from Sears. Just need to put air into it and figure out a way to keep the daredevil boy away from it. I should invest in the Kinect, exercise and/or dance games, and some workout shoes. Yeah, daily positive affirmations for this one.

I need to keep up on my Arbonne. I purchased a bunch of make up (mainly eye shadow) and should use it on a daily basis. I also have a nice stock on lotions. I had to throw out some stuff that I recently found for product lines that were discontinued a couple of years ago. That made me sick to my stomach. I was literally throwing out hundreds of dollars worth of product because it was too old, and no longer available. Talk about “use it or lose it.” I need to USE IT! Since Arbonne is vegan and has a great health and wellness line, vitamins and supplements are not hard to come by.

It sounds like the State may have to implement a clause in the upcoming contract that will decrease my salary by 3%. In exchange for that, I will get 5.2 extra vacation hours per month. I currently accumulate 14.66 hours a month, which means from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, I will accumulate 19.86 hours per month of leave. On top of that, I will continue to accumulate 8 hours of sick leave. I really need to finish my transcription class and supplement my income (and hobby). Theoretically, I should have a lot more time in my world this year, just to see it all come to an end… or do we already live in hell?