Gadgets and Gizmos

I have a thing for electronics. TV's, laptops, cameras, mp3 players, cell phones, I don't know what it is. I enjoy playing with them, figuring out the ins and outs, all that good stuff. The thing is, after the initial excitement, I get bored with them. I mean, I use them, but I rarely use all of the advanced features. I use the basics, and that's it.

I feel like I've made a turn around though. I few months ago, my iPod broke. Well, I broke my iPod. My initial thought was, oh no, I have to go and get another one, NOW!!! Well, I thought about it, and decided to try to go without, just to see. The more I thought, I realized, I really didn't have the money to just up and spend $200 on an iPod. It's like I just spend money without thinking through the repercussions.

I haven't read a book in I don't know how long. I've checked books out from the library. At any given time, I have at least 2 books checked out from the library. I always intend to read them, yet they sit on my nightstand until I've renewed them the maximum number of times, I may even get a late fee, and then I return them. Yet, I've considered getting a Kindle. My cousin had one, I played with it, and decided I should have one. Again, I thought about it, I rarely ever read books. And for the frequency in which I read, why isn't the library good enough?

What's with me, and my desire/need to have all this 'stuff'. That's all it is, is stuff. It doesn't make me happy, in fact, it indirectly stresses me out. I'm buying things I can't afford, staying in debt, and stressing about my finances. Boy do I need to get it together...

Get It Together

One shot to your hear without breaking your skin, no one has the power to hurt you like you kin...kept it inside didn't tell no one else, didn't even want to admit it to yourself...and now your chest burns and your back aches...from 15 years, of holding the pain...and now you only have yourself to blame...if you continue to live this way...

Get it together is my theme for 2011 and beyond, yes, and beyond, hehehe. I have been lax, lax with my finances, with my health, with my job. I need to start focusing on being more responsible. I'm embarrassed with the amount of credit card debt that I have. I have no excuse to not be getting healthy. And my job, my income, my bread and butter, I haven't tried to better myself in I don't know how long. And I complain about the training that they don't provide, but let's be honest, I should want to better myself, for me, not for that company. I don't plan on working there for the rest of my life, and I should not behave as though they owe me something. Should they train us, I think so, should I not better myself, because they are not, absolutely not. I've gotten lazy, and much to lax. I'm just coasting, and that isn't getting me anywhere.

I don't typically do New Year's resolutions, however, I will start making goals for myself, and holding myself accountable for achieving them. They will start small, and increase with time.

So, with that, my first goal, is to have some goals set by 12/31/2011 for the entire year. Reasonable, attainable goals.