Nance

Disclaimer: I thought I had posted this awhile ago but I guess it didnt take so Im going to try it again.

Ok so today was a very interesting day for me. At work today there was a kid that just refused to do work so I gave him a pep talk. I told him that sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do and I explained that even as an adult I do things everyday that I don't want to do but have to. I used the example of my job I told him that I would much rather stay home and work on my projects, spend time with my family, do more things out doors anything but go and work all day. Then I went on to say even though we don't want to do things sometimes we just have to do them. The benefit of me going to work everyday is being able to pitch in with money and to satisfy my Hobby Lobby addiction. I told him he would benefit from doing his work because he would get good grades and finish school. I started to think of all the things I have done in my life not because I really wanted to but out of necessity. As I was driving home I thought about it until I got to this Carniceria that I was going to so I could pick up something to make for dinner. I walked in and that's when I saw a this.....



For those of you that don't know what that is its something called Nance. When I was on mission people would make juice and soup out of it and give it to us with meals and sometimes when we would come over to teach. This is the most disgusting thing I have ever had in my life it has a distinct smell so even just the smell would make anyone sick. Now when thinking about things I have done in my life that I really didn't want to do Nance is huge on that list. I probably drank and ate 15 or so gallons of Nance juice and soup that I drank/ate so as not to offend investigators and members in Panama. I decided to have Daniel try it since he never has. I was going to put the video on here but I just cant do that to him Sorry.

Anyways there is a point to this I promise. Does anyone else think that we do to many things cause we have to not because we want to. I bet if we counted all the things we do the majority would be things we do out of necessity not things we love. I would like to challenge everyone to count those things. If your like me I counted and 90% of the things I do are things I don't want to. This doesn't mean I'm going to stop doing those things because those things are important to but if I can get those more even then I will be happy.

Furniture remake

I got this desk and chair for $20 at the D.A.V.



I reupholstered the chair with fabric I got on clearance at hobby lobby and bought a can of off white spray paint and a small jar of black paint to get the old antique look. Total for these supplies $15.

I then bought some turquoise paint for $10. I sanded down the desk and stained it but then found that it was an unnecessary step seeing as I ended up using the black paint to distress it anyway. After a couple of coats of paint I used a wire brush to scrape the surface then used black paint to get the distressed look. I bought new knobs at Hobby Lobby which ended up costing more than I liked they were $20.

I also had bought a mirror at the D.A.V. awhile back for $10 and I used the same paint as the chair and the same technique to distress it.


The Finished product! It was $30 for all 3 pieces. It cost $25 for supplies plus $20 for the knobs. So in total it was $75 for all 3. I saw something similar to this on pinterest and they wanted $250 for the desk alone I saved so much doing it by myself and it was so much fun and gratifying knowing that its my work.

Resolutions

The beginning of the year is always the time where everyone comes up with resolutions that they want to accomplish. I thought long and hard about what my resolutions would be this year. I thought of the usual you know loose weight get healthy etc. The bad thing about this is usually I say "yeah I will do that" but then I forget until around November and just decide to not try since its the holidays and its so hard to loose weight around that time. This is what is different about this year....... I am blogging this so i can be accountable to not only myself but everybody reading this.

I have always thought of having a blog that would have a little bit of this and a little bit of that so now my recurring theme for this year will be completing my resolutions. My most important resolution this year is my constant battle with my weight. I will not post my starting weight because frankly that's embarrassing but I will say its too much, according to any ideal weight chart I am obese and that's all you need to know.

The rest of my resolution list is as followed.......

*Become a better LDS church member (read my scriptures more, pray more, fulfill all my callings.)

*Be in a community theater play (Something I always wanted to do. Finally I will get to put my 4 years of High School drama to use.)

*Embrace Dave Ramsey's money saving tips and work on getting an emergency fund. Also pay off all my medical debt.

* Develop my talents to the point where they will benefit my family and others.

So I guess all that's left to do is accomplish my resolutions and not make 2012 a typical resolution year.
Here is a before picture I will post my progress periodically.




Wish me luck!