la ta di da.. it's good for the soul

i've come to the conclusion that i am a terrible blogger. between not being consistent in posting and the fact that my blogs are all over the place, i am terrible. i'm really something else. i mean i use this platform as a word-vomit board more than anything [yes that sounds gross]. i'm quite the scatter brain.

but i guess i didnt have to tell you that for you to know.

so on that note,

this weekend i had a family Christmas. i got this sweet ceramic Starbucks mug that has a rubber top to it. it looks exactly like the caps that are cheap plastic and probably not that healthy for you to put your mouth on considering you have no idea if the baristas might have dropped a whole stack of lids and set them back on the counter as if nothing happened. [not rating on baristas but you never know what goes on...]

so anyways, this thing is amazing. for some odd reason, i dont like travel mugs. they are large and ugly and too "traveler-y" and gaudy for me. therefore, i quit making my own coffee and stupidly started buying coffee oh-to-regularly. then i had a chat with my wallet and she said that she is hurting - badly. given the holiday season, i decided to give back, or just not give the coffee shop my money anymore. why? because this sweet Starbucks cup that i got. it is a ceramic mug with no handle, and has the mug topper. its sleek isn't huge. holds maybe a cup and a half or so. the rubber topper fits most other ceramic mugs which is great. it even warns me that my contents are hot. how thoughtful is that! hands down the greatest invention [not really but its close].

so if you were wondering what exciting things are happening in my life, it's that i got a sweet coffee mug.

and my landlord dropped off a couple of cute Christmas poems. one of which i read to my roommate and totally messed up on ... at least 3 times. then proceeded to stutter on the other poem. at that point i gave up and put them aside.

so here's the deal. i have been thinking of all the things i need to work on. i know the list is really long but here are a few things that i am going to try and make more of an effort on [and who cares about new years goals, i'm starting now]

1. work out 4/7 days a week.
2. eat more cereal. [it makes me happy]
3. read at least 1 book by May [i have to be in the right mood to read.. :-/]
4. learn to speak up.
5. pay off another loan by May.
6. learn to have more of a tolerance.
7. begin a prayer journal.
8. get up for work at 6am everyday [this will be a process, but i'm slowly starting this already].
9. call my friends from school at least once a month.
10. learn how to paint for real.

all seem like attainable goals. however, if you know me at all, i hate setting goals and planning. but i figure its the adult thing to do. i hear its good for the soul.

i hear planning is good for the soul.
i hear reading is good for the soul.
i hear working out is good for the soul.
i know friends are good for the soul.
and i know for certain praying is good for the soul.

and if i can plan to read and work out and call my friends then i know that praying for strength in all of these things will be good for my soul. and with a better soul i wont depend on coffee to make it through the day and i will have a higher tolerance for things that bother me.

or something like that ;)

la ta di da...it's good for the soul...