The 8th of December - Goals and shopaholic still??

Hey there!

So first of all I would like to talk to you about something. And this something is goals.. And I've made goals in here that are supposed to have happened the 1st of January 2013. The thing is, many of these goals where hard to just make come true, many of them are something that I can't practice and that I can't reach by training hard enough. And this is why, these goals haven't exactly happened. Actually I'm far away from achieving most of them. Anyways I saw a video on youtube with a girl called Cassie (from POPpilates) and she talked about the fact that she had set a goal for february, and why february? Well she didn't want to make a new years resolution that doesn't come true, she wanted to see change and decided that it's stupid to wait a month before starting when you can start today! Her goal was to be able to do 5 pull-ups by the end of February. And well she inspired me to set a goal for myself as well. And because I wanted to challenge myself as much as possible and because I want to achieve many things, I decided to set 3 small goals. 1 for cardio, 1 for strength and 1 for flexibility. So here's my goals; by the end of February I want to be able to run 5k, do 20 push-ups and go into the splits. And yes these things will challenge me, but I love a good challenge, and by achieving these things I will also achieve being in better shape, having stronger arm and breast muscles and more flexibility in legs and hips. So yeah my body will definitely gain a lot of great qualities by using a couple of hours every week besides your normal workout to do these things.

And the second thing I wanted to write about was shopping. I used to never shop and not use very much money per month. This was mainly because I hardly ever went into shops or near them and also because I only had the money I had in my hands to use. Now I'm near shops at least once a week, and I have a master card that I can use wherever I will. So what's going to stop me from buying something when I see it? Well that's the problem, nothing. These past months I've been using a lot of money, more than I should. And since I haven't used a lot of money before, it's not a big issue, I still have a great amount of money on my account. What worries me is, if I keep going like this, I might use waaay to much money and maybe it will lead to an addiction? So that's why this has to stop. I have all the presents I need for Christmas, so there is no more that I need to buy any time soon. So from now on I will not bring my card or any more money than extremely necessary with me when I go to ballet which is near the shops. This way I can't buy anything and I won't use more of my money. I checked the amount of money that I've used in the last couple of months and it's way to much, I need to cut down on my shopaholicness. I mean I do not want to end up like the woman in the shopaholic books. There's nothing wrong with using money, as long as it's under control, and I'm afraid mine isn't really anymore. But it won't be a problem cause I will stop myself before I get addicted. I might consider loosing up when the January sale begins, but that depends on how much money I've got by then. It's not like I need more things, I've got more than anyone could ever dream of. I just really want to save a great deal of my money for my future.

So this month is for me going to be all about working out and NOT shopping!

Love,
M.E<3