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Aside from going on the Daniel Fast and doing a total body cleanse, I really didn’t start 2010 with any resolutions. And since the cleanse ends tomorrow (PTL) and the fast ends next Friday (PTL times 2), I think I have come up a good year-round resolution. I didn’t brainstorm it, it sorta just happened and I thought about it for a while.
During my daily lunch break internet perusing, I caught up on the devastation of the Haiti earthquake. It’s pretty hard to wrap your head around something that massive which has killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people. It’s incredibly sad and humbling to think about. I know in the last week I’ve complained about having to work late, being tired, and losing sleep (over a knocking sound coming from neighbor below because he can’t move his bed at least a foot away from the wall… ahem). When here are thousands and thousands of people who have lost relatives, who are hurt and can’t get help, and who won’t be eating or sleeping for days on end. I have no reason to complain.
Since the logistics of me physically helping the victims are not realistic (and how could an accountant help anyways), I donated money to UNICEF. I recently discovered that Goldman has a gift matching program (dollar for dollar), so I utilized it and doubled my donation. Better take advantage of that while I can.
Today, during my daily iPhone Facebook perusing, I saw a post from my friend, Christen, about her and her sisters blog on their Avon Walk for Breast Cancer team. They are fundraising and I decided to help them out. Christen’s mom recently beat her battle with breast cancer. And Gamma had it and beat it twice. It’s an extremely worthy cause.
My point in all this is not to gain points for being a great person. Because y’all should already know that, right? My point is that my New Year’s resolution is to give more. Because it’s something I have always enjoyed, yet often neglect to do. My goal is to donate my time or money twice a month. (I’m not limiting myself to only volunteering twice, I just like numbers, particularly even ones). Right now my schedule doesn’t permit me to volunteer my time, I’m going to donate monetarily until I can. I used to get scammed donate money as a kid, and I’m definitely more capable of it now, especially since I make more than $15 a month these days. Although I did have free food and rent them… hmm. (Funny how I used the same blog title today as that post a year and a half ago without realizing I was double dipping).
If I’ve encouraged anyone to give, here’s a list of organizations to donate to for the Haiti victims. I think giving time is much more meaningful that money, but in situations like these, money works wonders. If you have any organizations that are in need of volunteers or want to go volunteer together, let’s make it happen!
Is the phrase my Mom used to describe my recent car buying experience. Once I decided I was going to get a new car, I went full speed ahead until the decision was made. Which was about 2-3 days later. That’s how I operate on big decisions. I can debate for an hour what I would like to eat tonight, but when it comes to spending a chunk load of dough, my gut tells me what’s up at the drop of a hat.
Which means I didn’t have much time to mourn the passing on of my Passat. I knew one day we would have to say goodbye, I just didn’t expect it so soon. And I get all sentimental thinking about how my car will probably be shipped to Mexico and sold for parts. In reality, it’s probably ready to kickback with a Corona and be lazy on the beach for a while. It’s probably been waiting for the day I’d retire it so it wouldn’t have to put up with my crazy Dallas hands-in-the-air driving antics. You were good to me, Passat, you really were.
Luckily, I will never have to retire that fleece. Now, onto the new (to me) wheels. I test drove three cars. This was the third one and when I got in the driver’s seat, my gut said, “Holla”! Well, that was after I researched it to make sure I was getting a good deal. You know me, I’m always happiest when I get something on sale.
I love that it sits up so I can see better, I love that the steering is tight, I love that it’s sporty and can put up with said driving antics. I hope it’s up for that kind of challenge!
Lastly, while we are on the topic of cars… let’s go ahead and pour one out for my first love, Elmo.
P.S. When I went to google pictures of my car to put on here, this is one of the first I saw. I hope it’s not an omen. Yikes!
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