2011 Challenge

Well the new year is here, and was rung in in style. We spent New Years in Charlotte with an awesome group of friends.  Mooresville  has become the watering hole for most of my friends from undergrad.  Some people grew up there, others like my sister, have moved there, and the rest of us just gather there.  As always, we piled in at Jay's house and his parents fed us. This year they went all out with a fancy meal on New Years Eve, and a fondue party on New Years Day. We had great service, and they even sang Happy Birthday, and brought a dessert!  We spent the night downtown Charlotte and met up with even more friends.

So everyone always makes New Year's resolutions ... so what's mine you ask? Well these year I decided to call them Challenges because I am more likely to try and keep them, and succeed and overcome a challenge. So.. hear goes...

Challenge 1: The Push Up Challenge.  Its easy as pie (I think).  You start out with one push-up on Jan. 1st, and add one each day of the year.  So I am currently on 2, tomorrow will be 3 and so on.  Any style push counts, and any way you do them. Sets of 5,10, 100 ... it doesn't matter as long as you get the correct number in 24 hours.  So far there are 3 of us on board for this. Let's see who makes it!

Challenge 2: Menu Planning.  I am not just planning one menu, but one for each night of the week. The theory is cut back on my trips to the grocery store, eating out, and wasting time after work and eating late at night. With my crazy work schedule this will hopefully work out and be less stressful.

Challenge 3: Savings.  While I am always saving and have monthly savings set up, I am going to try and focus on where the money is going that I do spend and ways to spend less.  Challenge 2 is going to play a big role in this, especially if I can cut back on the eating out!! I also have roommates currently so I am hoping to bump up the monthly savings since I get to split bills by 3 still! YAY!  Right now the current inspiration for Challenge 3 is:: Extreme Couponing. Its a show on TLC. Its crazy, you need to check it out.

I'll keep everyone posted on my Challenges!