Time Well Wasted

Lately I haven't really been a goal-accomplishment mood. I've been the lazy, sleep and lounge all day mood. I haven't really done much for the beginning of the year. We are already halfway into February and far from completing my goals. However, I did complete some goals.

Many More Updates

Wow. Its been awhile. I need to start writing in this more...

I have a few updates for you all. First off, right now I am vacationing in Hawaii! I am having some warm fun in the sun! Well, actually, I haven't really been out in the sun that much yet. Only been here for 3 days and I've only been hanging out around the house. Here is what I have accomplished since last time:

001. Read 50 books [4/50]

I finished book #4. Now I am reading Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyers. It is the last book in the series.

052. Visit Hawaii again

I finally took that trip that I have been wanting to take. I came to Hawaii on January 12th. I am in Hawaii!! :]

054. Visit 26 Cities/Towns starting with each letter of the alphabet [1/26]

I am here in Hawaii, staying in Ewa Beach. I have never been to Ewa Beach before, so letter E is now crossed off my list.

080. Earn $100 from blogging in one year [$25.74/$100]

I received my 2nd payment from Adgitize last week. So now, I am a quarter way done with this goal.

Well, that's all for now! I will have more later!

Monthly Update for December

I wasn't able to work much on my list this month. I'm sorry that I didn't update much either. Well, remember my to-do list from the beginning of the month? Here it is again, and I've crossed out the ones I completed.

001. Finish 2 books
006. Finish a suggested book
009. Finish a book on Kitsap C. history
014. Find some more quotes
016. Accomplish month 4
018. Lose 10-15 pounds
027. Have at least one internet break
032. Donate blood
035. Have a total donation of at least 10,000
052. Take a trip to Hawaii
061. Watch at least 5 movies
063. Finish season 6 and season 7
068. Watch at least 5 movies
088. Send a postcard to PostSecret
090. Write a short story

Not very much huh? Yeah, December was a really lazy month for me. click below for the rest of my update:

Monthly Updates for November

Sorry again. I really have been neglecting my blogs. Hopefully I will have more to update tomorrow now. Anyways, here is my monthly update for November:

001. Read 50 books [2/50]: I finished another book. I guess I have been reading one book a month. But that isn't good because there are only 34 months in my challenge and I need to read 50 books. I am going to make sure to read at least 2 books this month of December.
016. Don't eat fast food more than twice a month, each month [3/34]: Accomplished month number 3. This one isn't very hard for me since I don't really have any money to spend.
018. Lose 50 pounds [8/50]: I've lost 8 pounds since the start of my challenge. Well, actually, I think I only started weighing myself in October, but I'm not exactly sure when. This actually has been surprising because I don't exercise. All I do everyday is wake up and blog, eat, and sometimes go to school. I mainly sit around and go on the computer. So I don't know why I'm losing weight, but I'm happy.
027. Take 10 one-day breaks from the Internet [3/10]: I accomplished two internet breaks in November. Hopefully I can accomplish another one this month.
034. Send 50 postcards via http://www.postcrossing.com/ [50/50]: COMPLETED! I accomplished this task on November 11th. However, this does not stop me from sending more postcards.
035. Donate 100,000 grains of rice at http://www.freerice.com/ [4,160/100,000]: I donated 2060 grains of rice in November. I hope to bring my donation up to 10,000 by the end of December.
061. Watch 26 movies starting with each letter of the alphabet [13/26]: I watched 4 movies in November. This month, I plan on making a list of movies to watch, so later on I don't have to stand around trying to figure out which one to watch.
063. Watch all 8 seasons of Charmed [5/8]: I don't normally blog about this one so I'm not sure how many I've watched in November but I think its been about 2 seasons. And I'm almost finished with season 6.
068. Watch 101 movies [6/101]: I watched 3 movies in November. I actually know that I watched more than this but since I can't exactly remember which movies, and on what dates, I'm not going to add them.
070. Watch a movie from the year I was born (1989): COMPLETED! I accomplished this goal on November 13th. Hmmm...I think that was friday the 13th too. Haha, I made sure I stayed home that day.
078. Put $5 in savings for every task completed [$30/$505]: I have been saving up this money, but just last week I finally opening up an account for it. So now, I have $30 in my bank account.
080. Earn $100 from blogging in one year [$19.49/$100] : Since this is a November update, my earnings as of November 30th is: $19.49 and earnings from November is: $6.12. I am actually only counting Adgitize earnings now. I just started writing paid posts from SocialSpark but I won't add those earnings until I get paid. So for now, I will just be updating Adgitize.
096. Reach 50 followers on this blog [27/50]: I don't update this very often either but I think I've gotten around 10 in November. So, thank you my followers!

As you can see, I've done a lot since October, but I haven't accomplished that many. I only accomplished two goals in November. Do you have a list too? I would love to hear about it. Let me know how your list is coming. Do you think I've been on track, or do you think I need to step it up a bit? Don't worry, you won't hurt my feelings. I think I need to step it up a lot. Well, til next time.

Another Update

Didn't do much today. Well, technically its 12:19 AM, so I guess it was yesterday. However, since I wasn't on the computer, I was able to contribute to one of my goals. Here is what I did:

001. Read 50 books [1/50]: I read a couple of chapters from my current book. I hope to finish it before the end of the month. The book doesn't take me long to read, I just haven't had time to get around to reading it.
027. Take 10 one-day breaks from the Internet [2/10]: Since I wasn't on the Internet, or even on the computer, I get to cross one day off. I feel proud. And I didn't even try to stay away from the computer. I was just doing too many things that I didn't even get a chance to go on the computer. It doesn't bother me either. But I'm back now. I guess I can't stay away for too long.
080. Earn $100 from blogging in one year [$15.01/$100]: I've made $16.02 as of 11/14/09. That's $1.01 since my last update and $2.65 for the month so far.
092. Add 200 more DVDs to my collection [100+/200]: I honestly have gotten so many new movies that I haven't had a chance to sit down, and add everything to my inventory. Maybe I should do that tomorrow...hmm. The last time I did inventory, I was at 100+. So I'm not sure where I'm at now. Maybe I should really do that tomorrow, who knows, maybe I'll have already accomplished this goal? Hmmm...maybe I'll do it now.
096. Reach 50 followers on this blog [22/50]: Yay! 22 followers! I am almost halfway to my goal. And I'm waaaayyyyy less than halfway through my challenge. So, I guess I'm doing good on this part. But, I can't take all credit. I want to say thank you to all of my followers and being loyal to me. Thank you.

I also watched a movie but I have already seen before so I'm not able to add it to my list. Alright. That is all for now. I'm sorry there weren't any pictures. Hopefully I will be able to add some more updates tomorrow, and hopefully will pictures. See y'all soon! ♥

October Update

Hi again. I'm sorry, I have not done much progress with this challenge. I have some updates for you today, though. I have really been swamped with school lately, and next quarter I will be able to graduate. Yay!

021. Take multi-vitamins everyday for a month [30/30] 10/14/09
COMPLETED! This was a boring, but healthy goal. As of today, I have taken vitamins everyday since I started this challenge.
034. Send 50 postcards via http://www.postcrossing.com/ [40/50]
I am almost done with this one! I only have a few more the send out, which I should be able to finish my the end of November, if not sooner.
080. Earn $100 from Adgitize in one year [$13.37/$100]

I earned my first payment today! I am so happy! :] I guess you really can earn money from blogging.
083. Buy a new digital camera 10/10/09
COMPLETED! I love my new camera. Check out my full post for more details.

I have some other updates as well, but they aren't really update worthy, so you can check out my master list, here, to check out my overall progress.

Overall, I think it was an okay month. Kinda slow, but I did get 2 goals completed. Hopefully November will be a better month. I hope to get some more travel within this month also. I plan to travel to Forks, Washington! The home of Twilight! :] I only live about 3-4 hours away. While I'm up there, hopefully I can visit Victoria, B.C. also. Wish me luck. And see you next time!

Blogging Earnings as of 10/09

080. Earn $100 from blogging in one year [$6.02/$100]

Pretty good improvement, huh? I made my first 6 dollars! Most of it is from Adgitize, but here is how I calculated the earnings:

Adsense: $0.58
Adbride: $0.54
Adgitize: $4.90

This is as of 10/09/09 because Adgitize reports a day later. I should get my first payment from Adgitize at the end of October! Yay, I'm excited! As for the other two, I'm not sure when I will get my first payment..

Day 0014

I'm not gonna go into much detail today. I will just update you on my progress so far.

021. Take multi-vitamins everyday for one month [14/30]
028. Wake up before 10 AM everyday for a year [0/365]
I actually have to start over with this one. I have class tomorrow so maybe I'll be able to actually start and finish this one. Hope for the best.
034. Send 50 Postcards via Post Crossing [11/50]
I sent 6 more postcards today. I also received my first postcards today. I got 4! Check out the pictures of the postcards at my postcard blog, Marie's Entertainment.
047. Visit all counties in Washington (old visits may count) [10/39]
I'm actually going to count my past visits because there are way to many counties in Washington and I don't have enough time or money to revisit all of them.
061. Watch 26 movies starting with each letter of the alphabet [6/26]
I watched Quinceanera on the 25th and I watched Wolverine last night. They are both great movies.
080. Earn $100 from blogging in one year [$2.69/$100]
Adbrite: $0.21
Adgitize: $2.48
087. Own at least 50 piggy banks [8/50]
I got 4 more piggy banks yesterday at Goodwill.
096. Reach 50 followers on this blog [10/50]

That's all for today. See you guys next week!

Day 0008

It has been one week since I started my challenge. Since I have a little over 2 and a half years to complete everything, I'd say I'm doing ok. But I wish I would have completed more tasks by now. Well, here are my updates since day 0003.

001. Read 50 books. [0/50]
I'm really trying to finish my current (and first) book. Its not that its boring. Cuz its really not. I just haven't been in the mood to read lately. I love being on the computer. And I love watching TV/DVDs. Maybe that's why I put this goal on my list. I really need to start reading again. Hopefully I will do some reading tonight and tomorrow. Maybe by the end of the month, I'll be finished? Hopefully.
016. Don't eat fast food more than twice a month [0/34]
I ate fast food on Sept 18th. So that's two for the month of September. I actually ate fast food earlier in the month, before I started my challenge.
021. Take multi-vitamins everyday for one month [8/30]
I've actually been really good with my vitamins. I've taken it everyday since the challenge started. So hopefully, I can accomplish this task soon.
027. Take 10 whole-day breaks from the internet [1/10]
I've actually taken my first one. Can you believe it? It was really hard for me. I depend on the internet too much. By 6 PM I was going crazy with boredom. I didn't want to watch another movie. And I surely wasn't in the mood to read a book. I finally settled with watching Charmed. My day break was on Sept 18th.
028. Wake up before 10 AM everyday for a year [1/365]
This one is gonna be a tough one. I really really really hate waking up early. I am definitely not a morning person, I can tell you that. I actually woke up at 8 AM on the 18th because of my dentist appointment at 10 AM but since then, I've slept in. So that one doesn't count. But today, I had a class at 10 AM and actually woke up early. Hopefully I am able to stick to this routine for the next year. I want to become a morning person. I like being awake in the morning. I just hate to actually, wake up.
034. Send 50 Postcards via Post Crossing [5/50]
I sent 5 of them today. International postcards are not cheap! I will remember that next time I want to send a whole bunch of postcards. 50? Was I crazy? That's about $50 in postage alone! But I will stick to it. Because its worth it to me. The more postcards I send, the more postcards I will receive. I can't wait to receive my first postcards in the mail.
061. Watch 26 movies starting with each letter of the alphabet [4/26]
I watched Confessions of a Shopaholic yesterday. I loved it. The book has been one of my favorite books. The movie was a little different. But still good.
063. Watch all 8 seasons of Charmed [1/8]
I finished Season 1 of Charmed the other day. I also watched 4 episodes of Season 2 yesterday.
080. Earn $100 from blogging in one year [$1.58/$100]
Adbrite: $0.17
Adgitize: $1.41
091. Add 100 more playing cards to my collection [4/100]
I bought another pack of cards on Sept 18th. I think it was a Harley Davidson one. It was on sale.
096. Reach 50 followers on this blog [9/50]
I have 9 followers! Yay!

That's all for today. Haha. Yeahh, I know its a lot.

Day 0003

I didn't complete any goals yesterday or today, but I did work on some of them.

Yesterday,
I took my vitamins. Watched 3 movies: Definitely, Maybe, Marley & Me, and Bee Movie. I loved all three. I hate to admit this, but I actually cried during Marley & Me. I don't want to spoil anything, but my puppy was, and still is, a troublemaker and I really connected with the movie. Definitely, Maybe was a great movie too. It was interesting trying to figure out who the girl's mother is. And Bee Movie was good too. It really shows you the perspective of bees, and their place in this world. I recommend all three.

Today,
I watched 4 episodes of Charmed, seasoned 1. And read up to Chapter 8 in my current book. I also took my vitamins. So far, since Sept 15th, I have earned $0.54, as of Sept 16th because today's earnings has not yet been calculated.
Adsense: $0.00
Adbrite: $0.08
Paypal: $0.00
Amazon: $0.00
Adgitize: $0.46
I include Paypal on here instead of all the programs I'm an affiliate of, its easier than keeping track of them.
Ooh! I have 5 followers now. Thanks! Keep following please.

Worked on:
001. Read 50 books [0/50]
021. Take multi-vitamins everyday for one month [3/30]
061. Watch 26 movies starting with each letter of the alphabet [3/26]
063. Watch all 8 seasons of Charmed [0/8]
068. Watch 101 movies [1/101]
080. Earn $100 from blogging in one year [0.54/100]
096. Reach 50 followers on blog [5/50]