February 18, 2009

It's been so long since I've posted! Not good.... I need to work on that. I've been so ridiculously busy lately, with things really ramping up at work, and trying to rent out our duplex, and work on buying more property, and start my other part time job. I think something will need to go, and the first thing to go will be the part time job.

I've been putting all of my tax return toward the ring and I'm really close to paying that off! And next month is looking good to pay off the car. I also adjusted my tax deductions back to 1, instead of 8. Initially I did this so that I could stop giving the government an interest free loan. But now I see that it's kind of a hassel, and I'm really not losing much in interest. And it'll be nice to get a big refund check next February.

My working out has been pretty crappy. I've been eating pretty bad, and not working out enough.

My focus at work has been pretty good, but I think it's because I have so much to do, that I don't have any choice but to really focus on what's right in front of me. But I have gotten much better at delagating and deciding which projects are most important and which ones can be pushed off a little bit. But it makes sense because the projects that aren't that important won't get funded anyway. EVERYTHING is getting scrutenized harder than ever. But for me, that's nice because I have a good reason to push off some of these projects that won't have much effect on the overall company's well-being.

I finished reading a book about how to make you an employee that companies want to keep. It didn't bring up really anything new to me, but it reiterated a few good points. Basically, work hard, talk to the right people, make sure the right people know what you're doing, and don't waste your time with people who will hold you back. I'm not sure what my next book will be.... I need to find more time to read!

The house is in pretty good shape, I cleaned off the table tonight so we're doing alright. I think we need to do a deep clean soon!