Note to self

Note to self-

Once in Hawaii, make ceviche!

Money Savings starts now

My husband and I had the "money talk" last night which made me feel sick to my stomach. The bottom line is we need to save more money which is really really hard to do. Two car payments, a mortgage, electric bill, my student loans... et cetera et cetera talking about saving money can feel down right overwhelming. Since my husband re-joined the Navy as a lieutenant (in the reserves) we will have a little extra coming in each month, but what else can we cut back on?

The game plan is:

Use more Coupons at the grocery store

Use the same grocery store to take advantage of bonus points

No more going out to eat

Cut back on alcohol expenses

NO clothing purchases especially for winter clothes

NO vacation spending

Get a job closer to home that pays more or equal to what I am currently making.

Hopefully we can start tracking our savings and make a conscious effort to save money for moving to Hawaii. At the end of the night, I felt like moving to Hawaii was an impossible dream. Now I am focused on attaining that dream.

I saw this book recently and it looked like a great idea. I would love to only work 4 hours a week. But then I think what would I DO?? I'd confront the clothes piled up on the bed in the guest room? I'd be expected to vacuum!? THE HORROR!

But on the positive side I'd be able to go back to my artwork. I could dedicate some real time to the book I've started to write. I'd have a larger garden with more varieties of vegetables.

Maybe I'll pick the book up and see with this Timothy Ferriss has to say.

Seeking Aloha

Please join me as I embark on a journey of a lifetime; moving to Hawaii. Right now I am in the coupon clipping, mall sale avoiding, removing my name from any catalogue stage. But 2010 is a year of changes so even I don't know what changes those will be.

Seeking Aloha means a lot to me. There is a deeper meaning to Aloha that goes beyond "hello" and "good bye" that touches the inner being of who we are. Aloha is being a part of everything around us. Doing no harm and promoting respect for the environment around us is living in the way of Aloha. For more on the Deeper Meaning of Aloha check out http://www.huna.org/html/deeper.html

For me Seeking Aloha is more then just my journey to live in Hawaii; it will be a transformation into feelings of positive interactions with the world around me. Seeking Aloha is living within the world instead of watching it through a window. It is winter in Pennsylvania right now and I can't work in my garden or run outside because of the weather. This is causing me to feel a disconnect between who I am and who I want to be.

I can't wait to share this journey with everyone and share in my Seeking Aloha.

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