COMPLETED - #23 Open a Personal Savings Account

After I received my first paycheck last week, I had a few things I wanted to do with it. One was take G out to dinner for our six month-aversary and as a thank you for everything he's done for me since we met. Sadly, that didn't happen since he has an injury so it will be put off until next week. Another was get my hair cut. Again, that didn't happen yet and is scheduled for next week (so another item checked off the list then). I also did a little much needed shopping to supplement the wardrobe for work and therefore now have 3 bags of clothes to be donated sitting in the back of the truck. The most important task I had though was to open a savings account. I've had them in the past, but never actually managed to keep money in them. I think I've learned a lot though from my self-imposed poverty this last year and want to try again. So I did it, I opened a personal savings account with a starting balance of $35. It isn't much, but I'm at least hoping to have a few hundred by Christmas.

COMPLETED - 68. Try at least one new food

Tonight G made me eat Chinese food. I had fried rice, sweet & sour chicken sans sweet & sour sauce, some beef and snow peas, and something with egg and beef. The only thing that was relatively passable as food was the chicken and that was only after I dunked it in BBQ sauce. I did eat the rice, but didn't really like it.

At least I tried and now G will never make me eat it again.

11. See some of the local sights - Washington DC

Although DC isn't exactly local, I'm including it in this goal since it only took us about three hours to get there.

We had a great time!

ONE COMPLETED - 12. Visit at least 2 friends who live outside of the NJ/PA area

This weekend I was able to add a trip to Virginia to see M after we went to DC. It was a nice visit (even though it was short :( ). So nice to see her new baby. I couldn't believe it had already been 16 months since I saw her last!

DELETED - 38. Maintain a civil relationship with Dan throughout the divorce

I know that I should replace this one with another goal, so instead it will become "Get over Dan". Either way, this is officially completed.

COMPLETED - 20. Get a part time job

Another completed!

I got a job today! I don't know when I start yet, but at least now I can cross this off my goals since as soon as HR finishes my employment packet, I can start.

This brings along with it a huge sigh of relief!

COMPLETED - 18. Open a Personal Checking Account

So it seems that sometimes we're forced into doing things we didn't plan to do at the time even if those things are positives and we planned on doing them down the road. That's the case with this goal. I've needed a personal account for a while, but what I needed more was money to put into that account so I was holding out until I got a job, won the lottery, or found that proverbial suitcase of money on the sidewalk. Due to some recent issues on my business account (what is this country coming to when no one is safe from identity theft or fraud issues!) I went ahead and opened a personal account to use in the meantime. I'm pretty excited.