September Goals

 August was a whirlwind of activity!  How did I do, goal-wise?

-Work enough hours to pay bills Check!

-Lose 5 lbs Nope....gained 4.  Bleh.  Damn Vegas.....

-Enjoy trip to Vegas and 29 Palms Check!

-Watch Indy 500 on TV (or online) Listened on radio; for whatever reason, the DVR didn't record it.

-Do well at Watermelon Festival Sold 22!!!!

-File Lost Title on van Check!

-Change driver's license Change of address, Check!

-Finish Bridge story Check! and finish typing up Defending Your Life story No.....

-Home school Teen Finally got him into the LHS Virtual Learning, and started 8/28.

Books Read:  7

            Print:  5

        E-book:  2

Updated Book 'Tour':

-Farmer's Market (Sept??)

-Autumn On Main (1st Friday in Oct)
-Evansville Women's Conference (Oct 29th) $125 ($100 reg, $25 lunch) Pd 7/31
-Collectors Carnival (Oct 31st-Aug fees roll over to this date)

-Rivet Craft Fair (Nov??) $45 PD 9/8

September Goals:

-Transfer van title to my name and buy new license plates Check:)

-Home School Teen He's loving Bio, but hates English, Algebra, and World History

-Lose 5 lbs (starting:  248)

-Work enough hours to pay bills Check!  Even paid off two of them!

-Type up Bridge story (Check!) and Defending Your Life (Check)

-Add words to Time-Travel, Rikar, or Heart Song

-Purge bedroom of unused items

-Take remaining scrap to Dumes

-Organize basement

-Do well at Non-Con Sold 7!

Budget:

Aug  22-28: 16-20: 24
          29-Sept 4: 15 (due to D's kidney stone surgery)

          Sept 10th projected income: 39 hours=$374 +$180 bonus=$508 
     $51 to church; pay credit card ($100 Check); pay Colegard ($203 Check PAID OFF!); pay St. V ($70 Check)=$84  Buy stickers, notebooks, and kleenex (Check!)

            5-11:  25
          12-18: 31 
          Sept 25th projected income:  56 hours=$564      

      $56 to church; pay GSH medical ($120 Check!); pay hearing aids ($120 Check!); $172 Check! (Alex fundraiser)=$47  Buy stickers; Trip to Cincy??? Paid off Med 1 ($214) with BSU card

September Reading Schedule:

Print:

Beneath The Attic-VC Andrews Interesting prequel....spoiled, entitled teen meets the handsome Mr. Foxworth, and despite warnings, feels daring enough to be alone with him, and he takes advantage of her.  Pregnancy, marriage, and he completely manipulates her parents and his new bride, then a shocking secret is exposed in the last four pages.  Wonder what happens in the next one?

Your Heart Belongs To Me-Dean Koontz Interesting concept; ended up skimming to the end.

Best of Me-Nicholas Sparks RR! OMG, this made me cry, even though I figured out what was going to happen.

Mountain of Deception-Carol Preflatish Had to laugh; I've already read this!

Homecoming To Murder-Carol P Very enjoyable!

Billy Jack-Frank/Teresa Christina Good story!

E-book:

Games of Love-Pamela Aares

     -4:  Love On The Line Enjoyed this!
Blood Mates-Brynn Paulin RR!  Really enjoyed this one.
The F List-Alessandra Torre DRR!  OMG....this was fantastic!

Karaoke Has Returned!!!!

9/3

Uptown Girl-Billy Joel Wasn't too bad....sang 'Uptown Man', lol....
Rock-n-Roll Girls-John Fogarty DNH
Rockin' in the Free World-Neil Young Did better on this one:)

Take Me Home Country Road-John Denver Gary and I NAILED this one!

Complicated-Avril Lavigne Slightly gravely at start, but still did well:)

9/10
Urgent-Foreigner Not too awful; don't think Lou Graham is going to ask me to fill in, lol...

Rough Justice-Bananarama DNH

Round and Round-Ratt Wasn't too bad....

Cool Change-Little River Band Love this song, but it sounded better when it was me and YouTube, lol....

9/17:  Skipped; felt too lousy

9/24

Us and Them-Pink Floyd Thought this went fairly well!

Royals-Lorde This was slightly scratchy, but one bar patron complimented me.

The Flame-Cheap Trick I love this song, but tonight, my voice was warbly and stuck in the 'high' register.  Plus, the batteries on my camera died halfway, so maybe I'll attempt it again for a 'T' song???