Yep, I’m offically one of those “dropped off the face of the internet” bloggers. Got my badge in the mail yesterday – it’s shiny! Thanks internet!

Life has been quite the ride for this girl as of late – but I think everyone can say that these days…

I’m assuming one of these days I’ll wake up and POW! the inspiration to get my electronic act together will return and I’ll sit at my keyboard every day blogging away. But for now it’s gonna be like getting into a cold pool, stick the big toe in, pull it out and then take forever to just walk into the water.

This month I’ve turned 25 years old – or young – whatever floats your boat. And with this change comes many more – mostly for the good. If I didn’t have to get my ass to work I’d sit here and fill whoever still reads this thing in on all the gory details – but I digress.

So, all that said hello to the world -I’m still here and kickin’ – and I hope you have a lovely day

The road to hell is paved with the best of intentions to post more…

So, nothing really new around here. Yep, still alive so that’s a good thing.

What’s new with you?

Today I smoked my last cigarette I’ve noticed lately I’m becoming more and more grossed out by my own smoking so it’s the perfect time to set it down and never look back. If other people want to light up more power to them but I personally want to save the $120 a month and quit getting bloody noses and headaches all the time…

I’m excited and optimistic about the whole thing and I know I can really do it…stubborn that way yaknow

They say that as you grow up you begin to turn into your parents. It’s a natural progression for your to take on traits similar to your mother and father. I however have started to turn my mother into me…

I don’t have cable. Television has never been a major part of my life and making the choice to unplug the cord has saved me on average $70 a month. When I let my mom in on this little secret she immediately followed suit and cancelled her service. When I did have cable I only watched about 4 channels out of the 100 that came with the basic service, which calculated out to $25 per month for each channel…and although the life cycle of the sperm whale on Discovery Channel is fascinating to me I couldn’t see fit to spend that much money on that sort of information. It’s amazing how much entertainment can be found for free on the internet or using one of those Redbox movie rental stations.

I firmly believe that home phones are a thing of the past if you own a cell phone. After moving out of my parent’s house I never bothered to get another landline. It stands to reason that I was already paying for a cellphone so why double down with the spending on a home phone that I’d never even use? Not to mention the cost of a basic phone package anymore is a bit absurd, so the jack was finally unplugged at my mothers house although saying goodbye to “Ma Bell” was a little scary for her at first. The only down side I’ve found thus far with not having a home phone is when I lose my cell phone in the house if I’m alone then there’s no phone to pick up and call it to locate the damn thing. But it’s a chance I’m willing to take

Now, I’m not sending her into the dark ages with me or anything even though that’s how this may sound. It’s just a couple simple ways to cut out spending money on things that don’t really add value to our lives. I just hope one day my mother is sitting at home and the sudden realization hits her and the newly invented cliché is uttered – “I’m turning into my daughter!” HA!