April Showers...

Yes, I am loving all of these cheesy sayings about the months!

Can you believe it is already April? Time is flying by so quickly...thinking on where I was just a year ago, feels like it was yesterday.

I am really excited for everything that is going on this month. Easter (I can eat chocolate again!), Keeneland, bachelorette parties, and time with family that lives far away is going to keep me very busy!

Plus the big event I am planning for work is in just over 2 weeks!!!! I dont know what I will do when it is over...

So, here are the things I want to focus on this month:

• Time management: I have become extremely chatty at work, both with gchat and my new friends (I now work on the fun side of things). The problem is that I talk a lot, or put things off that I don't want to do, so I end up having to work at home at night or on weekends. Plus I have been really busy lately, so all of the distractions keep me from being productive. Sorry gchat friends, I need to crack down. Well summer is coming and I want my life away from work to be as free as possible! There are so many things I want to be doing, there just don't seem to be enough hours in the day. (I think the event being this month will help with this goal.) Which leads me to my next goal...
• Stress management: I tried to work on this in March but I didn't really do a good job. I think if I manage my time better, it will help my with stress. And I need better ways to handle my stress. I need to start by not letting little things get to me, but for the truly stressful things I can't control, I could probably handle those better. The other night I went for a long walk with my neighbor and felt so much better!
• Bugdet management: I have officially realized that I have to be a grown up and treat my financials like one. I am proud of myself for handling my mortgage payments and getting the bills paid on time, but I have just been spending too much lately on impulse purchases. This month, I am going to live off the minimum of what I need. That means not trying fancy recipes just for myself (it is fun and I am becomming an awesome cook, but a little wasteful when I am perfectly happy with cereal and pb&j), no major shopping sprees (I think I can, I think I can), and saving as much money as I can. The only 'extra' I will spend on is something that benefits my social life, because that is a priority these days.

I am afraid April will go as quickly as March, but there is so much to look forward to! If you have any suggestions or tips that help you with these things, please share!