Weigh in Wednesdays- Like money, I cannot look at my LIFE LIST item REACH MY LIFE GOAL WEIGHT and cross it off in one day, I am not a genie. So reaching my life goal weight is also a journey that I am currently working on and doing a good job at it if I must say so myself. I will share with you how much I’ve lost, how I lost it and I how I plan to lose the rest. I will also be telling you……how much I weigh AAAHHHHHH!!!! That’s why I am calling it Weigh in Wednesdays, I will reveal my weight loss each week. I think it will really encourage me to be diligent with my diet and exercise as this is highly embarrassing to share this information with my friends, family, my husbands friends and family-ugh!
Friday, September 9, 2011
NEW SCHEDULE: TRAVEL TIPS TUESDAYS
Travel Tips Tuesdays- If you have even glanced at my LIFE LIST for even one second you will notice a common theme-I love to travel like a crackhead loves chemical dependencies! Traveling is my drug, I am addicted to it, I am obsessed with it and I’m always trying to scrounge up money for more trips. It is a true passion of mine and my interest that I devote the most time to. For the last ten years I have spent extensive amounts of time doing travel research, just for myself, it’s my hobby to plan trips that I hope to one day take. I have close to five hundred travel books, magazines and brochures. I probably should one day open up a travel agency but I really have just done all this research for myself with no intention of sharing it with the world. But since you all are nice enough to read this blog of mine I will share my notes with you. I will post a location and what I think are the best and most essential components of traveling to that location. I include hotels, restaurants, activities….everything with the goal being to make the most out of visiting that location and not have to spend money to revisit because you missed things. I am not saying that you shouldn’t visit the same place twice, I am saying the world is amazing, there are thousands of places to see and we only given a short amount of time to take advantage of.
NEW SCHEDULE:MONEY MONDAYS
Money Mondays- Nearly everything in my Life List revolves around money in one way or another, so I will discuss how I am working on accomplishing these items. It is a journey, much to my chagrin I cannot look at my list and say ‘ok I’m going to raise my FICO score today to 800’ I wish I could but that’s not how it works and I thought it would be silly to spend the next year or two working on certain items and not be writing about them. I hope you will follow me on my financial journey, I can teach you things- I am open to any advice anyone has to offer, the best way to learn is from each other, we just need to communicate- and THAT’S FREE! If you struggle with financial issues, or want to buy a home, or wish you had more money to travel or keep putting of setting up your savings account-I think this will be a great resource for you, luckily for you I have dealt with just about every cash problem out there and I have been working hard to turn it around and fix all the problems and become someone a lender is dying to give money to, I want to be able to afford all the things I want in life, I want to give my children everything in the world and I want to be secure in my old age. I think these are things that everyone has on their life lists, and if not, then they probably should be.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
LIFE LIST: HOTELS TO STAY IN
HOTELS
1. Thornbury Castle-England http://www.thornburycastle.co.uk/
2. The Connaught-England http://www.the-connaught.co.uk
4. royal Scotsman trail-Scotland www.royalscotsman.com
5. Skibo Castle-Scotland www.carnegieclub.co.uk
6. Delphi Lodge-Ireland www.delphilodge.ie
7. Adare Manor-Ireland www.adaremanor.com
8. ballynahinch castle-Ireland www.ballynahinch-castle.com
9. Ashford castle-Ireland www.ashford.ie
10. northern lights inn-Iceland www.northernlightinn.is
11. Bedouin Directions-Jordan www.wadirumjeeptours.com
14. American Colony Hotel Israel www.americancolony.com
15. Arctic Hotel Pohtimo/Lapland Hotel Bear’s Lodge-Finland
16. Kakslauttanen Igloo Village-Finland www.kakslauttanen.fi
18. Victoria Angkor Resort and Spa-Cambodia www.victoriahotels-asia.com
19. Villa Paradiso-Cambodia www.thevillaparadiso.com
20. Jade Screen Hotel-China www.sinohotel.com
22. Hotel 1898-Barcelona www.hotel1898.com
23. Catalina las cortes-Madrid www.lascortes.madrid.it
25. The Leela Palace Kempinski Udaipur www.theleela.com
26. Oberoi Udaivilas www.oberoihotels.oberoi_udaivilas.com
27. Oberoi Amarvilas-Agra www.oberoihotels.oberoi_amarvilas.com
28. Kerala houseboats-India www.keralahouseboat.org
29. Uma Paro-Bhutan www.uma.paro.como.bz
30. Taj Tashi Thimphu-Bhutan www.tajhotels.com
31. Taktshang/Tiger’s Nest-Bhutan
32. Borana Lodge-Kenya http://www.borana.co.ke/
33. Giraffe Manor-Kenya http://www.giraffemanor.com/
34. Le meridian pyramids-Egypt www.lemeridien-pyramids.com
37. Saalbacher hof-Austria www.sallbacherhof.at
38. Hotel Tyrolis-Austria www.tyrolis.cc
39. Aqua Dome Hotel-Austria www.aqua-dome.at
40. Das Park Hotel Sewer Pipe Hotel-Austria www.dasparkhotel.net
43. Hotel Derby-Switzerland
46. Hotel Zugspitze-Germany www.hotel-zugspitze.de.
48. Villa Toucan-Costa Rica
49. Springs Resort and Spa-Costa Rica
50. Sloth Hotel-Costa Rica www.slothrescue.org
51. The Pacuare Lodge-Costa Rica www.junglelodgecostarica.com
52. maccu piccu sanctuary lodge www.sanctuarylodge.com
54. Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort-Bora Bora www.hilton.com
55. La Balade des Gnomes-Belgium www.labaladedesgnomes.be
56. Jumbo Stay-Sweden www.jumbostay..com
57. Kolarbyn Hotel-Sweden www.kolarbyn.se
58. Utter Inn-Sweden http://www.privateislandsonline.com/utter-inn.htm
59. the capsule hotel-Netherlands www.capsulehotel.info
60. Wine Barrel Hotel-Netherlands
61. Ritz Carlton-France www.ritzparis.com
62. Hotel Duquesney-France www.duquesneeiffel.com
63. Ball in a Tree-Canada www.freespiritspheres.com
64. Pikes Lodge-Alaska www.pikeslodge.com
65. Alyeska-Alaska www.alyeskaresort.com
66. Chena Hot Springs-Alaska www.chenahotsprings.com
67. Adobe Grand Villas-Arizona www.adobegrandvillas.com
68. Wigwam-Arizona www.wigwamresort.com
69. El Tovar-Arizona www.grandcanyonlodges.com
70. Shady Dell Trailor Park-Arizona www.theshadydell.com
71. Exotic Animal Resort-Arkansas www.gwpark.org
72. Riddles Elephant Sanctuary-Arkansas www.elephantsanctuary.org
73. Winvian Country Inn-Conneticut www.winvian.com
74. The Argonaut Hotel-California San Francisco www.argonauthotel.com
75. The Innsbruck-Colorado
76. Ghost Town- Colorado
77. Home Ranch-Colorado www.homeranch.com
78. Animal Kingdom Lodge-Florida www.disneyworld.disney.go.com
79. Jules Undersea Lodge-Florida www.jul.com
80. Hamilton Turner Inn-Georgia
81. The Gastonian-Georiga www.gastonian.com
82. The Drake Hotel-Illinois
83. Dog Bark Park Inn-Idaho www.dogbarkpark.com
84. Amish B&B-Indiana
85. Soniat House-Louisianna www.soniathouse.com
86. Boston Harbor Hotel-Massachusetts
87. Houseboat Rental-Minnesota www.voyaire.com
88. Nordic Inn-Minnesota www.vikinginn.com
89. Paws up Ranch-Montana www.pawsup.com
90. Tipi Village-Montana
91. Grand Hotel-Mackinac Island www.grandhotel.com
94. Guest Ranch-N. D.http://www.innsnorthamerica.com/nd/Dahkotah.htm
95. Kokopelli Cave-N.M. http://www.bbonline.com/nm/kokopelli/rooms.html
96. The Bellaggio-Nevada
97. Omni Resort-New Hampshire
98. Treesort-Oregon www.treehouses.com
99. The Chanler at Cliff Walk-Rhode Island
100. Plimouth Plantation-Virginia
101. Trapp Family Lodge-Vermont www.trappfamily.com
102. stockyards hotel Texas www.stockyardshotel.com
103. Driskill Hotel-Texas www.driskillhotel.com
104. dolly partons cabins-Tennessee
108. Bill Cody Ranch-Wyoming
109. Star Clipper Sailing Cruise
110. Hotel de Glace-Canada
111. KONA VILLAGE
112. HERSHEY HOTEL- PENNSYLVANIA-DONE
113. INN BY THE SEA – MAINE-DONE
114. THE ALGONQUIN- NYC-DONE
115. THE ROOSEVELT-NYC-DONE
The End of THE ULTIMATE LIFE LIST
I missed a few days, my 11 month old daughter was super ill-she is back to her normal self and now we can return to our normal lives. Here are the final two sections of my list, I will post the entire list all at one also so it can be seen in its full grandeur that it deserves.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
That's NOT for Me! : Run a Marathon
There is one thing that I am certain that I was NOT put on this earth to do, and that’s running a marathon…well running, walking, bicycling, swimming, I’m not even sure that I am cut out for a movie marathon. How do I know that this is something that I am not meant to do? Because I was not blessed with the gifts of stamina, patience or agility nor was I born from an athletic gene pool. I think accomplishing a marathon for many people is a fantastic goal and one many should consider and strive for especially if you are an active, energetic, sprightly person. If any of you have involved yourselves in a marathon I would love to hear about your experience and what you took away from it!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Travel Tips: Being Prepared
If you are traveling out of the country here is a list of 10 things you should carry with you at all times to keep yourself safe and comfortable. The fact of the matter is that things can and do happen when you travel and you’ve spent a lot of money so where these items will not necessarily safeguard your entire trip they can make transitions easier and will be useful in the event of an emergency. Every single one of these issues have presented themselves to either myself, friends or family members. There are many situations that are avoidable when traveling so it is essential that you do not expect that you are invincible. Plan for the worst and pray for the best.
1. 100 Dollars Cash
*100 dollars is the perfect amount of cash to carry with you on your daily outings, it’s enough for cabs, food, water, a phone call and it is an amount of money that is easy to part with if lost or stolen. Mind you this is an extra 100 dollars, this does not include the price of tickets, souvenirs, or meals at restaurants-for these you must plan accordingly. This money is for emergencies/necessities and should not be kept in your wallet.
2. Identification
*Generally this would be your drivers’ license. You never know when you’re going to need it and as grim as this sounds it could also be used to identify you. Make a copy before you leave to be left at your hotel with your belongings.
3. Passport
*Depending on which country you are in you may be required to carry your passport with you at all times, if you are in a place where it is not mandatory and do not feel comfortable carrying on your person, you should at least carry a photo copy of the passport with you.
4. Currency Converter
* 1,5,10,20,50,75.100 write down these numbers and exchange equivalents to use as a quick reference. Laminate it and keep it in your wallet. It will make your life easier.
5. Metric system converter
* Since most countries in the world use the metric system and most Americans are not familiar with this form of measurement, it would behoove you to carry a small card with some conversions on it. Whether you’re walking, driving or riding a bike it is always good to know how far away a destination is.
6. Hotel information
*Either keep your hotel’s business card with you or write down yourself the hotel name, phone number and address- write it down in English and the native alphabet-when you’re traveling it’s easy to become overwhelmed with everything else around you and this is certainly not the information you want to forget.
7. Credit Card
*Carry just one credit card with you-I would recommend one with no more than a two thousand dollar balance. You want to be prepared but also be realistic about being able to pay it off if you spend too much or if it is stolen. Be sure to write down the credit card info and keep it in a safe place back at the hotel with your stuff in the event it is lost or stolen and you need to cancel it.
8. Phone
* It is worth it to either purchase or upgrade to a phone with an international plan, they are less expensive than you might think and if there is any sort of emergency you can easily get in touch with family (or police- God forbid-do not forget to program the number for the police in that country into your phone as soon as you arrive)
9. Bottle of water
* Unless you are very use to travel or have an incredibly strong stomach, for no reason should you drink water that is not bottled when visiting another country. No matter how urbanized the country may be the fact is that every country has different standards for clean water that your body is not acclimated to. The last thing you want to happen on your trip is to become ill and unable to enjoy your vacation.
10. American Embassy Information
* It may seem overkill, but it is essential to have the address and phone number on the American Embassy with you. Do not rely on the internet to find such information, the area of travel may not have service and things are not as easily accessible in other countries as they are in the U.S.
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