Exciting Websites...(for me anyway.)

I am a nerd. It isn't meant to be a mean statement, it is just a fact. I love numbers, order, and all things scholarly. Reading is a fun and relaxing thing for me to do. The things I read are usually informational and not novel type books too. I say this to lead into why I am so excited about some new things that I have found.

In our new place, we have a hall that has the laundry machines and a tall cabinet and a very short counter. I think that the counter was there to fold laundry on but I am way too tall for the height of it. So I decided that with a chair and my netbook, I could make an "office" out of that area. My own corner if you will. And since it is a new job, new house, and new year, I have been looking for new things to help me get my finances and other household things in order. I have found a set of organizers by mead products called organizhers. Funny name for some neat planners. They sell all different types but what I found is that if you want, the website has all of the sheets that you can print. All you need is a binder and hole punch. Yeah! I have found sheets to help with menu planning and shopping lists and all kinds of planning things. My other favorite sites of right now are Crown Financial and Dave Ramsey. Both have worksheets to plan a budget and allocate money to all the things that come up in life. Crown has a wonderful percentage sheet that even tells if your budget is realistic or overblown in a category. I know that all of this sounds so boring but these are the things that amuse me.

I have big plans for this year and they run from typical to absurd. Some doable and some wishful. But it never hurts to try them. So for my last favorite new website. Loseit.com. They have a free website dedicated to helping you lose weight or maintain it. The site has recommended calorie budgets and places to input your meals, snacks, and drinks. You can have friends on there and earn badges for sticking with goals, logging exercise, and losing. All these are great for a nerd like me. This is where my absurd change is because, for me, weight loss is not an easy thing. I love to eat, cook, and share my creations with everyone who will have them. But one has to try.

I guess that is my theme this year. I must try. Not that I am going to start chanting it or anything but....... I MUST TRY!!!!!