#20: Dish One Down

#20 Cook/bake a new dish every month
So, I haven't exactly accomplished this one in the last few months...that is of course, until this month!!! Dea found a new recipe for us to try that was low in calories, so I gave it a try. I made a few adjustments to the recipe, as I always do and it was delicious!
August new dish...complete :)


Upsidedown Pizza


Dinner dished up

#21 Ditch the Workout, Join the Party!!!

#21 Exercise...any amount would be an improvement

In the spirit of crossing items off of my "22 Things to do Before 23" list, #21 is underway! I am happy to share that I have been taking Zumba classes at the local community center 3 times a week! My mom is the one who got me involved in this at the beginning of June. I HATE and I mean absolutely HATE exercising but I know it must be done! I have not found anything that I like since my high school days of volleyball and cheerleading. Zumba incorporates dancing and fitness into a great workout that I really enjoy!!! If you haven't tried Zumba, you don't know what you are missing...step out of your comfort zone and try it at least once. My resolution is to work my schedule so that I can continue taking Zumba once classes, subbing, tutoring, and observation hours take over my life! :)

My Zumba class after we recorded a video...fun times!

#14...not accomplished but deleted

#14 on my list of 22 things to do before I turn 23 in May has been stricken from the list. I had originally wanted (really NEEDED) to switch my banking from the credit union that I currently use to Compass bank, so that I could get free checking. Yes, this poor college girl has been paying to have a checking account!!! 7 dollars each month! While I know that this seems like an easy switch to make, it was not for me because I have been banking at the same place since I opened my very first savings account with babysitting money at the ripe old age of 12. I'm not good with change and the switch proved to be more than this girl could handle!
Once my roomies found out that I was paying for a bank to hold my money, (of course, when I say it aloud it sounds as ridiculous as it is) they began encouraging me to move to a bank that offers FREE checking. Not to mention, the switch would give me $50 for signing up and the person referring me $50...meaning that K-dub would take that $50 off of my rent for one month! All of this and still I did not switch. I felt like I would be cheating on my old bank!
This weekend I went to my bank (yes, the greedy one that takes $7 a month from college students) and the teller told me that I was using the wrong kind of account...they have FREE checking. WHAT?!?!? Can you imagine how excited I was; super excited! So, now I am not going to switch banks because I love my bank and #14 can officially be stricken from the list. Plus, it makes me feel like I have actually done something on my list! ;)