i'm super bad at blogging

for many reasons. first and foremost being, i'm lazy.

at any rate, i'm blogging now, so here's the skinny. i got my wisdom teeth out yesterday. I DID NOT COME OUT CRYING! that was literally one of my life goals, and i'm so glad to have completed it. however, i look like i got socked in my face by a thug. it's great. i also get to eat cold, sweet stuff that i don't normally get to eat for the next day or two. it's exciting.

and as for as my monthly challenges, i couldn't think of a good one for may, so i just kinda skipped it. teehee. but for june, i'm not having any sort of chemical replacement for sugar. which means no soda and no gum. anyone who knows me knows that this will be extremely difficult for me. thus far, i've been successful. having the wisdom teeth has helped, no gunna lie. but i think i'll be able to pull it off for the rest of the month. good times.

THE MONTHLY CHALLENGE CHALLENGE - april

well folks, it's that time again. the beginning of a new month. i would have posted yesterday, but everyone would have though it was an april fools joke.

ok, that's a lie. i didn't post yesterday because i'm lazy/i forgot.

either way, i'm posting now and that's the important part. anywho, as it is a new month, i have a new MONTHLY CHALLENGE!! quick update on last month: i only bought gas once, deodorant once, and a gift for a friend that really couldn't wait. all necessities. month of march = SUCCESS!!!

the challenge for this month is to go off facebook. i find my challenges are much more attainable when it involves me NOT doing something. a friend who shall remain nameless has changed the password of my facebook and has been quoted saying that "if you ask for it before the month is over, i'll post on your status that you're a closet yankees fan!!" (she never actually said that) i must never been accused of that, so i plan on never asking. until may that is.

as for my spiritual challenge, i'm going to read the Bible every single day. this may not seem like a challenge for some of you, but it's never been easy for me, so i think this should be quite good. and [BONUS] my accountability partner is doing it with me. moral support for the win!!

THE MONTHLY CHALLENGE CHALLENGE - march

well children, we've entered a new month, and with it, a new challenge.
how did i do on last month's challenge? oh ya know, i BEASTED it.
no. no, not really. but i did complete it. two of the books i read may or may not have been much shorter than the ones i originally intended, but hey, i read three spiritual books. challenge beasted.

what do i plan for march? quite simple really. i am to spend no money unless it be absolutely necessary. like, toothpaste or something. gum is not a necessity. ergo, i will be rationing my gum this month.

this will be hard.

BUT. God gives me grace for every day (even if He sees fit not to give me gum).

ALSO. as i was talking to my dad this evening about the march challenge, he said, 'so what your spiritual challenge?'
i think this is genius to have a spiritual challenge as well as a regularly scheduled one. therefore, the month of march will be 'encouragement month'! i'll make it a point to message, text, email, or write on someone's wall an encouragement about how i see God working in their life. so be godly so i can encourage you.

THE MONTHLY CHALLENGE.......CHALLENGE

(disclaimer: this would have been much more appropriate if i had posted it in january.) greetings earthlings! happy new month!!
so this year, instead of doing new year's resolutions, i've been inspired by my supertastic friend kara to do (cue the snl voice over guy) *MONTHLY CHALLENGES*.
now you may ask, what is a monthly challenge? it's a challenge that you have to complete every month. obviously.
basically, the game plan is to set a challenge at the beginning of every month, and if you complete the challenge, you give your self a prize. *arrested development quote of the day* "a lovely, lovely prize."
my january challenge was to do yoga every day. i never thought of a reward for myself if i completed that one, so i failed. shame HOWEVER, it was good for me to do, because now i know what realistic monthly goals are. and i know to give myself a prize at the end. it IS the most important part of this exercise.
as today is the first of february (the day when charlie went to the chocolate factory, in case anyone was wondering), i have my monthly challenge; i am going to read THREE spiritual books. a chance to die (a biography of amy carmichael) by elizabeth elliot, a praying life by paul miller, and either just do something by kevin deyoung or worldliness by cj mahaney. my prize will be to go to borders at the end of the month, and buy myself a novel. i'll probably read it too.
the reason i'm blogging this is so i have massive amounts of accountability on the matter. cuz, ya know, accountability is good.
oh yeah, and i'm going to tweet nothing but bible verses. henceforth, february shall be known as "the holy month".
thank you, and good night.

ps february is also wes anderson character profile picture month. please plan accordingly.