December 2016 posting

So 2016 was a great year for me financially and business-wise.

I made a lil over 105K. 32.5% growth; 11% adjusted for rent increase (Wework is $7050 more money) and my bf wages ($9850) not deducted as he's paid under the table.

I'm aiming for 125K in 2017. I joined a networking group so I hope to increase my earnings in that group.

Carl and I continue to date, this Oct marked our third year anniversary. Not bad.

I think I will cut down his hours to only mid Feb to mid April and increase mine.

I lost a few friends but friends are expendable, lol

I don't have many new years resolutions. I think I will add a barre class on Monday evenings even if it's not a true barre class. I will also aim to run 2-3 miles for 5 days in a week. Decided not to hire any nutritionist.

Barely November posting

So all is going well with me. This month was slightly busier than last year November. I'm hoping I get payment on three pending projects by year-end.

Still seeing Carl, my bf, although I haven't hired him in 2-3 weeks. I will see if I am busy next year to see if he needs to help me next year.

Record profits this year. Taking two vacations, one to Jamaica with my friend. And then to Philly for 3 days 2 nights to see the Eagles-Giants game. I hope the Giants make it to the playoffs this year.

Might start a YouTube channel, need to find a vlogging camera.

May

Posting for Sept & Oct 2016

I missed my monthly posting in Sept. Sept was a bit slow and October will be slightly better. Can't wait til tax time comes and I'm rolling in it.

I went to see a psychic Paula yesterday. I would say she's 60% accurate. She kept saying Carl is conflicted and troubled. Maybe he does have a secret family.

I booked a hotel and airfare to go to Montego Bay, Jamaica with my friend. I hope we have fun! I haven't had a vacation since I went to Miami for 5 days last December. We will be there from Dec 14 to Dec 18. I have three swimsuits to bring.

Carl and I will be dating for 3 years this October 15. We will go to Korean Restaurant in K-Town next week after the deadline of October 17 passes by.

Nothing else is new with me. Maybe my life is boring so I don't even post once a month.

Monthly August Post

I'm getting good with these regular monthly posts.
Work is getting a bit slow. I gave Carl one project that I didn't want to do so he's going to wrap that up by Labor Day.
We're not going to the US Open this year because tickets are not discounted. I'll just go with my mom.

All signs point to a record year in earnings! I don't think every year will be like this year as I got some big clients this year and getting them every year seems a bit hopeful.

I may move out in 2 more years. My dad said he'll help me move out in 2 years. So that's one thing to look forward to. I have to save 25-30% of my earnings to pay taxes. I also have to pay my parents back for helping me with my 2012 taxes and credit card debt. I think that's around 15K to pay back.

My meetup groups are not going that well, they're not that well-attended. Oh well.

I'm getting my bf a laptop. Last year I got him an iPhone. I may need to find a more rich bf, lol.

My bf has met my good friend Fay and he's set to meet Elaine on Sunday. But I had to bribe him with the laptop. Oh well. Next year I'm not buying him anything.

Happy and Content in July

So I am posting again in July because the first entry in July was supposed to be June's entry.

I didn't make a record July because one of my clients got pushed to August. But I will still make that money this year so all is good.

Carl is helping me with one last client. I like his company and I can afford him as I am raising my rates.

So work is going well. Getting a bit busy and new clients call so I keep the work churning.

I'm trying to have more meetups so I can make new friends.

I may just get my bobblehead Mike Piazza and go home. It looks like it may rain today.

Not going to any more Mets game except for August 30. They are in a major slump.

I'm happy with Carl. Nothing else to report.

YouTube Channel, July a record non-busy season month!

I missed my June post by 4 days, whoops!

This month of July I will make a great deal of money as I have a lot of lucrative projects closing.

Carl's mom came to visit for two weeks so I didn't have to pay him that much. That's good.

Nothing that much new coming. I have slowed down on the restaurant groupons and I am hosting a bunch of meetups this month with my girlfriends group. Trying to make new friends.

I've been in a running rut but tmrw I hope to start a new streak alive. My parents' Jetta is in the shop so I will be traveling to Manhattan's Park Avenue Equinox to run my 3 miles. I might then do some work and meet my bf at my work office tmrw.

I'm trying to wear more makeup. That is a work in progress.

I also want to buy some more dresses. I had a moratorium on new dress purchases for 3 weeks but July 3 is the end.

Oh well that's about it. I think I may start a YouTube channel. I have to a good camera. More on that to come!

End of May Thoughts

So it's my monthly blog. Nothing new. Business was a bit slow this month. Hope it picks up next month!

Finally fired my bf, ran out of work for him.

Still very busy with my tax projects. Hope to wrap up a few of them in June!

Celebrated only three times this month for my bday. Need to make new friends.

April postings and rumination

OMG OMG OMG I almost missed my April blog posting.

It's been a good April but I fell short of matching March income by $650! But I made more than last April so that's a good benchmark.

I wanted to reach my benchmark of 50K income from Jan to Apr and I definitely made more than that, I made close to 64K so I will be staying at Wework.

Carl is still working for me but reduced hours.

I definitely don't think he has a secret family or gf/wife anymore.

I got eyelash extensions - mink and they definitely feel better than the ones I got last time but I am not a big eyelash extension fan and am waiting for them to fall off so I can go back to the gym and run.

I got weighed at the gynecologist's and I weigh 108. So I wanna lose 8-10 lbs.

I have brunch on Sunday with Fay and we're watching the Huntsman with Chris Hemsworth my fave actor du jour. I may go in to work on Saturday.

Next Saturday I have my last opera of the season with my meetup group and then another brunch with Fay on Mother's Day Sunday.

I think every weekend in May will be filled with either a ballet or opera. My cousin Alex and his fiancee Jane are getting married on May 28. Fun fun fun.

OK this is a pretty good posting. I will try to blog more next month because I celebrate all month long during my birthday month of MAY!

Tax Season in Full Swing

So tax season is in full swing and I am getting busy!

I hired my bf Carl to work for me -- so I've been paying him $20 an hour to help me with my bookkeeping.

Making a ton of money this tax season. Double last March, more than last April. Momentum is swinging my way.

Nothing else is that new. I am working this weekend and Carl wants to help out -- I'm going to go broke having him help me. LOL

More New Years Resolutions

Oooh a blog post so soon after my last post.
I need to come up with better new years resolutions.
One that I forgot to mention is
#4 wear makeup and start caring for my skin (i.e. buy dry-skin skincare regimen). I turn 39 next year and I need to start combating the tests of time

Carl joked (I think) that I should only wear makeup when I see him so 1, 2, 3 times a week which is doable. I'll prolly start that way but I want to be like my good friend Fay (yeah, yeah I know it rhymes). She wears makeup every day and looks so polished and professional. I really don't think I'll age that poorly as I'm Asian but it still doesn't hurt to try to combat the wrinkles and fine lines.

#5 Travel to a New York Giant's away game. I think I'm going to visit London when the Giants play the St Louis Rams in London on October 23.

New Year's Resolutions - Part Deux

So my new years resolutions are pretty much the same as last year:

#1 Grow tax business from 225 clients to 300 clients. Ways to achieve this: more CL advertising, Thumbtack responses, Wework networking
#2 Lose 10 lbs and maintain it. I will continue going to Equinox gym and doing cardio and add weights in. Currently weigh 105 lbs.
#3 Continue relationship with Carl, grow closer, do more fun things together

I will add some more resolutions:

• Including add weight-lifting to my cardio runs
• Continue attending true barre at Brookfield
• Learn more about nutrition and healthy eating

Merry Christmas, All!

Hm, sorry for the long time in between posts. I went to Miami to watch the Giants-Dolphins game which they won in epic fashion. I spent 6 days, 5 nights in Miami's Intercontinental including a day trip to Key West. It was very much fun. I even saw the Nutcracker on its first day of performances in Miami.

I bought an iPhone 6 for my bf Carl. I feel like a sugar mommy, lol.

No new news. I have to start brainstorming to figure out what other kitchen appliances and other wishlist stuff I want. I'm getting low on my wishlist. I think I'm going to add TUMI luggage.

Paddy has a limp, not that bad so I am not taking him to the vet. I think it's been 3.5 years since I've taken him to the vet.

Merry Christmas, All!

No more pain in my feet, what a miracle

So let me preface this blog post with this realization that I made this week. My boyfriend Carl is always right. It's so frustrating.

My last post focused on my foot problems. My left foot was feeling discomfort even from walking when I gave it up for three weeks. My right ankle felt some twinges of pain when I was walking as well. My bf told me to run through the pain but I balked at it. I was going to go through the whole of November without any running. I even rowed for 30 minutes a couple weeks ago. But then the 4M Race to Deliver is coming up on next Sunday Nov 22 so I decided to run 3 miles this past Saturday. I felt my left foot, no pain in my right ankle. But it wasn't too crippling. Just a nagging feeling. The second day I ran it was much better and then lo and behold by Monday my left foot didn't feel any discomfort. I had switched into flat boots or sneakers to alleviate the pain but I went back to heels on Tuesday and still no pain returned. My bf was right. Argh

Injury Update

OK if anyone is following me, my left foot has been hurting... I stopped running last week of October and am resting it from running for the entire month of November and if needed, December as well. I've started taking up rowing which burns as much calories as running but works the upper body more. I will also try to take a spin class on Tuesday at 19th Street Broadway Equinox. They finished renovating their bathrooms so I can go back. I hope I can reserve a spot in Wil's spin class. He's quite popular and doesn't hound me during the class like some instructors do.

If after resting for 2 months and my left foot still hurts after running 5-6 miles I will resign from running and run only 3 miles a day for 6 days straight and leave it at that. No more half marathons or full marathons for me.

So I checked my weight and I weigh 101.4 pounds. It fluctuates from 98.2 to 103.7 lbs which is the 5 lb spread that Carl was talking about. So let's just say for all intensive purposes I am 100 lbs. That is the best that I've been since May 2013. And I weighed 103-104 when I checked out of the hospital after 3-4 days in the mental ward of St Luke's Hospital. So after surviving (or not eating) their terrible hospital food, I weighed around 103-104. That's the lowest I've been. In 2014 I was around 108. But in 2015 I ballooned up to 121 lbs. I'm surprised Carl didn't dump me, I was soooo fat! But after exercising over the summer I got it down to 100 lbs. Carl wants me to get down to 95 lbs which would mean I would need to amp up my running to training for a half-marathon. However my right ankle and left foot are not cooperating.

The lowest I've ever weighed was 87 lbs and that was when I was training for the one and only marathon I've done. The one that took insanely long because I think I hurt my ankle and continued. I didn't run for a good 6 months after that. I was hoping to do the marathon next year but I don't think I have enough races to qualify. Also my left foot is hurting and I can't run more than 6 miles so doing a full marathon is a bit ambitious. I was hoping to do the Brooklyn Half Marathon in May but that would mean training during tax season and I may be too busy to run during that busy period. We shall see. It's not like every minute of every hour in every day of tax season I'm working so I only need to find 1 day during the weekend where I do my long run and then find 3 other days to run. I think I'll choose a 4 x a week running schedule. In the off tax season I can do the 6 days straight of running.

Anyway I just wanted to document my weight loss progress and have a record of my thoughts and feelings during the period of frustration. I also don't want to see a sports medicine doctor until I am sure that resting is not helping enough. Of the numerous visits to this sports medicine doctor, he has always told me to rest. The only other option is surgery and I don't think I can afford that with my crummy health insurance.

Mets in World Series

My Metsies are in the World Series. Let's go Mets!
They won game 3 so now it's 2-1 Kansas City.

I really think I should try and get tickets for the World Series. More on that to be continued.

Anyways, tax season is finally over for 2014. I am just doing some back tax return projects and some bookkeeping.

Still dating Carl. Going strong after 2 plus years!

Here's to the Mets and hoping they win it all this season! Go deGrom, Harvey (dark knight) and Thor Syndergaard.

Mets WIN NLDS - head to NLCS against Cubs with home field advantage

OMG Mets won deciding Game 5. Let's go Mets!

I totally didn't think they would win... oh well Mets proved me wrong. I hope they make it to the World Series.

I survived 2014 Tax Season. Today was the last day to e-file 2014 Tax Returns. I think I made 15% more than I made last year, nice steady growth.

I can move to Astoria in January but I will wait to May to build a bigger bank cushion.

Today was my 2 year anniversary with Carl. We went to Grotta Azzurra for dinner, I think we've been there 4 times already. It's in Little Italy.

Anyways I do have two appts tomorrow - 11am and 1:30pm. I hope they show up.

OK I should try to get some sleep. Mets versus Cubs on Saturday. Matt Harvey vs Lester

Update!

Mets are winning and they will make it to the postseason unless they have a huge collapse like in 2007. I'm headed to the last game in the Subway Series. I'm going with Augusto this Sunday and Harvey will be pitching in it. I'm stoked!

Anyways, I am happy that the corp deadline is over. I made a killing with that. Now I have some bookkeeping projects to tie up this week. Plus I have about 3K more in work this month and next. I'm rolling in the dough.

I'm RR as Carl says -- Richie Rich!

I keep waking up around 4:30am in the morning. On weekends I have to wait to 6AM for anything on TV to come that is watchable and not some infomercial. On weekdays during the week I just have to wait to 4AM to watch something.

I need a haircut. I will prolly go to Lilly at Mizu to get a trim. I haven't seen her in ages! Her haircut will set me back $200!

I may buy a new wallet. I have to shop around. I want a pink wallet.

I have three appointments this week for new business. Ka-ching! I have to go to the church on Sunday and pray for the deals to close through.

Passing Time

I've been really bad about updating my blog. I aim to do it once a month but the updates are lagging. So sorry about that.

I have insomnia tonight so this is a great way to pass the time.

I weigh 105 lbs. I also clocked in at 104 lbs a couple weeks ago but I think 105 is my true weight. I don't know if I should aim for 100 lbs to be my next goal weight.

I ran 6 days in a row, 3.1-3.4 miles each day. I rock. I rock. I rock!

I'm headed to the US Open with my mom on Labor Day. We have been going since I was 21, every year mostly on Labor Day Monday, my mom and I get the grounds admission pass and watch matches at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

I'm also going to the US Open with my bf Carl on Tuesday 11AM day session at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The tickets were really cheap $27 so I didn't mind treating Carl to them.

He wants to see Odyssey by the Public Theatre so I will go tomorrow to the 12noon lottery and hope I get tickets that way.

Nothing else new. I saw my psychiatrist today and all is well. I see her once every three months.

OMG almost forgot about blogging, Apologies!

So sorry for the long time since last post. I've been exercising like a fiend, hanging out with my bf Carl and enjoying the summer so far.

Anyways, I lost some weight. I weigh in around 108-109. I also weighed 106.5 one day but then ate too much pizza the next day.

I am training for a half-marathon in October.

Still dating Carl. On July 15, 2015 it's been 1 year and 9 months!

I got a cold sore so that's annoying plus a few pimples.
I've been stressed at work. Lost my biggest client and good riddance.

Will go to church this morning for the first time in over a month. It's been very sporadic going to Church. I have to pray for more business.

Going to have brunch with Fay at Hotel Chantelle.

Then coming home to cook meatballs and banana chocolate chip muffins for Carl.

Weight Loss progress and Marathon decision

So I have decided to try and run a second marathon next year - 2016 NYC Marathon! I registered for 3 NYRR races in June and July. The NAMI race on my birthday reintroduced me to running, it took me 32:30 to run 3.1 miles.

I am also working out a lot -- running 2.1 miles a day for 6 days straight... and will try to continue running 2.5-3.1 miles a day for 6 more straight days. I weigh 113.5 so I am 8.5 lbs closer to my goal weight of 105. I have given up Starbucks drinks as that was 300 calories for the trenta decaf iced coffee I was having daily. Also eating baby spinach salads with chickpeas, roasted red peppers, fresh jalapenos, and a whole egg with chicken and sesame ginger dressing during the weekdays.

Still seeing Carl -- we went to Grotta Azzurra for my birthday! His 35th birthday is June 20 in 4 weeks!