I know, I haven't gotten pictures up that I said I would. I'm working on it. I will hopefully have time tonight. I'm done with smoking. Done done done. Nada mas. This is important, and I have to exercise restraint. It shouldn't be that hard, it's more psychological than anything else. After almost 10 years it's hard to break a habit like that. But I'm starting to remember how great I used to feel when I would exercise regularly when I was younger, and I want that feeling back.

I'm trying really hard to control my spending. I've made progress, but it's one of my worst bad habits. I have to figure out a better way to budget and a way to find cheaper alternatives or something. I know I'll be making a lot more money soon, but I want to stick to the same budget once I start so that the extra money all goes toward debt/savings. I've always been terrible with money, but I'm concerned about my future and I have to get it together once and for all. It's the most important thing that I need to accomplish. I have to just keep telling myself "don't spend, don't spend, don't spend. You don't really need that. You don't need that either." I'm a lot better than I used to be, but I still struggle sometimes, especially when my schedule slows down unexpectedly and I don't have as much coming in as I planned for. That doesn't happen often, but it can throw a whole month out of whack, and if it happens twice in two months or something it takes awhile to get back on the right path. I can save a lot of money by not smoking, and I'm trying to cut out things like Red Bull and drinking the free coffee at work instead. Things like that will be a big help, but I still need to figure out a solid budget. I have a rough estimate in my head for things, but that's not good enough. I'm asking my therapist for help with all of this stuff. He should be able to help me figure out how to psych myself into doing things right when it comes to my finances. It's not rocket science, I just need some help with motivation and strategies to help keep myself on the right track.