Urban Poly Princess

I paid off my loan shark yesterday and all the other bills I needed to pay until my next check. 2 weeks ago I gave my loan shark 100. My payoff was 276.00. My loan was for 300 so altogether I paid 76.00 for that loan I needed to take to get my car fixed. I'm sooo glad Chris helped me budget. I have everything figured out now. He wants me to live off 50 a week for gas/food. I'm REALLY trying that even though I'll be traveling to Provo. I think I'll leave Sunday so I can use the time I have to finish really cleaning my house and getting my coupons in order. They will allow me to live off $50 a week for food/gas just fine. I ate my yogurt, avocado and greek yogurt. I also brought some cheetos I ate. I love the sparkling flavored water from Walmart. I'm drinking peach right now. I also really like the key lime and black cherry. It reminds me of the New York Seltzer water they used to sell at PCC. I was addicted to that stuff in the day.

I've had a really good life and it just continues to get better. I love my job and the opportunities it has given me. I will always be grateful for the chance I had to finish an MBA. I want my JD but I really don't want to be an attorney anymore. Strange. I REALLY wanted to do that for a long time once. I looove being a librarian. I never thought I would but I love it and I hope to get back to public librarianship asap.

I need to send a copy of my official transcript to Stevens-Henager College quick so they can finalize my paperwork. I'm going to call and get that done today. I need to get a money order and hit up the post office to complete that.

3 Nephi 3
19 Now it was the custom among all the Nephites to appoint for their chief captains, (save it were in their times of wickedness) some one that had the spirit of revelation and also prophecy; therefore, this Gidgiddoni was a great prophet among them, as also was the chief judge.

25 And they did fortify themselves against their enemies; and they did dwell in one land, and in one body, and they did fear the words which had been spoken by Lachoneus, insomuch that they did repent of all their sins; and they did put up their prayers unto the Lord their God, that he would deliver them in the time that their enemies should come down against them to battle.


The Nephites prepare for war. How do I prepare myself each day for my own "battles"???!!! I feel like I'm improving myself financially. By overcoming my money problems and curbing my spending I am showing that I am worthy of the stewardship and blessings my father in heaven sees fit to give me. I need to conquer my mattress again. I don't know why it is so hard for me to go to sleep at night. I love sleep but I frequently stay up late.

Your Wonderful Journey Home - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
This love brings about real change of character. It can penetrate hatred and dissolve envy. It can heal resentment and quench the fires of bitterness. It can work miracles.


We received our “first lessons” in this language of love as spirits in God’s presence, and here on earth we have opportunities to practice it and become fluent. You can know if you are learning this language of love by evaluating what motivates your thoughts and actions.


When your primary thoughts are focused on how things will benefit you, your motivations may be selfish and shallow. That is not the language you want to learn.

But when your primary thoughts and behaviors are focused on serving God and others—when you truly desire to bless and lift up those around you—then the power of the pure love of Christ can work in your heart and life. That is the language you want to learn.

As you become fluent in this language and use it in your interactions with others, they will recognize something in you that may awaken in them a long-hidden feeling to search for the right way on the journey back to their heavenly home. After all, the language of love is their true native language too.

This deep and abiding influence is a language that reaches to the very soul. It is a language of understanding, a language of service, a language of lifting and rejoicing and comforting.


Learn to use the universal language of Christ’s love.

With this in mind, I invite you to walk confidently and joyfully. Yes, the road has bumps and detours and even some hazards. But don’t focus on them. Look for the happiness your Father in Heaven has prepared for you in every step of your journey. Happiness is the destination, but it’s also the path. “Peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come” is what He promises. That is why He commands us to “be of good cheer.”

I love how Pres. Uchtdorf begins this story by relating how his family members traveled to West Germany. I love my family very much. I can't conceive of what it would be like to have to leave to another country because your father was in danger for his political views.

I am grateful for everything living in Logan has taught me BUT I am STILL ready to leave given the opportunity.