Newbie Taking Care of Myself

Hi all,

My name is Nneka and it's my first time on the $1000 project. I met Leah on the Steve Pavlina boards and asked her to participate. Thank you all for allowing me to be a part of the group. As I go along, you'll learn a lot about me.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life. When I stepped out this morning to start my walk, I found an envelope on my doorstep. The envelope was marked "Take Care of Yourself." When I opened it up there was $1000 in there.

At first I was very puzzled by the message and the cash. It seemed a bit incongruent. Then I realized that I could use that cash to do some things that I've been putting off, so here goes.

• $100 - Tithe. I tithe on all income. It reminds me that God is my Source and that money can materilize from anywhere. This morning proved that to me.
• $100 - Savings. I am nuturing the habit of saving 10% of all income. It wasn't always this way.
• $150 - Get my braces off. I've had my braces on for 7 years. 5 without a visit to the dentist due to a bad experience. I'm ready to get my teeth straight. This is the first step.
• $150 - Teeth cleaning and initial dentist visit.
• $500 - Ticket to Miami for Christmas to visit my parents, brother, and niece and nephew.

Yes! I feel like I'm well on my way to taking good care of myself, so that I can step out and help others.

Have a great day!