Personal Journal 9.1, 9.3, & 9.4

9.1

1. I feel hurt when you interrupt me while I am talking because I think that you do not listen to what I have to say.

2. I feel upset when you criticize because I think that you are just putting others down.

3. I feel irritated when you are late because this seems to occur often.

4. I feel overworked because I do not get assistance with the housework from you.

5. I feel annoyed because you are acting babyish.


9.3

Ashley: omnivor, waitress, christian, dog lover

1. I am an omnivor, but I do not eat raw meat or salad.

2. I am a waitress, but I am not rude.

3. I am a christian, but I am not against others that are a different religion.

4. I am a dog lover, but I do not hate cats.


9.4

1. Work
    Cause: People at my previous job were not pulling their weight.
    How I Handled It: I nicely told my fellow employees how I felt and how we could solve the issue.

2. School
    Cause: Someone hit my car door with their car door.
    How I Handled It: I told the offender what happened and asked if there was any damage if they woul pay to fix my car.

3. Home
    Cause: My boyfriend not picking up after himself.
    How I Handled It: I asked him to help me more with the housework.

I am proud of how I handled these situations. I stayed calm and positive which helped get the situation resolved.

Personal Journal 8.1,8.3,8.4

8.1

Urgent/Important:Grocery shopping, do laundry, drop off the dry cleaning, study for Friday's exam, fix a flat tire on my car, pay an overdue credit card bill

Not Urgent/Important:File old papers and bills, start looking for a summer job, return a call from my best friend

Urgent/Not Important:

Not Urgent/Not Important:See a movie

8.3

To me money is important because let's face it, it makes the world go around because everything depends on money.

My financial goals are to be stable by having money in savings, no credit cards, bills always paid on time, never have to borrow money, and have no debt.

If I had one hundred dollars in my wallet at the moment I would buy Christmas gifts, but usually I would try my best not to spend it on anything except for bills or emergencies and put the left over in savings.

When I think about paying bills I feel broke already.

One thing I do not understand about money is why it takes so much of it to have or do anything.

To me planning for retirement is important, but I do not have the means to worry about that right now.

I worry about having enough money for bills and emergencies.

Money helps me enjoy my spare time being young.

I do not need money to enjoy daily life.

8.4

1. Purchase: clothes
    I made the purchase because I wanted a new outfit.
    I wish I hadn't because I could have saved the money for something more important.

2. Purchase: House decorations
    I made the purchase because I wanted my house to look nicer.
    I wish I hadn't because I could have just been patient and asked for those things for Christmas.

3. Purchase: CD's
    I made the purchase because I wanted to have my favorite songs all the time.
    I wish I hadn't because I could have just enjoyed the songs when they came on the radio.

4. Purchase: Random weekend entertainment items
    I made the purchases because I wanted to have fun on my weekends
    I wish I hadn't because I could have saved the money and still had a fun weekend.
   

Personal Journal 7.1

1. If I work hard on my resume I will have a lot more interview opportunities.

2. I am gathering references so I will have a good support system for my hiring process.

3. I'm applying for lots of jobs because I will know I gave myself the best chance for getting a job.

4. I need to practice interview techniques so I will be even more confident.

5. I have to follow up on the interview so I will have a good chance of getting the job I want.

Review & Activities 12

12. My inspirational quote which is a in my daily ctually more of a passage from the bible that I like to remember in my daily life is 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends."

Personal Journal 5.1 & 5.3

5.1

    Today I am grateful for:
          1. My friends and family
          2. My job and school
          3. My health and happiness

    Three good things that happened to me today:
          1. I woke up to another beautiful day
          2. I was surrounded by family
          3. I accomplished work plans

    Three good things I have to look forward to in the future:
          1. Getting my college degree
          2. Finding the job of my dreams
          3. Continuing my future with my fiance

5.3

    Irrational Belief: I must succeed at everything.
    Rational Belief: I will do my best to succeed at many things I like.

    Irrational Belief: I must be loved by everyone.
    Rational Belief: The only people I will be worried about are my friends and family.

    Irrational Belief: I should never make mistakes.
    Rational Belief: It is okay to make mistakes sometimes.

    Irrational Belief: I can't do anything about my feelings.
    Rational Belief: I can think more positively to achieve good feelings.
   

Personal Journal 4.2

Problem: I have job difficulties. I want a good full-time job, but I need to finish school first which means low paying jobs, not full-time work, and issues with fellow workers and bosses because of maturity levels and so on.

When I avoid: Irritable, Impatient, and Dissatisfied

When I cope: Accomplished, Satisfied, and Rational

An action I could take today to cope with my issue is to try and find a good paying job that relates to the field I am going to be going into after college.

Personal Journal 6.2 & 6.4

Activity 6.2

          Impulse: Road Rage
               1. When I give into this impulse it relieves emotions like anger and stress.
               2. The negative consequences of this however could lead to me getting into an altercation with someone or getting into an accident.
               3. The positive consequences do not outweigh the negative because I need to learn to control my emotions and be aware of the danger of road rage.

Activity 6.4

          Action:
               Option 1:Stay at my second job
               Option 2: Leave my second job all together

               Goal: Staying would keep me in touch with people and keep my discount
               Goal: Leaving would allow me to make more money and find a better job

                Value: I value my relationships with my coworkers.
                 Value: I value stability.
        
           Action:
                Option 1: Go ahead and finish school as fast as I can
                Option 2: Slow down so I can work more

                 Goal: This would contradict me graduating in summer 2013
                 Goal:I may not have time for other things like I do now such as school

                  Value: Finishing school would not contradict any of my values
                   Value: Slowing down would contradict my value of persistence