$29,000 is the amount to spend today. $2,900 will go to my favorite Christian Radio Station to help defray the cost of the operation. They will be grateful and I will continue to enjoy their music. I would love to be one of their products when my first CD comes out!
Speaking of CDs, today's money ($26,100) will be spent in the studio recording 2 CDs I have always wanted to put out. A funeral selections CD, a Carpenters Tribute CD, and a Christmas CD. I have a little bit of a following and they would all love to have a copy of the CD. I know I will not make the money back, but that is OK. It is just fun being in the studio. The last CD I made was only $600, but I did not edit it to my liking and these CDs would take more time. I am guessing each CD will cost at least $1500 to make plus money to pay the musicians, so probably $2000 at my local studio, Watersign Creative, owned by my friend, Guy Parker. The rest of the money will go to creating the CD professionally and adding to my budding recording studio at home. We will purchase lighting, sound proofing material, more mics, more percussion, more mixing boards, and other equipment that I am sure is out there that I am not even aware of!
TO Music!
All the Best,
Alicia
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 28
I was at church today, honoring the life of Gerry at her funeral. I sing for funerals all year long and usually am not very moved when singing since it is my job to sing; but today was a little different. I found myself a little weepy as the Mass went along. It could have simply been the Pastor and the way he conducted the Mass, who knows. Anyway, the reason I am bringing this whole thing up, is because we still are short 1.5 million dollars in the renovation and my tithe money will go to helping us to build. Now, it is only $2800, but every little bit helps, right?
The remainder of the money will be spent on new doors in the house since most of them are drafty. Really nice doors that have stained glass in them. One for the front, one for each side. Each door will also be equipped with a thumbprint lock. Ok, I just want to replace all the doors in the house. It needs it anyway. There will be work that will need to be done to get them in, so it will probably cost about $10K. The rest will go to buy my hubby a used car of his choice!
So cool!!
All the Best!
Alicia
Thursday, January 15, 2009
My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 27
Hey guys! I cannot stress enough how awesome this whole experiment is turning out to be. I have landed a job I have been dreaming about and one that will finally pay me what I am worth. I know everyone around me tells me to not count the chickens before they hatch, but I CAN'T HELP IT!
It has been 17 years in the making, but OH SO worth the wait. I will keep you posted.
OK....$27 K.....Food For the Poor is looking really hungry today and I saw this awesome poster at my church when I went to teach the little Cherubs choir I teach all about the hungry in Haiti. So I am sending the $2700 to Haiti. It will feed a LOT of hungry people that deserve to eat.basic I have been waiting for a bigger amount to come around to do bigger things. I know I have spent a lot of time doing things for my home and my family, but you know what? We needed that boost. It has not been fun struggling from day to day. Yes, I know we are lucky to have met the needs of the kids and the house and the bills, but it has been tough to see everyone around you go out, go on vacation and do stuff that you couldn't. It was no fun to repeatedly tell the kids "no" so many times that they mostly stop asking. They say things like, Mommy, are we poor? How can I say that we are when we have more than most people in the world?!?! It would be a lie....but it has not been fun. We needed to have fun....and fun we are having; but now it is big dream time and boy, do I have some fun things to do.
I am taking the money left over today and I am going to travel to Ecuador for the sole purpose of buying land to build a school. I will get together with my family to discuss what would work best, consult, and purchase the land and supplies to start to build the structure. When I was a kid, I was given a trip to Ecuador as a gift for college graduation. While on my trip, my Uncle strolled into my Grandfather's kitchen where I was staying, and asked, "Alicia, how would you like to go to the jungle?"
"Sure!" I said and the plans were set. Our mission was to deliver goods and a missionary t
o an indigenous group of South American Indians who lived in the Cuyabeno Reserve in the Ecuadorian Jungle. First, we boarded a plane that was tiny, then we landed in a tiny airport. From there, we took a 2 hour ride to the Army Base where we stayed at the Major's House (since he is my Uncle's Brother-in-Law ) We stayed overnight and the next day, we traveled one hour by truck to the edge of a river bank in a large canoe with the supplies and the missionary.
There were large blue butterflies and monkeys....a whole host of jungle inhabitants. After about an hour or two ride on the river, we arrive at the Cuyabeno Lodge
owned and operated by yet another brother-in-law of my Uncle Marcello.
From the lodge, we proceed to deliver the goods and missionary to the Indigenous tribe. We took off and after about 20 minutes, we arrive at the river bank, then we have to haul ourselves up a cliff to get to the village. After some heavy breathing, we arrive! The people are there to meet us with greetings and smiles. It is an amazing site to see indigenous people, running happy and excited to see us.
My goal is to provide a school for these kids or any of the other kids I encountered on my trip. I want to build a school and name it La Julia Pastor Escuela De Esperanza (The Julia Pastor School of Hope) in honor of my late Grandmother who I never got the chance to meet. I want the kids who I met riding on the back of a pick up truck to school to have a school bus, new school books and supplies, new equipment to play on, and a better atmosphere for them to learn. I want to give hope.
All the Best,
Alicia Bozza
It has been 17 years in the making, but OH SO worth the wait. I will keep you posted.
OK....$27 K.....Food For the Poor is looking really hungry today and I saw this awesome poster at my church when I went to teach the little Cherubs choir I teach all about the hungry in Haiti. So I am sending the $2700 to Haiti. It will feed a LOT of hungry people that deserve to eat.basic I have been waiting for a bigger amount to come around to do bigger things. I know I have spent a lot of time doing things for my home and my family, but you know what? We needed that boost. It has not been fun struggling from day to day. Yes, I know we are lucky to have met the needs of the kids and the house and the bills, but it has been tough to see everyone around you go out, go on vacation and do stuff that you couldn't. It was no fun to repeatedly tell the kids "no" so many times that they mostly stop asking. They say things like, Mommy, are we poor? How can I say that we are when we have more than most people in the world?!?! It would be a lie....but it has not been fun. We needed to have fun....and fun we are having; but now it is big dream time and boy, do I have some fun things to do.
I am taking the money left over today and I am going to travel to Ecuador for the sole purpose of buying land to build a school. I will get together with my family to discuss what would work best, consult, and purchase the land and supplies to start to build the structure. When I was a kid, I was given a trip to Ecuador as a gift for college graduation. While on my trip, my Uncle strolled into my Grandfather's kitchen where I was staying, and asked, "Alicia, how would you like to go to the jungle?"
"Sure!" I said and the plans were set. Our mission was to deliver goods and a missionary t
o an indigenous group of South American Indians who lived in the Cuyabeno Reserve in the Ecuadorian Jungle. First, we boarded a plane that was tiny, then we landed in a tiny airport. From there, we took a 2 hour ride to the Army Base where we stayed at the Major's House (since he is my Uncle's Brother-in-Law ) We stayed overnight and the next day, we traveled one hour by truck to the edge of a river bank in a large canoe with the supplies and the missionary.
There were large blue butterflies and monkeys....a whole host of jungle inhabitants. After about an hour or two ride on the river, we arrive at the Cuyabeno Lodgeowned and operated by yet another brother-in-law of my Uncle Marcello.
From the lodge, we proceed to deliver the goods and missionary to the Indigenous tribe. We took off and after about 20 minutes, we arrive at the river bank, then we have to haul ourselves up a cliff to get to the village. After some heavy breathing, we arrive! The people are there to meet us with greetings and smiles. It is an amazing site to see indigenous people, running happy and excited to see us.
My goal is to provide a school for these kids or any of the other kids I encountered on my trip. I want to build a school and name it La Julia Pastor Escuela De Esperanza (The Julia Pastor School of Hope) in honor of my late Grandmother who I never got the chance to meet. I want the kids who I met riding on the back of a pick up truck to school to have a school bus, new school books and supplies, new equipment to play on, and a better atmosphere for them to learn. I want to give hope.All the Best,
Alicia Bozza
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