My son likes to watch iCarly.com :)

I have to repeat playing the video again and again, day after day....

great strength

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.

-Elbert Hubbard

Old habits die hard

身についた習慣はなかなか変えられない

I've been there

私もその経験がある

rebate

払い戻し金

stay in shape

健康維持

ground rules

行動上の基本原則

primer on tipping

チップの手引き

There's less money to throw around these days

気前よく使えるお金が少なくなっている

on a tight budget
予算が限られている
家計が苦しい

It's a fine line

紙一重
微妙な違い

get things off to a good start

よいスタートを切る

lead a well-examined life

よく考えられた生活
日々熟考、改善。

breaking them down into doable tasks and prioritizing them

実行可能なものに分けて優先順位をつける

low-hanging fruit

簡単に達成できること（目標）

self-discipline

自制心

New Year's intentions

新年の心構え

easily-made,easily broken

作るのも簡単、破るのも簡単。
pie-crust promise
New Year's resolutions

sign-up fee

入会金

Providing service above and beyond the call of duty

職務範囲を超えたサービスを提供。
期待されている以上のことをする。

high-end neighborhood

高級な地区

My idea of housework is to sweep a room with a glance.

ちらっと見るだけ。

Do I really have to cook?

Why am I concerned about cooking?

 

What's my goal?

 

I want to stay healthy and beautiful.

 

Don't forget about it

I hope my son can eat with a spoon and drink from a cup 〓

I can stop overeating

with some
efforts:<

Things that I'm not interested in but are important

What should I do?

I could kick myself for making such a careless mistake.

Let me pick your brain for a minute

slash cost!

on a shrinking budget!

customer traffic

When you have fewer employees,there's more incentive for them to follow customer traffic.

We are front-line employees

Who wants to be a playing mamager?

Maybe a praying manager :(

Many's the time I sit around doing nothing

when depression comes...:(

out of sheer necessity

I found ways to do more with less:D

I've got a lot on my plate these days.

Lots of work to do...

You are not alone,if that's any comfort.

Their presence will be missed.

NOT absence !!!

They will be missed.