Today I had to go to WalMart and purchase a large assortment of what nots for dance team. Makeup and many go withs,it is utterly insane. I walked out very bummed out. It is two steps forward it seems and about twenty back. HOPEFULLY these supplies will last the entire year and I will not have to re-purchase anything.
Still it hurts to look at the receipt. I really have not been so bummed about money in a long time. I am really feeling it for some reason. Maybe I should stop watching the TV news!
My son called and wants to come home from college. He was just at my parents house last weekend. My girls are with dad part of the weekend---we have a dance team competition so they will be with me for a time. So I have to take my son BACK on Sunday to school. Part of me is happy to do it.....to have him home yet, part of me wonders why he is in college since he never seems to be there on the weekends! Part of me wanted the weekend to be alone. I was not looking forward to having company. I feel badly saying that. He is thinking of transferring. Maybe if he goes farther location wise, he will be less likely to come home alot. I did not come home as much as he does when I was in school. He says he is bored. I don't really get it I guess. So my Sunday is now shot since I will be driving for 6 hours. Hopefully I can get to the library and get some music CD's to listen to or a book on CD. We will see.
It is very cold here.....I have the heat as low as I can stand it and when the girls are home I do turn it up a bit.
Was going to buy some clothes today for me but decided I can wing it with what I have. Thank goodness for work scrubs! What a HUGE life saver!!!!! I literally have about 8 things hanging in my closet. I decided last week to get rid of most of my fat clothes. They are just too big.
It felt good to do that. Thankfully I have a quasi boring life social wise.....so I need nothing really. I never really go anywhere that I have to look dressed up or too over the top. I do need a pair of jeans. I have not owned jeans for about ten years....no lie. That is one item I really want.
I delivered the newspapers....a job I am really starting to hate but I like the small amount of money I get for it. It went quickly since it is so cold I threw faster to get it done QUICK!
I have a TARGET gift card my daughter got me for Christmas for $35.00. I will probably use it for food/staple purchases for next week. That will help stretch things. TP goes on sale on Sunday at WALGREENS.....I have a bunch of coupons to get a small stash going. I have set aside the money.
This weekend will be very stressful I can tell already. I will really have to work on staying sane, calm and prayerful. One day at a time.....or ONE HOUR at a time will be my motto! I WILL make it thru all hurdles I will be facing. It will be a piece of cake....chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. YUM!
Spending Nightmare
January 25th, 2008 at 12:59 am
January 25th, 2008 at 01:18 am 1201223898
January 25th, 2008 at 01:39 am 1201225152
Don't know how you feel about buying "recycled" clothing, but Goodwill has a 99 cent jeans sale about once every six weeks. I have seen like-new, and new, with tags still on, jeans there. That is where all of my jeans come from, and I have Ralph Lauren, LLBean, Abercrombie, etc. No one but me knows they were purchased for 99 cents!
I'm sure the lowered interest rates on savings has you worried. Me too!
Hang in there, you seem to have a handle on being frugal.
January 25th, 2008 at 04:59 am 1201237166
January 25th, 2008 at 05:19 pm 1201281541
January 25th, 2008 at 09:37 pm 1201297075
We'll see. He says he is bored.....I thought parenting an 18 yr old would get easier!