Week 2

Okie doke people, here are the numbers for this week:

Monday - bought myself lunch because I forgot to grab something out of the fridge on my way out. 

Tuesday - breakfast smoothie because again, I had nothing to eat. And then I spent $13 to get the old shellac taken off because, let's be honest, it's faster and probably better to have someone do it for me than spending hours at home doing myself. 

Wednesday - another breakfast smoothie (which my trainer may not have approved of but I'm not allowed to eat my protein bars anymore ;)). Also another lunch (still haven't gone to the store) and a gift card for my co-worker's birthday - but let's be honest, she's more like my work-wife. 😁

Thursday - Groceries at Walgreens for breakfast (Greek yogurt and a shake), and some cashews for a snack. 

Friday - bought lunch for my co-worker for her birthday since we weren't able to go on her birthday due to a family emergency. Also some Star Trek stamps - I couldn't resist. 🖖🏻 and paid $30 to attend my church's fall retreat at the end of October (I couldn't go last year). 

Saturday - I'm not counting groceries because I consider them necessities, but I did pick up some new nail polish since mine has gotten thick and doesn't work as well anymore.

Sunday - After I finished meal prep, I realized I couldn't bring all my mom's Tupperware with me, so I ran out to grab some of my own, also a lunch bag and some coconut oil.

So far, not much difference in my purchases but let's keep going, shall we?

Week One

So, as it is apt to happen, pretty much the evening after I posted about my desire to stop spending money, that I discovered that I was out of at least 4 of my essentials - I should have known that would happen. Sometimes life's sense of humor is seriously irritating.

Without further ado, here's what I ended up buying this weekend:

Saturday - I had time to kill between dropping off my sister at a volunteer event and picking her back up, so I had to go pick up a couple of my essentials that I discovered I was actually needing - mascara and concealer. Granted, I used a gift card for that but I consider it buying what I didn't absolutely need. 

Then it was to the UPS store where I had to pay $1 for taping for a return I was mailing back - kind of a racket but they do know how to capitalize on a person's need.

After that it was stopping at Walgreens to pick up facial pads (more things I had just run out of - although I probably had some in one of the boxes I have yet to unpack but convenience trumps time I suppose).

Next it was some fast food from McDonalds - because I had been craving fries ALL AFTERNOON. 

Later that evening I had this intense desire for Starbucks (the fiend!). I had to refill my card because I was like $1.50 short of what it cost and it will only let you pay $10 at minimum *eye roll*. 

Oh and I had to purchase a new shirt because my favorite one ripped under the arms (which irritated me to no end) but I found one at a discount so with tax it was $20-ish.

I did make one other return so that alleviated my pain a little. 

Sunday - Lunch with my Sunday School group - I think I spent $8 on pizza and a drink. 

Actually, that was it - and a few of those things were almost-but-sorta-not-necessities. Maybe having to put it on here is actually going to work....but we'll see. ;)

Hello Again

Why hello the-one-person-who-will-read-this-post! It's been a while, but honestly there's only been a few things to talk about lately. I moved to a new apartment, cut my hair (shortest it's been since the end of high school), and officially have been at this job a little more than one year.

And even though it hasn't been incredibly exciting around here, work and life keep me busy. But I honestly only came here because I find if I put this on the internet, I'm more likely to keep with it (even though no one will probably read it).

Here's the thing. I've been spending way too much money lately, I feel like I'm hemorrhaging money. Some of it is for the necessities - rent, food, car payments, gas, you get the idea. But there have been other things, things I could live without. I had to buy a new pair of pants for work because my usual pair wouldn't stay up (the zipper would fall down even if I breathed too hard). And they were only $38, but after a point it just starts to add up. 

I just agreed to pay $50/session for a month for personal training, which I've been wanting for a while and I think it's worth it, given the wedding I'm in soon and just overall wanting to get serious about my fitness. But it's made me realize I need to cut down on other things if I want to do that.

It's hard to describe why I've been spending too much - it's almost like an itch. Plus add some gift cards from my birthday (which a few things have been purchased with but now I'm starting to feel overwhelmed) and I feel like I'm just looking for things to buy. 

So I need a refresh. Time to go back to the beginning and reset my brain a little. Which is why I'm here right now. I need some sort of "accountability" to keep myself from doing this - and jump start my blogging again I suppose. I want to come back every week (maybe every Sunday or Monday) and post what I bought/what I resisted. I'm sure the one-person-who-will-read-this will be oh so thrilled by my consumerism, but I'm starting to feel a little worn out (and not just from the 6 AM personal training session today that has left my legs feeling like jello). So bear with me a little, if you wouldn't mind.

Thanks one-person-who-reads-my-blog! I appreciate you humoring me some, at least until I feel like I've stopped this habit from getting worse.

Awkward & Awesome

Oh boy, it's been a while (I say that a lot, don't I?)....

Awkward

* Getting your ID gawked at because you don't look your age on your ID...not once, but TWICE at the same place. Yeah, I know, I look young but chilllll out... I will admit part of me enjoys it but it can get old sometimes (pun  intended).

* Basically getting followed around at said place because, oh look, you're the only ones in the store and they obviously have nothing else to do. Bonus for them, we ended up buying more than we planned - cause the up-sell is king....

* Wondering if your refillable bottle's lid would break if you dropped it - because it doesn't feel like glass - and then proceeding to do JUST THAT and discover that, yes, yes it will break. (I had to order a new bottle smh).

* Squirting your water enhancer right in your eyes - because it hit a piece of ice just right and of course that's where it just had to go.

* Going to the gym, lifting weights, doing 15 minutes on the stairclimber, deciding to go upstairs to finish on the treadmill, forgetting that your legs now weigh a ton and when you now attempt to run up the stairs, you totally lose your footing - in front of 2 guys who totally saw you. So what happens? You finish your run up the stairs like nothing had happened. (nice recovery, no?)

Awesome

* Basically the whole "living in Houston" thing was the right decision. Loving it all. Loving how the Lord made that work out.

* Things have been pretty normal recently. Getting into a groove at the new job, enjoying the 3 straight days per week of bible studies, heck, having friends even! It might be kind of boring but its nice to have a routine of your very own. No complaints I suppose.

As usual, more awkward things than awesome things to recount, but hey, that's just how life is, full of unexpected and yes, awkward things. And it's pretty great.