Sorry for my lack of blogging, but it's all-mom-all-the-time at my house right now. I believe she's home baking for us as I type this...
Anyway, I should be back to regularly scheduled blogging early next week.
Miss you all!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Thoughts...?
Does having my mom in town visiting for the first time in more than a decade give me permission to skip going to the gym? Particularly if we're trying to make our way through the entire SATC canon before she heads home?
Will my fitness forever suffer? Or can I bounce back from the my-mom's-still-on-vacation-so-I'm-going-to-eat-like-I'm-on-vacation-too-and-not-do-any-formal-exercise fest?
I've worn new outfits two days in a row now. I'd forgotten how much I LOVE to wear crisp, new clothes. I could get used to this!
Total debt: $3545 and a bit
Spent today: Sorry, my head is currently buried in the sand. I'll get back to you next week!
Will my fitness forever suffer? Or can I bounce back from the my-mom's-still-on-vacation-so-I'm-going-to-eat-like-I'm-on-vacation-too-and-not-do-any-formal-exercise fest?
I've worn new outfits two days in a row now. I'd forgotten how much I LOVE to wear crisp, new clothes. I could get used to this!
Total debt: $3545 and a bit
Spent today: Sorry, my head is currently buried in the sand. I'll get back to you next week!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Everything is better with gravy
A perfect end to a wonderful week of vacation: My mom made an amazing roast beef and Yorkshire pudding dinner. Yum.
Back to work tomorrow, but my mom is sticking around for another week and a bit, so it will still be part-time vacation. We're only a few episodes into the third season of our SATC marathon, so I'll have to come home each night and park it in front of TV.
The blogging may still be sporadic while she's here, but I'm working on keeping a closer reign on the finances. I promise!
Total debt: $3545 and a bit
Spent today: $52-ish (Groceries)
Back to work tomorrow, but my mom is sticking around for another week and a bit, so it will still be part-time vacation. We're only a few episodes into the third season of our SATC marathon, so I'll have to come home each night and park it in front of TV.
The blogging may still be sporadic while she's here, but I'm working on keeping a closer reign on the finances. I promise!
Total debt: $3545 and a bit
Spent today: $52-ish (Groceries)
Friday, September 12, 2008
The perfect purple purse
Remember a while back when I was complaining that I needed a proper gym bag? And then more recently when I was coveting a purple purse? Well, in a continued I'm-on-vacation-and-it-was-recently-my-birthday spending spree, I combined the needs and wants and purchased the deep purple version of this gorgeous gym bag:
I love, love, love it. I love the extra shoe pouch on the bottom. I love the inside pocket for wet gym clothes. I love the it will fit my gym stuff, my lunch and my work stuff. I love every little bit of it! My mom contributed to the cost, sweet woman that she is. And I do plan to stop the spending spree very soon and get back to reality and the purpose of this blog: Paying off the debt! Promise.
But not tomorrow. We've got plans to see a film festival movie first thing in the morning. It's a musical theatre documentary, so it's got TAMMY stamped all over it.
Only two more days left in my vacation! It's been swell, but I'm gearing up for a return to the real world.
Total debt: $3545 and a bit
Spent today: Shhhh... I'm in denial.
I love, love, love it. I love the extra shoe pouch on the bottom. I love the inside pocket for wet gym clothes. I love the it will fit my gym stuff, my lunch and my work stuff. I love every little bit of it! My mom contributed to the cost, sweet woman that she is. And I do plan to stop the spending spree very soon and get back to reality and the purpose of this blog: Paying off the debt! Promise.
But not tomorrow. We've got plans to see a film festival movie first thing in the morning. It's a musical theatre documentary, so it's got TAMMY stamped all over it.
Only two more days left in my vacation! It's been swell, but I'm gearing up for a return to the real world.
Total debt: $3545 and a bit
Spent today: Shhhh... I'm in denial.
...the old man is snoring...
Um, what's with the rain for end of my vacation? Thank goodness mom and I are completely immersed in a Sex and the City marathon, because we may not want to venture too far for the next few days. And we wanted to go to Niagara Falls! Maybe next weekend, if Mother Nature cooperates.
Anyway, this is just a quick note to complain about the weather and introduce the new and improved number:
Total debt: $3545 and a bit
Spent today: I'm on vacation, remember?
Anyway, this is just a quick note to complain about the weather and introduce the new and improved number:
Total debt: $3545 and a bit
Spent today: I'm on vacation, remember?
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Raise your voice
Last night, after a hiatus of almost seven years, I attended a music rehearsal. And it felt like coming home to the most familiar, comfortable, happy place.
When I stopped performing in early 2002, I needed to go cold turkey. Like breaking up with a boyfriend, I needed to put away all the good memories and point my ship in an entirely different direction. Two years went by and I found the path that I needed to be on - publishing - and hurtled myself down that road with every ounce of energy and enthusiasm I had. And I loved it! Who knew that there was so much passion within me for something other than sheet music and slightly smelly costumes?
And I didn't miss performing at all. Not the nomadic lifestyle, not the nervous poo-inducing auditions, not the constant judgement.
But I did miss singing. For about 13 years, I sang every day. Ten years of voice lessons, a degree in music theatre performance and a short, but sweet, professional career requires it.
Then there was silence. Nothing more than an occasional tune around the house or car ride chorus. Until now.
I've joined a choir. A lovely big group of people who love to sing. And the music is great - strong, classical pieces. (When I first started looking for a choir, I feared Andrew Lloyd Webber medleys.) The nerves I had walking in last night, because I worried my sight-reading skills had atrophied and that I'd perhaps forgotten how to "do" the whole choir thing, were for naught. It all came back to me easily. And joyfully.
With my beloved high school music teacher's voice in my ear, I sat up straight and watched the conductor. I found the right systems and bars when prompted. I spit out the consonants and breathed properly.
My only mistake: I forgot to bring a pencil. (Sorry, Mr. P!)
The choir will cost me $200 for the yearlong membership, but I think it will be the best money I've spent in ages.
Total debt: $3795 and a bit
Spent today: We're just heading out now! Distillery, here we come.
When I stopped performing in early 2002, I needed to go cold turkey. Like breaking up with a boyfriend, I needed to put away all the good memories and point my ship in an entirely different direction. Two years went by and I found the path that I needed to be on - publishing - and hurtled myself down that road with every ounce of energy and enthusiasm I had. And I loved it! Who knew that there was so much passion within me for something other than sheet music and slightly smelly costumes?
And I didn't miss performing at all. Not the nomadic lifestyle, not the nervous poo-inducing auditions, not the constant judgement.
But I did miss singing. For about 13 years, I sang every day. Ten years of voice lessons, a degree in music theatre performance and a short, but sweet, professional career requires it.
Then there was silence. Nothing more than an occasional tune around the house or car ride chorus. Until now.
I've joined a choir. A lovely big group of people who love to sing. And the music is great - strong, classical pieces. (When I first started looking for a choir, I feared Andrew Lloyd Webber medleys.) The nerves I had walking in last night, because I worried my sight-reading skills had atrophied and that I'd perhaps forgotten how to "do" the whole choir thing, were for naught. It all came back to me easily. And joyfully.
With my beloved high school music teacher's voice in my ear, I sat up straight and watched the conductor. I found the right systems and bars when prompted. I spit out the consonants and breathed properly.
My only mistake: I forgot to bring a pencil. (Sorry, Mr. P!)
The choir will cost me $200 for the yearlong membership, but I think it will be the best money I've spent in ages.
Total debt: $3795 and a bit
Spent today: We're just heading out now! Distillery, here we come.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
The seal has been broken
So... remember yesterday when I said it was hard to spend money after not spending it for so long? Well, I got over that today. Waaaaaaaaayyy over it.
I shopped like I've never shopped before. Seriously. I spent the birthday money that I had. Then I spent the birthday money that I suspect is still on its way via Canada Post. Then I spent some of the money I'd put aside for this week with my mom. And then I started on credit.
Never have I purchased so many pieces of clothing in one day: 3 bottoms and 8 tops. Pretty much an entire new fall wardrobe. Luckily it's all mix and match and it goes with what I already have in my closet. I love every piece.
Now listen, I am not a hopeless budgeter! I'll be able to pay off much - if not all - of the credit later this week. And I have a chunk of freelance money coming my way before long. Of course, if I hadn't shopped like a maniac, all that money could have gone towards my debt, but sometimes we need to take a little breather from the harsh light of reality and Live a little. Right?
Mom quote of the day: "You look fabulous in everything you try on!" (Gotta give the mom some props - she does know how to make me feel like a million bucks.)
Total debt: $3795 and a bit
Spent today: You do not want to know!
I shopped like I've never shopped before. Seriously. I spent the birthday money that I had. Then I spent the birthday money that I suspect is still on its way via Canada Post. Then I spent some of the money I'd put aside for this week with my mom. And then I started on credit.
Never have I purchased so many pieces of clothing in one day: 3 bottoms and 8 tops. Pretty much an entire new fall wardrobe. Luckily it's all mix and match and it goes with what I already have in my closet. I love every piece.
Now listen, I am not a hopeless budgeter! I'll be able to pay off much - if not all - of the credit later this week. And I have a chunk of freelance money coming my way before long. Of course, if I hadn't shopped like a maniac, all that money could have gone towards my debt, but sometimes we need to take a little breather from the harsh light of reality and Live a little. Right?
Mom quote of the day: "You look fabulous in everything you try on!" (Gotta give the mom some props - she does know how to make me feel like a million bucks.)
Total debt: $3795 and a bit
Spent today: You do not want to know!
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