welp. i made it 20 days. and then i got this wonderful little email from urbanoutfitters.com: free shipping. three days only. now you may think that this comes around often and i could resist just this once but seriously? i'm weak. and how long i've been waiting for this
............. blank pictures of awesomeness. ok so for whatever reason i cannot link to the pictures of the wonderfulness that i purchased. which is probably good. keep you in suspense. for... ever. because i'm so terrible about taking pictures and uploading them. but it's good. it's really good.
anyhow. i was afraid since it was on sale i'd lose them forever so i jumped. and the i bought the watch because i'd already crashed and burned i might as well sail my ship straight ashore while i'm at it.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
NSA: day 19 - weekend recap
and i went crazy.
well, within reason crazy i'd say.
first up, yesterday marked one month until my three year anniversary. three year anniversary's are marked by leather presents. for the first time i think i might follow this tradition. i'm thinking about getting the huzz (shhh don't tell him) a leather watch. but i'm contemplating purchasing it now so i know i'll have it. but do i break code? especially after the roller coaster i had this weekend? you decide. my brain is fried.
speaking of which my $ .88 purchase marked the beginning of the end just as i thought it might. i don't believe we bought anything else friday but saturday husband decided we needed to go to lowes where i found a lampshade i've been looking for every where (it's hard to not buy things based on what month you're in when you live so far away from things. i haven't been to lowes in months. maybe almost a year. so i got it.) and then after all that i've been looking for a spider plant all year. i thought spider plants were easy to come by. i thought everyone had a spider plant. everyone obviously sells spider plants. not so. so after finally finding a hawaiian spider plant i was beyond excited. (of course, then we went to huzz's work for dirt only to have his boss give me spider babies. sooo... now i'm going to create a hybrid awesomeness!) oh and i bought a new pot to put it in (it was $1.80. not breaking the bank) because the roots of those poor hanging plants always make me feel so bad for the little plants. i think i'm going to name my plants. but that'll probably be another post.
then we went to get wine for our phantom of the opera night (LOVED IT!). so needless to say, the money that i didn't spend last week has been spent however i still think i'm under my limit. although i have two more weekends to go and my parent's anniversary is next weekend. and erik said we'd take them out for dinner. (he doesn't want me to have to cook. so sweet <3 nbsp="" p="">
meals we've had so far:
thursday: skinny enchiladas
friday: (erik had skinny enchiladas, i had crackers and cottage cheese)
saturday: erik said we'd order food but i was impatient waiting for him. so i made the most delicious vegetable fried rice with chicken.
sunday: ashley and her lover came over and made us THE most delicious pot roast/risotto.
so nothing that i bought foods for. and we're out of lunch meat. which was expected but still annoying this morning.
well, within reason crazy i'd say.
first up, yesterday marked one month until my three year anniversary. three year anniversary's are marked by leather presents. for the first time i think i might follow this tradition. i'm thinking about getting the huzz (shhh don't tell him) a leather watch. but i'm contemplating purchasing it now so i know i'll have it. but do i break code? especially after the roller coaster i had this weekend? you decide. my brain is fried.
speaking of which my $ .88 purchase marked the beginning of the end just as i thought it might. i don't believe we bought anything else friday but saturday husband decided we needed to go to lowes where i found a lampshade i've been looking for every where (it's hard to not buy things based on what month you're in when you live so far away from things. i haven't been to lowes in months. maybe almost a year. so i got it.) and then after all that i've been looking for a spider plant all year. i thought spider plants were easy to come by. i thought everyone had a spider plant. everyone obviously sells spider plants. not so. so after finally finding a hawaiian spider plant i was beyond excited. (of course, then we went to huzz's work for dirt only to have his boss give me spider babies. sooo... now i'm going to create a hybrid awesomeness!) oh and i bought a new pot to put it in (it was $1.80. not breaking the bank) because the roots of those poor hanging plants always make me feel so bad for the little plants. i think i'm going to name my plants. but that'll probably be another post.
then we went to get wine for our phantom of the opera night (LOVED IT!). so needless to say, the money that i didn't spend last week has been spent however i still think i'm under my limit. although i have two more weekends to go and my parent's anniversary is next weekend. and erik said we'd take them out for dinner. (he doesn't want me to have to cook. so sweet <3 nbsp="" p="">
meals we've had so far:
thursday: skinny enchiladas
friday: (erik had skinny enchiladas, i had crackers and cottage cheese)
saturday: erik said we'd order food but i was impatient waiting for him. so i made the most delicious vegetable fried rice with chicken.
sunday: ashley and her lover came over and made us THE most delicious pot roast/risotto.
so nothing that i bought foods for. and we're out of lunch meat. which was expected but still annoying this morning.
Friday, August 16, 2013
NSA: day 16
welp! i did it dagumit! i broke code. lost all hope in humanity. that's a complete lie. but i did spend $.88 on a gatorade. look at me spending money like i own the place. yes, i did get it for a $1 off but there's my whole no spend month down the tubes. i'll probably start shoe shopping and throwing money at random people on the street now. i'm like a lay's potato chip, once i pop- i can't stop.
ok, maybe not. but i did buy a gatorade. i haven't felt well in a long time. (it comes and goes. i actually read an article recently about children who have stomach problems as a child grow up to have anxiety problems - which for me is actually quite true but i still, unfortunately, even as an adult suffer from stomach problems. the article talks about children who have stomach pains but no real-known cause. i get it. it didn't really speak much about what you can do to help this issue or what you can do to cure it which was a bit frustrating. more frustrating, though, was the response in the comments section. those people are just bitter and seemingly have no idea what they're talking about. maybe they're all suffering from anxiety/stomach pain. mine was diagnosed once. stomach migraines. yup. i'm a freak.) <-- a="" alone.="" already="" better.="" bought="" do="" either="" feel="" for="" freak.="" gatorade="" have="" help="" i="" issues="" it="" leave="" m="" may="" me="" my="" nbsp="" not="" now="" or="" p="" rant.="" sorry="" stomach="" stress.="" the="" to="" told="" way="" with="" you="">
so anyhow, it's friday. only two more weeks to not spend money. i'd say so far so good. i do want a leather watch and an awesome anniversary present and a vacation and an ipad mini and a new bedspread and a bed frame/headboard and a vacation. (i really want a vacation. perhaps an anniversary getaway *day dream*) but overall, i'm pretty happy with my non-spending month. another thing that i only recently noticed is that august has five fridays. who's idea was it to have a no spend month on a week with five fridays? freak.
(oh and i want a new statement necklace. i think i might diy one and see how it goes.)
(p.s. phantom at the opera party at my house! i'm making these:)
ok, maybe not. but i did buy a gatorade. i haven't felt well in a long time. (it comes and goes. i actually read an article recently about children who have stomach problems as a child grow up to have anxiety problems - which for me is actually quite true but i still, unfortunately, even as an adult suffer from stomach problems. the article talks about children who have stomach pains but no real-known cause. i get it. it didn't really speak much about what you can do to help this issue or what you can do to cure it which was a bit frustrating. more frustrating, though, was the response in the comments section. those people are just bitter and seemingly have no idea what they're talking about. maybe they're all suffering from anxiety/stomach pain. mine was diagnosed once. stomach migraines. yup. i'm a freak.) <-- a="" alone.="" already="" better.="" bought="" do="" either="" feel="" for="" freak.="" gatorade="" have="" help="" i="" issues="" it="" leave="" m="" may="" me="" my="" nbsp="" not="" now="" or="" p="" rant.="" sorry="" stomach="" stress.="" the="" to="" told="" way="" with="" you="">
so anyhow, it's friday. only two more weeks to not spend money. i'd say so far so good. i do want a leather watch and an awesome anniversary present and a vacation and an ipad mini and a new bedspread and a bed frame/headboard and a vacation. (i really want a vacation. perhaps an anniversary getaway *day dream*) but overall, i'm pretty happy with my non-spending month. another thing that i only recently noticed is that august has five fridays. who's idea was it to have a no spend month on a week with five fridays? freak.
(oh and i want a new statement necklace. i think i might diy one and see how it goes.)
(p.s. phantom at the opera party at my house! i'm making these:)
Thursday, August 15, 2013
NSA: day 15
i'm starving today. and anyone who knows me knows that when i'm starving i'm irritable. being irritable and having a 10 year old running around the office is not a good combination. so far i've eaten a roasted almond granola bar, a boiled eggs and i'm on my second hand full of almonds. KEEP 'EM COMING!
yesterday was an interesting day. i left work in a pretty happy mood. contemplating getting an ipad mini, signing up for another half marathon in november and after three years at my job i finally filled out the paperwork to be a notary public! I FEEEEELLL THE POWER!
then i went to the grocery store. first, i pulled in and i couldn't park where i normally do. everyone was pulling out. if i had stopped moving i would have been smashed to pieces. awesome. then as i was standing in the deli line waiting for my number to be called, i could feel the tension rising within me. i wanted to punch the "new" guy. hard. in the face. here he is having a conversation with a woman that he wasn't even waiting on when i'm just standing there, waiting for what seemed to be at least 15 minutes. in all honesty, i have no idea how long i was waiting for but i can guarantee you that i could have had all my grocery shopping done by the time they called my number. AND then he got my order wrong. TWICE! TWICE! seriously? i asked for one and a half pounds. first he gave me a half pound. then i just left when he handed me a pound. one pound. i have no patience. then i had this cart that was a work out in itself. constantly pulling. the entire time i was there i could have burst into tears at any moment. or punched someone. but the tears were more likely to happen. it made me fearful for my husband's future. i mean, if i'm this bad now just imagine how i'll be when i'm older and less likely to hold things back? bad. it's gonna be bad.
all this to say, i meal planned. and i spent about $10 -$20 less than i usually would have. which is good. i held back on buying things where i normally would have bought two, i only bought one.
here are the meals that i'm planning on making: (i like giving myself meal ideas but not deadlines. some things i have to make before things go bad but i don't force myself to make things i don't want to eat.)
i spent $128.71 + 16.06 leaves my remaining balance for the month at $55.23. considering the fact that i'm not going grocery shopping again except for (obviously due to stupido) lunch meat and probably milk until the 28th, i might just make it. but i bet since on the 28th i'll need to shop for the next two weeks i'll be over my budget unless i prorate it. aren't i sneaky?
i also bought gas ($36.52) but aside from that i haven't spent anything extra yet. go me! especially since i'm bombarded with emails and online discounts on a regular basis. sure i've left my full bags in random locations but i haven't had any urges that couldn't wait!
yesterday was an interesting day. i left work in a pretty happy mood. contemplating getting an ipad mini, signing up for another half marathon in november and after three years at my job i finally filled out the paperwork to be a notary public! I FEEEEELLL THE POWER!
then i went to the grocery store. first, i pulled in and i couldn't park where i normally do. everyone was pulling out. if i had stopped moving i would have been smashed to pieces. awesome. then as i was standing in the deli line waiting for my number to be called, i could feel the tension rising within me. i wanted to punch the "new" guy. hard. in the face. here he is having a conversation with a woman that he wasn't even waiting on when i'm just standing there, waiting for what seemed to be at least 15 minutes. in all honesty, i have no idea how long i was waiting for but i can guarantee you that i could have had all my grocery shopping done by the time they called my number. AND then he got my order wrong. TWICE! TWICE! seriously? i asked for one and a half pounds. first he gave me a half pound. then i just left when he handed me a pound. one pound. i have no patience. then i had this cart that was a work out in itself. constantly pulling. the entire time i was there i could have burst into tears at any moment. or punched someone. but the tears were more likely to happen. it made me fearful for my husband's future. i mean, if i'm this bad now just imagine how i'll be when i'm older and less likely to hold things back? bad. it's gonna be bad.
all this to say, i meal planned. and i spent about $10 -$20 less than i usually would have. which is good. i held back on buying things where i normally would have bought two, i only bought one.
here are the meals that i'm planning on making: (i like giving myself meal ideas but not deadlines. some things i have to make before things go bad but i don't force myself to make things i don't want to eat.)
Healthy Chicken Tamale Pie
Crockpot Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Cheesy Chicken and Rice Bake
i'm also planning on making skinny enchiladas. my husband told me his co-worker just found out some bad news so i hope to make his family a little meal to hopefully make it easier for them. also, i'm nixing the sour cream/cream in these recipes. instead i use plain greek yogurt. that stuff is so versatile. i'll probably also make a quiche. i almost always make quiche. (yes i've used greek yogurt in that, too.)
i spent $128.71 + 16.06 leaves my remaining balance for the month at $55.23. considering the fact that i'm not going grocery shopping again except for (obviously due to stupido) lunch meat and probably milk until the 28th, i might just make it. but i bet since on the 28th i'll need to shop for the next two weeks i'll be over my budget unless i prorate it. aren't i sneaky?
i also bought gas ($36.52) but aside from that i haven't spent anything extra yet. go me! especially since i'm bombarded with emails and online discounts on a regular basis. sure i've left my full bags in random locations but i haven't had any urges that couldn't wait!
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
NSA: day 13
13 days. it doesn't actually feel that long. then again, nothing has really been that different yet. except i didn't buy wine this week. the huzz did buy one pizza and beer though. i kinda feel like i'm cheating because i ordered clothes from forever21 on july 31st and they didn't show up until the 9th. so i got my new stuff fix. i'm at that point right now where i'm like, what's my problem? i could do this every month and have no problems... but then i find myself looking at shoes and trying to figure out how i can spend money without technically spending money (aka credits and what not)... so not so much fun.
also not so much fun, i have to go grocery shopping tomorrow. i figure if i go shopping tomorrow i can hopefully get groceries that will last us almost right up until the end of this month. but also that includes my parents anniversary AND potential phantom of the opera gathering. (don't judge me because i've never seen it. i get enough of that at home.) all that and stay within the less that $200 that i have left? well, the good news is that i have plenty of meat i think. i could maybe get something special for the 24th and be fine for the rest of the month.
pizza making went well. broccoli and cheddar pizza is a huge hit in case anyone is wondering. i still have some dough so i could make pizza for my parents. that might be nice.
so i guess that's it. i might have more to report tomorrow. so far so good and i'm thinking i could probably stand to do another month of this... or at least be waaaaaaaaaay more conscience of how i spend my money.
also not so much fun, i have to go grocery shopping tomorrow. i figure if i go shopping tomorrow i can hopefully get groceries that will last us almost right up until the end of this month. but also that includes my parents anniversary AND potential phantom of the opera gathering. (don't judge me because i've never seen it. i get enough of that at home.) all that and stay within the less that $200 that i have left? well, the good news is that i have plenty of meat i think. i could maybe get something special for the 24th and be fine for the rest of the month.
pizza making went well. broccoli and cheddar pizza is a huge hit in case anyone is wondering. i still have some dough so i could make pizza for my parents. that might be nice.
so i guess that's it. i might have more to report tomorrow. so far so good and i'm thinking i could probably stand to do another month of this... or at least be waaaaaaaaaay more conscience of how i spend my money.
Friday, August 9, 2013
NSA: day nine
last night i woke myself up trying to convince myself that i could go thrift shopping for a vest and it would be ok because no one would know the difference.
why am i so self deprecating? i don't know. but apparently i want a vest. i've been thinking about it for a while. it's one of those things that no one really needs in their wardrobe but apparently i want one. i'm a freak what can i say. so anyone who wants to buy me a present, i've linked it! i think. i can still accept presents right?
either way, i don't have time to spend thrifting. i'm a busy woman! i have friends and commitments and obligations to adhere to! which is why i spent most of last night re-watching the new girl. don't lie. you did it too.
i think meal planning so far is going pretty well. i haven't run out of food and we've had something to eat every night. last night i had a mini pizza i made to make sure my dough wasn't awful and the huzz had leftover quiche. before that we had coconut chicken and salad. i probably need to make another egg related meal. we have so many eggs. i love it! plus, we still haven't had chicken stir-fry which is on the list of things to make so i have meals for next week sorta planned. i'm getting excellent. until i get super lazy. which is bound to happen soon. like really soon. i'm thinking tomorrow i might be lazy.
but i did find this in my refrigerator so... i'm not too wonderful...
why am i so self deprecating? i don't know. but apparently i want a vest. i've been thinking about it for a while. it's one of those things that no one really needs in their wardrobe but apparently i want one. i'm a freak what can i say. so anyone who wants to buy me a present, i've linked it! i think. i can still accept presents right?either way, i don't have time to spend thrifting. i'm a busy woman! i have friends and commitments and obligations to adhere to! which is why i spent most of last night re-watching the new girl. don't lie. you did it too.
i think meal planning so far is going pretty well. i haven't run out of food and we've had something to eat every night. last night i had a mini pizza i made to make sure my dough wasn't awful and the huzz had leftover quiche. before that we had coconut chicken and salad. i probably need to make another egg related meal. we have so many eggs. i love it! plus, we still haven't had chicken stir-fry which is on the list of things to make so i have meals for next week sorta planned. i'm getting excellent. until i get super lazy. which is bound to happen soon. like really soon. i'm thinking tomorrow i might be lazy.
but i did find this in my refrigerator so... i'm not too wonderful...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
NSA: day seven
well, day seven was kinda rough. actually shopping in this small town is what made it rough. having people over tonight so i figured i would make a dessert. i went through the cupboards/my pinterest boards to figure out something simple that i could make... i settled on these
s'mores bars. the only items i needed were chocolate bars and fluff. (i even looked up the recipe for fluff to see if it would be less expensive to make it myself... that's a big negative.)
anyhow, so i go to my local grocery knowing that i need four things: milk, lunch meat, chocolate and fluff. in comparison to the amount of time, work, resources, and energy that would go into making fluff - that stuff is wildly inexpensive. i've whipped my own egg whites before. that is not an easy job.
grand total: $16.06. is it just me or is that ridiculous? i mean, the fluff was $2 for the large size because ... well why not it was only $.30 more and i just don't see the point. who wants a little fluff? no one.
but still. four items for $16. that seems like a lot to me. maybe it's just because i'm limiting myself too much.
whatever. so i cooked my delicious s'more treat up and let me say. it seems delicious. i have to wait to eat it and i think in my over excitement of the fluff i overstuffed it because my top does NOT look like that but i can't wait. i put it in the fridge but i'm thinking maybe i should warm it up before i serve it... we'll see.
i also made pizza dough from scratch again. (did i mention friends are coming over for pizza? not just s'mores mess treats? no. oh yea, i actually had a meal plan of sorts.) so get this, i'm so excited about making the dough from scratch again i totally forgot that if you make pizza from scratch you need more than just dough. you need cheese and toppings and stuff. whelp. guess we're going to have to buy us some pizza because i'm not going back to that little store for toppings. no sireee, bob. so we can have cheese or broccoli pizza from scratch and then whatever i decide to order. yes that will come out of my wine money but in the end i think it's worth it.
so here's the break down:
$30.00 out of $50 for hospital fair; remaining $20
$16.78 out of $100 for fun money; remaining $83.22
$16.06 out of $200 for groceries; remaining $183.94 (and i have to go grocery shopping next wednesday. but i found two boxes of cereal in the cabinet! yay me! - i might have to rethink this grocery amount though. we'll see how it goes.)
s'mores bars. the only items i needed were chocolate bars and fluff. (i even looked up the recipe for fluff to see if it would be less expensive to make it myself... that's a big negative.)
anyhow, so i go to my local grocery knowing that i need four things: milk, lunch meat, chocolate and fluff. in comparison to the amount of time, work, resources, and energy that would go into making fluff - that stuff is wildly inexpensive. i've whipped my own egg whites before. that is not an easy job.
grand total: $16.06. is it just me or is that ridiculous? i mean, the fluff was $2 for the large size because ... well why not it was only $.30 more and i just don't see the point. who wants a little fluff? no one.
but still. four items for $16. that seems like a lot to me. maybe it's just because i'm limiting myself too much.
whatever. so i cooked my delicious s'more treat up and let me say. it seems delicious. i have to wait to eat it and i think in my over excitement of the fluff i overstuffed it because my top does NOT look like that but i can't wait. i put it in the fridge but i'm thinking maybe i should warm it up before i serve it... we'll see.
i also made pizza dough from scratch again. (did i mention friends are coming over for pizza? not just s'mores mess treats? no. oh yea, i actually had a meal plan of sorts.) so get this, i'm so excited about making the dough from scratch again i totally forgot that if you make pizza from scratch you need more than just dough. you need cheese and toppings and stuff. whelp. guess we're going to have to buy us some pizza because i'm not going back to that little store for toppings. no sireee, bob. so we can have cheese or broccoli pizza from scratch and then whatever i decide to order. yes that will come out of my wine money but in the end i think it's worth it.
so here's the break down:
$30.00 out of $50 for hospital fair; remaining $20
$16.78 out of $100 for fun money; remaining $83.22
$16.06 out of $200 for groceries; remaining $183.94 (and i have to go grocery shopping next wednesday. but i found two boxes of cereal in the cabinet! yay me! - i might have to rethink this grocery amount though. we'll see how it goes.)
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