Saturday morning

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Registered: 09-22-1999
Saturday morning
Sat, 07-09-2005 - 10:43am

I'll be going out this morning to do a few things and go hang out at my favorite coffee shop. Just want to get out of the house and go for a short drive. The price of gas is killing me now, so I am trying to be happy with short trips to places I really like. I'd like breakfast out today ($3 is okay to spend this morning) and then I have a mountain of things to do once I get home. I do really miss going out for long drives all day every weekend like I used to do, but I'm at a point right now where I just cannot afford them, and it really upsets me to be at this point.....and the economy in general is not helping. My SO is saying the same thing about this finances.

I had some problems with some bills this week that I got fixed up. It wasn't that I couldn't pay them, but I had lost the paperwork and found it all at the last minute before they needed to be paid. I am mad at myself for losing the paperwork in the house (under other papers), so I am going to come up with a new plan on how to get organized with that. Just trying to pay the bills late or at the last minute was pretty painful, too.

I had a so-so week with debt. I didn't really deal with it. I will start anew this weekend including making a snowflake payment and getting bills ready for the payecheck at the end of the week.

I was very distracted from finanaces this week with work and other sad news. I did not spend BECAUSE I was sad and frustrated which was good.

Last night I stayed up late and worked on crafts, and that made me feel so much better. There was a point where I was joined by Cousin Bernadette (my name for my reationship with debt) who was looking at all the boxes and boxes of craft supplies (which are just lovely) and was starting to say to me, "Wouldn't it be great to have some new supplies soon?" And I had to tell her to shut up and leave me alone, I have more than enough, I bought some new stuff last weekend, and I bet I could get many pretty projects done before I'd even make a dent in what I have....and that did seem to help make her shut up for now. FOR NOW. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Okay, well, I'm not kidding: Just as I wrote that, my favorite craft store JUST SENT me an email announcing they had an overstock sale on my favorite brand of craft supplies. Cousin Bernadette is about to jump into the car to go...but I think I can wrestle her back inside the house if I can distract her and get her to understand that WE CAN WAIT, and actually, we can get the suppies at the same discount at the shop out of state LATER if by then we really need it.............and we bought something just like it last weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE DON'T NEED IT!!!!!!!! (She knows if we go that we have to use a credit card, but SHE doesn't care.) Okay, we're going to breathe and enjoy our day as it was first planned. I'll treat myself to an extra free refill of tea when I go out, and soothe myself with that. (Craft supplies and clothing are my ultimate weakness.)

Okay, well, out I go, and I will try to LEAVE Dear Cuz at home.

Littlesbigs, who will survive