So... I've been eating out all week and the Boyfriend comes over. As per usual on a weekend afternoon, we take a nap and wake up hungry. I go downstairs and see that my parents have prepared two of my favorite home-made meals. Do I stay home and eat the healthy but delicious fish and mushroom dishes? Nope, instead we jet over to Wendy's and pick up burgers and fries. Another $5 down the drain and thousands of calories. Wasn't I supposed to be spending less and eating healthier?
One part of me thinks "Who cares, you weigh 125lbs, look 10lbs lighter, and never gain any weight no matter what you eat." On the other hand, my plan WAS to get toned this summer, lose 5lbs or so and also just get healthier in general! I've neglected vegetables all my life (some would call it an obsession) and I'm not getting any younger.
On the financial side of things, sometimes I wonder why I am so anal with my money and obsessed with money! I'm making $500 a week, I have no bills to pay besides the cell phone and have no debt. The other part of me knows that it's better to be smart about my money now than worry about it in the future.
The BF just went to go play basketball with some teens from his church. In the meantime I have been reading lots of new blogs. I love reading, even more than I like writing. Perhaps I should trade in Corporate Communications for Senior Editor. Proofreaders probably don't make any money huh.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Finally!
Made an appointment at the hair salon in the building across from my work. Monday @ 1pm. I want to keep it long FOR SURE! I've always had long hair, but last year after a terrible hair cut it went all the way up to shoulder-length. I had side bangs for about 2 or 3 years and they've grown out since I haven't cut my hair since December. Not too sure yet.. maybe I'll look into it. $25... no blow-dry. Not bad right? Why do I need a blow-dry anyways, I'm just going back to work! As long as my hairs not dripping wet, I'll be fine! The new InStyle is out too!! Can't wait to grab that, I think Cameron Diaz is on the cover!
Ack.. Spendaholic on the Loose..
So... I've gone out to eat every single day since Tuesday, and twice on Thursday! Not cool. At least yesterday the Boyfriend paid but still.. not exactly the best thing for my wallet or my health!
Tuesday - Had dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant with friends from college
Wednesday - coffee with Mountain Biker, and made plans to go on a triple date weekend to Michigan for Canada's Day
Thursday - went out for wings to watch the NBA Eastern Conference Finals with some friends
Nothing spectacular has been going on.. signed up for two classes total at the conference so I'll be there for the whole day on Monday June 2. Also, decided to purchase two tickets to Rock the Bells, an annual hip-hop festival for BF. I've never really gotten him anything out of the blue, especially nothing very expensive so I decided to get it for him! My first surprise for him! I'm glad he liked it! Unfortunately tickets together came up to $180. Hopefully I'll have money leftover from this month but if not I'll just take some out of next month's budget. I know.. I'm bad.
Also, I'm going to Rogers Cup with Bunny. If we get 20 people to buy tickets then we get to go to the semi finals for free! So far I think we have sold 4 tickets total... -.- lol! I think the Boyfriend may be interested but I want to make a girls day out of it so he would have to bring his own friends!
Today is my first in-car driving lesson! We'll see how it goes I guess.. I really don't want to drive around with a "Student Driver" sign ontop of the car, especially in my neighbourhood. This is why I booked my exam so early in the morning! LOL Ok, toodles!
Tuesday - Had dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant with friends from college
Wednesday - coffee with Mountain Biker, and made plans to go on a triple date weekend to Michigan for Canada's Day
Thursday - went out for wings to watch the NBA Eastern Conference Finals with some friends
Nothing spectacular has been going on.. signed up for two classes total at the conference so I'll be there for the whole day on Monday June 2. Also, decided to purchase two tickets to Rock the Bells, an annual hip-hop festival for BF. I've never really gotten him anything out of the blue, especially nothing very expensive so I decided to get it for him! My first surprise for him! I'm glad he liked it! Unfortunately tickets together came up to $180. Hopefully I'll have money leftover from this month but if not I'll just take some out of next month's budget. I know.. I'm bad.
Also, I'm going to Rogers Cup with Bunny. If we get 20 people to buy tickets then we get to go to the semi finals for free! So far I think we have sold 4 tickets total... -.- lol! I think the Boyfriend may be interested but I want to make a girls day out of it so he would have to bring his own friends!
Today is my first in-car driving lesson! We'll see how it goes I guess.. I really don't want to drive around with a "Student Driver" sign ontop of the car, especially in my neighbourhood. This is why I booked my exam so early in the morning! LOL Ok, toodles!
Monday, May 19, 2008
My Room is SOOO Beautiful!!!!
So the Boyfriend came over today and we rearranged my room and performed a MAJOR cleanup. As in swiffered, dusted, and wiped. The whole she-bang! My room is GORGEOUS!! There is sooo much space and I love it!!! We went out to eat in celebration and I treated again just to show my gratification.. and also because he's taking me out to lunch tomorrow before he leaves for Kingston. Anyways that's about it. Going to bed soon, I hope my 2 hour nap today won't throw off my sleeping schedule..
Sunday, May 18, 2008
My First Conference!
On Friday, my boss emailed my department and told us that our company has been offered free admission to a conference being held in Toronto in June. It's called MAGS University and is an annual Magazine and Internet Publishing Conference. Unfortunately we're only being sponsored for the Monday of the conference and the most interesting seminar I want to attend is on Tuesday. My boss did mention in her email that if we were interested we could request to attend other classes, although I'm not sure if that applies to me seeing as I am just a summer student. Also, even though there are a ton of interesting seminars, our department is only allowed to attend the ones that are bookmarked as "Internet" sessions. I guess the "Journalism 2.0 - A Digital Survival Guide for Editors" thats offered Monday afternoon does sound pretty appealing, but what I really want to go to is "Webify Your Content: Writing and Editing Effectively for the Web" which is the class on Tuesday.
Anyhow, I went to church today with the Boyfriend and the message was actually very inspiring. In fact it is related to something that has been on my mind for awhile. It spoke about how you must use the people around you to lift you up and to be weary of who you choose to surround yourself with because more often than not, your friends bring you down. I bailed on Princess and Roommate for tonight. Just don't feel like clubbing OR being around Roommate. I feel bad because I hate letting Princess down but I did tell her I am up for dinner or just hanging out anytime this week. I have a feeling she won't call me though, just because it seems lately we don't do anything together except go clubbing.
The Boyfriend is out with his mom eating dinner right now. Afterwards he's coming back over to my place and we're going to play pingpong and rearrange my room. I know my room could look so nice, especially with its cathedral ceilings and big windows. Unfortunately its usually just a cluttered mess due to my laziness. At least the closet is organized! One step at a time right?
Anyhow, I went to church today with the Boyfriend and the message was actually very inspiring. In fact it is related to something that has been on my mind for awhile. It spoke about how you must use the people around you to lift you up and to be weary of who you choose to surround yourself with because more often than not, your friends bring you down. I bailed on Princess and Roommate for tonight. Just don't feel like clubbing OR being around Roommate. I feel bad because I hate letting Princess down but I did tell her I am up for dinner or just hanging out anytime this week. I have a feeling she won't call me though, just because it seems lately we don't do anything together except go clubbing.
The Boyfriend is out with his mom eating dinner right now. Afterwards he's coming back over to my place and we're going to play pingpong and rearrange my room. I know my room could look so nice, especially with its cathedral ceilings and big windows. Unfortunately its usually just a cluttered mess due to my laziness. At least the closet is organized! One step at a time right?
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Not Doing So Great With the Budget
At this moment, the remainder of the budget looks something like..
Savings - $500 (pending)
Trip Savings - $300 (pending)
Shopping - $58.76
Transporation - $25.7
Eating Out - 55.43
Going Out - 100
Books/Magazines - 40
Cell Phone - 0
ETC - 53.84
Thank goodness I haven't gone out lately besides to eat. I wonder if they should be in the same category since if I am eating out, I AM going out. Hmmm... the other thing is, I wonder if the Cuba trip in late July is still happening. While I do want to get away, I'm not sure if I want to be around Roommate. I just don't know what to do with that situation so for the moment I am trying to avoid all contact (as much as possible at least) with her and the other housemates (besides MB).
On Friday, Boyfriend came back from Kingston so we had lunch together at Boston Pizza. I picked up the cheque just because he has paid of the last 3 times that I can remember (and probably many more before that) and I am the one who's actually working and making money now! After work, I was originally supposed to go eat with Mountain Biker and Bunny but MB called and said she had an assignment to finish for her summer school course. Model called me around the same time and told me about our friend Doctor's graduation dinner. She picked me up and we went to the restaurant. It was definitely nice to see my friends from college again, at least some of them. I now have two more dinners planned for next week which is going to cut even more into my Eating Out budget. Fortunately, Model owes me $60, so that should help cover those costs at least! I didn't get home till around 11pm since dinner ran really late but the Boyfriend came over afterwards and stayed the night.
Today we had lunch with his mom and went to the mall where I picked up a really cute sweater from Dynamite, which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite stores and definitely my most shopped-at store for the past few months. It just has such cute clothes for such a good price! I'm not really a fan of UB or Costa Blanca anymore. Mainly I just like Dynamite and also Le Chateau although I haven't really bought anything from them in awhile because they are so pricey! I'm looking to stay in the $20-$50 range for non name-brand clothing, and Le Chateau is not what I would consider as name brand. After the mall, Boyfriend and I came home and took a long nap. We watched Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore which was decent. Nothing special, just another enjoyable romantic comedy. We took my car out for a drive around the neighbourhood and I almost gave my boyfriend a heart attack with my careless driving. I know I need to be more careful, I'm just not used to driving a huge minivan around! We played some basketball before he left and that was about it for the day!
Tomorrow I am going to church with him and I think we are spending another day together although I'm not sure if I promised Bunny I would play tennis with her. She called today and I said I would call her later. I hate saying no to my friends when they ask me to hang out because I am worried they won't understand if I say I am busy with the Boyfriend. Maybe I should give my friends a little more slack. I hate that the Boyfriend is always away during the week because then I want to spend my whole weekend with him. Unfortunately during the week I am so busy with work I don't have time to do anything afterwards, especially not late since I like to be in bed by 10pm these days. He said next week is the last week he is heading up to Kingston so hopefully things will get better. Anyways off to bed!
Savings - $500 (pending)
Trip Savings - $300 (pending)
Shopping - $58.76
Transporation - $25.7
Eating Out - 55.43
Going Out - 100
Books/Magazines - 40
Cell Phone - 0
ETC - 53.84
Thank goodness I haven't gone out lately besides to eat. I wonder if they should be in the same category since if I am eating out, I AM going out. Hmmm... the other thing is, I wonder if the Cuba trip in late July is still happening. While I do want to get away, I'm not sure if I want to be around Roommate. I just don't know what to do with that situation so for the moment I am trying to avoid all contact (as much as possible at least) with her and the other housemates (besides MB).
On Friday, Boyfriend came back from Kingston so we had lunch together at Boston Pizza. I picked up the cheque just because he has paid of the last 3 times that I can remember (and probably many more before that) and I am the one who's actually working and making money now! After work, I was originally supposed to go eat with Mountain Biker and Bunny but MB called and said she had an assignment to finish for her summer school course. Model called me around the same time and told me about our friend Doctor's graduation dinner. She picked me up and we went to the restaurant. It was definitely nice to see my friends from college again, at least some of them. I now have two more dinners planned for next week which is going to cut even more into my Eating Out budget. Fortunately, Model owes me $60, so that should help cover those costs at least! I didn't get home till around 11pm since dinner ran really late but the Boyfriend came over afterwards and stayed the night.
Today we had lunch with his mom and went to the mall where I picked up a really cute sweater from Dynamite, which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite stores and definitely my most shopped-at store for the past few months. It just has such cute clothes for such a good price! I'm not really a fan of UB or Costa Blanca anymore. Mainly I just like Dynamite and also Le Chateau although I haven't really bought anything from them in awhile because they are so pricey! I'm looking to stay in the $20-$50 range for non name-brand clothing, and Le Chateau is not what I would consider as name brand. After the mall, Boyfriend and I came home and took a long nap. We watched Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore which was decent. Nothing special, just another enjoyable romantic comedy. We took my car out for a drive around the neighbourhood and I almost gave my boyfriend a heart attack with my careless driving. I know I need to be more careful, I'm just not used to driving a huge minivan around! We played some basketball before he left and that was about it for the day!
Tomorrow I am going to church with him and I think we are spending another day together although I'm not sure if I promised Bunny I would play tennis with her. She called today and I said I would call her later. I hate saying no to my friends when they ask me to hang out because I am worried they won't understand if I say I am busy with the Boyfriend. Maybe I should give my friends a little more slack. I hate that the Boyfriend is always away during the week because then I want to spend my whole weekend with him. Unfortunately during the week I am so busy with work I don't have time to do anything afterwards, especially not late since I like to be in bed by 10pm these days. He said next week is the last week he is heading up to Kingston so hopefully things will get better. Anyways off to bed!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Love Scares Me
I've been reading A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford and WOW! What an amazing book! Seriously, this book made me tear up on the subway (how embarassing). Anyways, work was the usual. I've been missing the Boyfriend so much lately. I last saw him on Monday, and I know its only been 3 days but still. Maybe it's the novel thats making me sappy but I just want to hold him and be with him. I know, I'm a sap. Oh well. Looking forward to the weekend.
Coffee: $1.00
TTC: $18
Total: $19
Coffee: $1.00
TTC: $18
Total: $19
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