Weekly $ Checkup 5.2

  1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on pop-a-lock – $50 – Self-explanatory, I locked myself out of my car.
  2. Today I am thankful that I’m not really sure. I’m going to write more about this tomorrow, but my grandpa died on Sunday, so I’m headed home for the wake today and funeral tomorrow. I’m thankful that bf has been wonderful through this.
  3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made me happy was playing Settlers of Catan with my friends.
  4. I will consider this week a success if I figure out my budget for the rest of this month.
  5. If I had today off I would I’m taking a half day, so when I get off I’m driving home to be with my family. I’m not really sure what I would have done otherwise. Sleep?

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Weekly $ Checkup 5.1

    1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on rent – $380 – that was a given. The most I spent on unexpected expenses was for Pop-a-Lock…because I distractedly locked my keys in my car yesterday morning – $50 :(
    2. Today I am thankful that after breaking my computer charger yesterday that I managed to get a new one that will get by Thursday for “freebies” by using my Discover reward points ($8) for Amazon.com and activating a free trial of Amazon Prime, meaning free 2-day shipping too! I’m actually very proud of myself!
    3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made me happy was going to see Rock of Ages and attending my friend M’s wedding. 
    4. I will consider this week a success if I can make progress with learning to let things go. I tend to dwell and whine a lot, so I’m really trying to work on relinquishing my pretend control of the things I cannot or should not control.
    5. If I had today off I would sleep…maybe see if bf wanted to get lunch? I would probably clean the kitchen…it’s getting to be a hot mess. 
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If I had today off, I’d probably do this too….

Weekly $ Checkup 4.5

  1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on groceries – $30 – I made a few frozen meals for my parents and had to buy stuff for that (lasagna and shrimp casserole).
  2. Today I am thankful that today is the last day of April (worst month ever).
  3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made me happy was having lunch with bf on Friday. It’s starting to become a standing thing, and we got to see each other for a few hours that time and hang out with one of my best friends. 
  4. I will consider this week a success if I can let go of the things that upset me in April and make May a good month.
  5. If I had today off I would sleep some, job hunt, write blog posts ;) , & work on a friend’s wedding gift!
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I may suck it up and spend the $ for yoga classes. I really enjoyed it back in the day, and it helped give me peace of mind.

Weekly $ Checkup 4.4

  1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on insurance – $120 – I officially do not owe my mom anything for car insurance! I got paid on Friday, so this week was a bill paying week (rest of rent, rest of car insurance, electricity, Discover, etc.).
  2. Today I am thankful that I am in a better place physically, mentally, and emotionally than I was a year ago.
  3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made me happy was watching The Hobbit with my dad and both of us discussing how disproportionate the journey to the mountain was because neither of us remembered that it is going to be released in three parts.
  4. I will consider this week a success if I am able to spend more time with bf.
  5. If I had today off I would probably watch Mad Men and work on making my Linkedin better.

Lately I’ve been a little lost with myself as far as where my life is going and what to do with it. I took a semester off, which I did not realize meant I had to apply to reenter the university…and I haven’t heard anything back yet and don’t have an educational contingency plan. I am also applying for a new job this week and am incredibly nervous about whether it’s too much a “pie in the sky” dream, but I really really really want it, so that counts for something right? I wish I got to see bf more, and my grandpa is still sick, so all in all I’ve been trying to work to improve the things I can change while trying not to obsess and pick at and worry over those I can’t. On a positive note, I did make a $100 deposit into my savings account this week! #proud #hashtagseventhoughthisisn’ttwitter

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This has nothing to do with anything, but I cannot even deal with how cute these guys are.

Weekly $ Checkup 4.3

  1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on gas – $40 – That’ll be the most I spend for a while! Well, not really…I get paid Friday & have some bills to take care of.
  2. Today I am thankful that I finally cleaned my room and get to see bf later today. And that I’m finally trying to calm down and control my OCD (which gets out of control when I’m very stressed).
  3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made me happy was honestly I couldn’t think of anything initially, but I’d say hanging out with my parents and watching a movie with them.
  4. I will consider this week a success if I can find more of the inner peace I’m searching for and pay my bills!
  5. If I had today off I would go see bf a little early and surprise him.

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Weekly $ Checkup 4.2

  1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on gas – $45 – My grandfather is very sick, so I’ve been making a lot of trips home (I live roughly 130 miles away from my parents).
  2. Today I am thankful that my family is still hanging in there and that bf’s dog (who is very sick) is beginning to make a recovery.
  3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made me happy was I could not even tell you. I got to bring my dog back with me to my apartment, so that’s been a pleasure! 
  4. I will consider this week a success if I make my gas last the way it should and catch up on some of my blog posts.
  5. If I had today off I would sleep. I’m so sleep deprived.

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Weekly $ Checkup 4.1

Yeah I know…a day late and I missed last week’s. Blah. Just trying to get back into the swing of things here! March was a #YOLO month in a bad way.

  1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on clothes – $45.28 – I went to Alabama last week, where they have a Tanger Outlet Mall. I’ve lost about 25ish lbs since January and 50 since last March (which was the last time I had seriously shopped), and although dresses are more forgiving, I had been making due with leggings as pants because I did not have a pair of jeans, and it’s gotten to the point to where my shirts just don’t fit right, so I got a half-cardigan (white) to wear over sleeveless things at work, 3 t-shirts, and a pair of dark-rinse “Rockstar Super-Skinny” jeans. My first real skinny jeans (and I love them). I think $45 (okay and I had a coupon too) for a pair of jeans, 3 shirts, and a cover is a pretty freaking good deal.
  2. Today I am thankful that I don’t even know. It was raining today so I wore flipflops and grabbed my “work shoes” from next to the door. Except I grabbed one brown and one black. And I’ve gotten no sleep. I’m thankful I have a job and stuff I guess.
  3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made me happy was Easter! Baking a cake and cooking dinner with my mom. Oh and vacation with bf & his family. OH! And that I didn’t actually pass out during Maundi Thursday, just almost.
  4. I will consider this week a success if I do all my laundry.
  5. If I had today off I would sleep. I can’t even with how tired I am.

I CANNOT EVEN.

(follow that link, it’s hilarious)

Weekly $ Checkup 3.3

  1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on gas – $50 – I filled up my tank and drove home and back (~260mi) and still had gas for work for this week!
  2. Today I am thankful that my boss is allowing me to take off M-W of next week so I can go to the beach with bf & his family!
  3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made me happy was going to the nursery festival with my brother, his gf, & my parents German foreign exchange student. I bought a funnel cake…but it was fun without that part! 
  4. I will consider this week a success if I find a reasonably priced bathing suit and lose a few lbs ;)
  5. If I had today off I would clean and start making a packing list! Oh and write more blog posts ;) And knit more of a baby blanket I’m making for a friend.
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Sand castle city here I come…

Weekly $ Checkup 3.2

  1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on the phone bill – $56
  2. Today I am thankful that I’m not as sick as I was this weekend.
  3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made me happy was rollerblading with bf around his neighborhood! I didn’t even fall down!!!
  4. I will consider this week a success if I …don’t even know. Clean my room I guess. And finish all my projects at work. And stuff.
  5. If I had today off I would sleep. I’ve been incredibly sick lately, and the only reason I have been at work the last few days is because I had to take off Thursday and Friday and can’t afford to take off more.

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Weekly $ Checkup 3.1

  1. The most I’ve spent this last week was on groceries – $64.69 – That was general groceries + birthday dinner groceries (grilled chicken pesto tortellini anyone?)
  2. Today I am thankful that my meeting at work I wasn’t prepared for was moved to next week. And that I decided to put down Catch 22 (for now).
  3. Money can’t buy happiness. One free thing I did last week that made me happy was getting to see my family for the first time in over a month. And winning the first round of a Settlers of Catan tournament my friends were hosting. 
  4. I will consider this week a success if I finish paying my car insurance.
  5. If I had today off I would clean my room. I know that sounds lame, but it’s starting to get ridiculously cluttered.

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In general I’m actually really happy with my life right now. Sure there is room for improvement, but nothing is perfect. It’s to the point to where I constantly just want to shout thanks to the abyss for how things are starting to pick up. But more about that during my quarterly review post ;)