I must have slept through the equinox, but I just wanted to say how THRILLED AND DELIGHTED I am that it is autumn.
I figure, with all the complaining I do during summer, I owe you this.
Daily Archives: September 25, 2009
Dear So and So…
Dear uterus,
Stop it. Just stop it. You know what I am talking about.
Annoyed,
Jodi
Dear allergies,
See above letter to uterus.
Mouth Breathing,
Jodi
Dear Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding In My Fridge,
I’m coming to git you!
Salivating,
Jodi
Dear Canada,
I like you. Do you like me? Let’s be friends! Please… just let me in.. I promise you won’t be sorry.
Living in my home, but not my native land,
Jodi
Dear Thursday Night Season Premieres,
Were you good? Were you exciting? Were you everything I hoped you’d be? I don’t know. I can’t watch you yet because Wm. is having a PS3 Marathon Party with his buddy visiting from the island. I won’t be able to watch you until Sunday.
That goes for you too, Dollhouse.
He’s just lucky he didn’t do this on Monday,
Jodi
Due to budget cuts we had to sell the plastic skeleton and replace it with this Halloween costume. Also, the class trip to Italy is now “Spaghetti Night” in the school cafeteria, and your $1500 deposit is non refundable. Goodnight!
By far, one of my biggest issues to address is my financial situation. I should say our financial situation. We’ve both been unemployed for months. We have no idea when I will be able to work and living on one unemployment check is not easy. So not easy that we are not doing it. We are draining our reserves.
I desperately need to acknowledge the difference between necessity and luxury. I’m bad at that. For years I pretty much bought what I wanted, within reason of course. But if I wanted a book, I bought it. If I wanted a dvd, I bought it. If I wanted a trip to the spa, I went.
I very much want a trip to the spa right now. But I am not going. I cannot say I am as careful with books. DAMN YOU KINDLE FOR THE iPHONE! (and bless you. Books on demand wherever I am? This is the future I always dreamt of)
That is not my only problem, however. In addition to watching unnecessary spending, I need to find a way to be smarter about the money we do need to spend. Primarily, I figure, on food. With that in mind…
Does anyone have a good recommendation for a book about budgeting, for someone who is terrible with money? Something simple?