I even went to Dollar Tree this week. How fun was that? I spent $15 and got so much stuff...including .25 cent seed packets for my garden. I didn't have my glasses on. I thought I bought some squash seeds, but they were yellow string beans...WTH? I've never had a yellow string bean. That'll be a first.
So back to envelopes....on the first day, I lost an envelope with $60 in it. I was just glad it wasn't a $200 envelope. I had used some money out of it for gas so I figured it was in my car. I looked and looked to no avail. When you have a 2-seater car, the search shouldn't be that difficult.
My first food purchase was at Walmart for $26.....well they were out of ones, so I got back almost $4 in quarters. Sigh. I'm so used to swiping cards. Using cash is a royal pain. I also had to start a change jar so the straps on my purse wouldn't break...thanks Walmart.
Then, I had a car repair this week. I have a little padding in my car budget that I was hoping to accumulate over time for any repairs, but of course, my car repair is in the first month. I didn't have enough to cover the entire repair so I borrowed from my entertainment envelope. I have spent nothing out of entertainment, clothes, or other. I have found that my food budget is my biggest category. Easy to understand, I put eating out into the food category with groceries, snack stops, and wine. The good news is that I still have money in that account. I knew food and eating out would be huge for me. Damn daughter and her Pei Wei addiction.
So after my car was repaired...I kid you not....there is my missing $60 envelope in the car in plain sight next to the seat. I'm telling you I searched this car like crazy more than once. Very odd.
So all these envelopes were making me crazy. I kept getting money out of the wrong envelope or couldn't quickly find the one I needed. So now I consolidated a cash pile, but I still have a register for each category. The good news is that I still have money left for next week and that is in addition to getting my car fixed. Of course, I also need to get my kittie fixed soon. She was making love to my purse today. I can't even begin to explain the noises that come out of her. Cute and disturbing all at the same time.
So speaking of disturbing. My house seems to be on the CareFlight path when they are headed up to 380. They just went over my house as I was writing this. It is rush hour. Sometimes they go over my house twice in a day. Preston and 380 is a really bad intersection and lots of fatalities. I say a prayer every time they go over because I know it can't be good. There was a double fatality a few weeks ago right near my house on a 45-mph road (Preston). It was a head on collision. Remember to tell your family you love them daily and be nice to them.
Which speaking of that. I was such a beyotch to my boyfriend this week. He called me and I was watching Bachelor and was really into it. I got rid of my DVRs so I if I miss something, I really miss it. I felt bad to be short with him because I was watching the world's stupidest reality show...when in reality I should have been focused on him and us. Damn it. I'm just not the perfect girlfriend.
So here is my favorite picture of him trying to impress me when we first met with his lime juggling abilities.
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