today's horoscope:

Your current angst may be increased today by the difference between what you want and your lack of willingness to go out and get it.

AND...this is different from every other day...how???

how to blog about the how to wiki

this is a cool website, but i have to imagine that everything i know how to do well enough to give step-by-step instructions has already been written about. except how to be a functioning alcoholic and i think that would likely fall under their "recreational drug us is not something we want people to be good at doing" policy.

*sigh*

trying to budget

last week, i tried budgeting by keeping track of my daily spending on an excel spreadsheet. i thought if i saw my balance going down, down, down, it might encourage me to spend less.

that is not the case, as evidenced by this graph i made once the week was over:this week, i am trying to budget by giving myself $20 cash every day and keeping my debit card where it belongs--in my pocketbook!

the only problem is: at some point, i will have to buy formula for henri...which costs more than a day's allowance. hmmmmm.

buyer's remorse

i always thought that i didn't like the shoes i bought after wearing them for a day because they were cheap and poorly made. not so, with my brand new shoes i have on today. i paid $100 for these from banana republic and they still hurt my feet like hell! i even got a size up to allow for post-pregnancy largeness.

and while i'm on the topic, i will NEVER buy a bra at victoria's secret again. the woman basically upsold me to the most expensive bra in the store and it is teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrbile. yes, i wear the same bra every day...but, i thought if i spent more money on it, that would be okay. what am i supposed to do? buy 10 $50 bras???

*sigh* i wish i had the time/energy to take both products back! but i don't, so--instead--i blog...