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This weekend I:
+ Went out with the neighbors, had a great time, good people, lots of drink and food
- Spent far more money than I should have, than I owed, and than I planned
+ Got to see the purple cow on Saturday, and enjoyed the weather
- More money spent (at Busboys and Poets)
+ Went on a heautiful 11-mile bike ride on Saturday! This is long, for me, but I...
+ Am not sore today!
+ Had a great time on the ride and hanging with the friends we rode with
- Yep, more money, although not so much (cheap dinner)
+ Had lunch today with friends I do not see enough
- Right. Spent too much money on food this weekend.
+ Really good social time, seeing a wide variety of friends over the weekend.
+ Finally got my butt over to an optician's to get my eyes checked
- My prescription has changed in both eyes, which means I need both new glasses and new contacts
- Somehow got railroaded into buying contacts from optician
- My medical plan does not cover this optician; spent over $300 there
- Found out when I got home that my medical plan does cover lots of other opticians, and I could have saved at least $150 today if I'd gone somewhere else
+ Had fabulous dinner cooked at home, costing nothing
- Except I broke my blender jar in making dinner, costing $15 or so and a few weeks' wait to replace
+ Talked to the lovely xatharine
+ At least I found out about the medical/vision plan before I bought the glasses

I meant to go to work this weekend, to make up for the fact that I will be gone Weds-Fri. I did not make it in. I am happy about what I did instead... but... I think I am going to have to get up early, work late, and work hard to try to make up for the missed time. Yes yes, I have vacation time, but there are still all these things that need to be done...

Also, I am aware that there are many people out there on my friends' list and otherwise who are having a much rougher time than I am with my petty griping and +/- lists. I am thinking of you and I hope things go better for you soon. It doesn't stop my petty griping, though.

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[dreamsewing.livejournal.com]

actually your griping is good, makes me feel much better about mine ;> and in the end it's more about my frustration at my inability to plan a budget and stick to it. Some gals overextend when they are lonely, but me I do it when i am busy and happy, you know when you're out and in a groove and want to go on, and extend it to a meal, so what if So and So can't quite afford it, Oh yeah, I'll cover...

sigh. self control melts in the face of sushi.
On good way to minimize glasses fee is to invest in 1 or 2 frames you Really Lurve, and only change the lenses. I stocked up on them in Japan as they were dead cheap there, and it has saved me much dinero the last year when I had to change perscriptions.