Showing posts with label vices. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vices. Show all posts
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Pause ||
Call me crazy, but starting tomorrow I will be taking a leave of absence from facebook, myspace, my blog, AIM, gmail chat and other non-school, non-career related internet programs and applications. My NREMT (National Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians) exam is on the 21st. But the real reason for the break is that I'm testing myself--I need to see whether I can do without these things. If you want to wish me luck, tease me, or need to reach me, please call or email.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Distracted
I'm in the middle of prepping to cook my TG feast, but my mind wanders. Black Friday is the day after. Maybe I should not overexert myself while cooking so I can have energy to hit the Midnight Madness sales at the outlets. Or, maybe I should add this to my "If I wasn't saving money" list.
Desert Hills outlets in Cabazon are 1hr away
Carlsbad outlets are 1hr 30min away
They are owned by the same company so ... they should have the same items, right? I think I could use 30mins less time driving. And the 10 fwy will probably be less congested than the 5 fwy. Cabazon it is. I wonder if Morongo will be a temptation. Nah. Shopping, here I come!
Desert Hills outlets in Cabazon are 1hr away
Carlsbad outlets are 1hr 30min away
They are owned by the same company so ... they should have the same items, right? I think I could use 30mins less time driving. And the 10 fwy will probably be less congested than the 5 fwy. Cabazon it is. I wonder if Morongo will be a temptation. Nah. Shopping, here I come!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
If I wasn't saving money...
It would have been nice to go to the Caetano Veloso concert last night in Pasadena. The Brazilian composer and singer is apparently rockin out with some youngsters on his new album. Could have used the adrenaline boost from live and loud drums and guitars.
My friend, who is teaching English in Japan, wants to provide me shelter, take me to really cool thrift stores (including one in Harajuku), and teach me some Japanese words if I visit her.
It's sunny again and my car could use a tint job.
Yikes! I have only today to use my Spend $50, get $25 off coupon for Express. What a deal...
There are several dozen things on my list that lie within my reach.
ALAS!
I need to plan for an impending drop in income and change in status- back to being a poor student. Hey, the LA fitness job now becomes prefect for me! (See previous post)
My friend, who is teaching English in Japan, wants to provide me shelter, take me to really cool thrift stores (including one in Harajuku), and teach me some Japanese words if I visit her.
It's sunny again and my car could use a tint job.
Yikes! I have only today to use my Spend $50, get $25 off coupon for Express. What a deal...
There are several dozen things on my list that lie within my reach.
ALAS!
I need to plan for an impending drop in income and change in status- back to being a poor student. Hey, the LA fitness job now becomes prefect for me! (See previous post)
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
The Wish List
I love this dress. Claire Danes (as Mirabelle) was wearing it in the movie Shopgirl. Glad I'm not shopping.
So why is it so easy for me to give up beef, but not shopping?
Le sigh.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
The Last Hoorah
Another potential hash mark on my list of things to do is to follow a budget. This starts tomorrow. Today I went on a shopping spree... spent about $250 on a combination of boots, shirts, pair of socks, and gift. In one day.
My last hoorah I must call it. This cannot continue.
I finally figured out a way to curb my shopping habit. I've been trying to for several years. This one's a three-pronged approach. First, I will be budgeting all of my income and setting aside a modest $50 per month for personal-items shopping, which includes clothes, shoes, accessories, electronics, and miscellaneous and not-absolutely-necessary items. Second, I will not carry around my credit card. Third, (and here is where I will need help) I will need 2-3 volunteers to serve as my approval board for these so-called personal items. I should be setting this $50 aside to go toward my laptop, so I will need an approval board (a.k.a. nagging reminder people) to help me remember how much I want this laptop. I'd nominate my mother, but I think that will be so effective it will hurt. I would also like to nominate the BF. But he hates nagging and thus hates to nag. I guess I will have to ask my brothers...
If that does not work, I guess I have to try it the old-fashioned way.
With willpower.
BTW, I passed up multiple offers to help eat people's kalbi today. Though it was tough, it felt good to say no. Let's see how this anti-shopaholism system pans out.
My last hoorah I must call it. This cannot continue.
I finally figured out a way to curb my shopping habit. I've been trying to for several years. This one's a three-pronged approach. First, I will be budgeting all of my income and setting aside a modest $50 per month for personal-items shopping, which includes clothes, shoes, accessories, electronics, and miscellaneous and not-absolutely-necessary items. Second, I will not carry around my credit card. Third, (and here is where I will need help) I will need 2-3 volunteers to serve as my approval board for these so-called personal items. I should be setting this $50 aside to go toward my laptop, so I will need an approval board (a.k.a. nagging reminder people) to help me remember how much I want this laptop. I'd nominate my mother, but I think that will be so effective it will hurt. I would also like to nominate the BF. But he hates nagging and thus hates to nag. I guess I will have to ask my brothers...
If that does not work, I guess I have to try it the old-fashioned way.
With willpower.
BTW, I passed up multiple offers to help eat people's kalbi today. Though it was tough, it felt good to say no. Let's see how this anti-shopaholism system pans out.
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