The Grinch (Elisa) Smirks Happily as Money Slips from My Fingers
I'm considering leaning out my window (which is open, due to the summer weather) and tossing out handfuls of money. I think it'd have about the same effect as my recent spending habits.
It seems this year few people are having holiday parties. Instead, everybody's inviting me to stuff that actually costs money. Tonight I'm going out to eat (dutch) with a friend, tomorrow I'm going to a benefit for Darfur. (It's at WorkPlay tomorrow night. It'll be fun because there will be good bands and ME, and it's a good cause and all that. Nothing improves your Christmas karma like listening to music and donating money in hopes of stopping genocide. So, come.)
Then there are the inevitable "I'm busy and stressed so I deserve a baked potato" meals. (And, yes, I realize that's probably not a completely appropriate use of the word "inevitable.")
And tomorrow I'm planning on mailing gifts, and I'm sure it'll be freakishly expensive. Ahhh!
All this makes me wonder if I'm actually saving money by making my own gifts. Or, at least, if I'm saving enough.
Okay, I'm off to have dinner with one of my best friends who I never get to see because I've been too busy knitting and wrapping. And, yes, I'm bringing a knitting project to dinner. And, yes, I am a dork.
It seems this year few people are having holiday parties. Instead, everybody's inviting me to stuff that actually costs money. Tonight I'm going out to eat (dutch) with a friend, tomorrow I'm going to a benefit for Darfur. (It's at WorkPlay tomorrow night. It'll be fun because there will be good bands and ME, and it's a good cause and all that. Nothing improves your Christmas karma like listening to music and donating money in hopes of stopping genocide. So, come.)
Then there are the inevitable "I'm busy and stressed so I deserve a baked potato" meals. (And, yes, I realize that's probably not a completely appropriate use of the word "inevitable.")
And tomorrow I'm planning on mailing gifts, and I'm sure it'll be freakishly expensive. Ahhh!
All this makes me wonder if I'm actually saving money by making my own gifts. Or, at least, if I'm saving enough.
Okay, I'm off to have dinner with one of my best friends who I never get to see because I've been too busy knitting and wrapping. And, yes, I'm bringing a knitting project to dinner. And, yes, I am a dork.
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My shoes actually ARE 2 sizes too small, but only because they didn't have my size and they were so super cute that I had to have them in order for my life to be complete.
speaking of knitting, i picked up a crocheting project (a scarf, of course - i don't know how to make anything else) that i think i started in college. i remembered how to crochet, and then after doing two new rows, unravelled the whole thing to start over because it was too wide.
have i mentioned that i really miss you?
Making gifts... I remember those good ol' days. I should really do that next year. I'm really going broke with all the spending necessary to keep everyone happy over the holidays!
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