A blur called life

Things go by so quickly, it seems. All year I strive to make sure that on that one special day, everyone is remembered and that they open boxes and bags filled with things that will make them smile.

That day came and went in the blink of an eye. Even faster was the entire weekend in Vegas. Sigh.

As I get older, it seems while minutes still turn into days, and days still turn into weeks, and weeks still turn into years, it all happens at warp speed. One of these days I will need to just hide away somewhere wonderful so that I may have a chance to catch my breath.

So, to catch you up on Vegas...it was amazing!

 
Liz and I had a blast, though one of the days was a bit sleepy and slow (we'd gotten up early the previous day, stayed out late, and hadn't really recovered). I definitely need to return and do all of the things that we weren't able to do.

And now it is 2012. In a blink of an eye, 2011 is no more and we are in a new year. Did you do everything that you wanted to in 2011? Are there more things left to accomplish?

My goals for 2012 are to save $5000, spend more time with my siblings (my brother is growing up way too fast!), and live life to the fullest. While the latter my conflict with the former, they both need t coincide.

Happy 2012!

~K

End of Budget Week #2

So week #2 of my $30/week budget is now over. Whew! So how did I do this time around? I went over. Again.

Saturday really got to me again. The Starbucks I could handle, as it only got me up to $33.40 (a dollar less than week #1 total. However, getting ready to go out dancing threw me for a loop. Oh, Kandee Johnson, why did you have to make such a fabulous pin-up makeup tutorial?



Where did the $10 go that brought me up to $43.40? L'Oreal Infallible Lip Color in Beyonce. Well, perhaps I should see it as an investment. I love having red lips, and this stuff does NOT come off. I seriously had to scrub my lips raw with my toothbrush before it would give way.

Back to the budget. I was over by $13.40, and that rolled over into this week. After grocery shopping at Trader Joe's, I am up to $13.58. WHAT?? Yes, that's right. I only spent $0.18 on groceries today. Fabulous couponing? Tons of freebies? Nope. My sister had given me a $20 gift card for part of my birthday present. I didn't realize how much was on it, so it was a pretty pleasant surprise when I only had to dig out a quarter to hand over before receiving my change. So thanks go to my sister for helping me get through this week. I now have yummy food in my fridge, including a block of Italian truffle cheese. Heck yeah, Trader Joe's!

Living it up,

~K