It feels so good...and bonus, I unearthed not one, but two pairs of designer sunglasses I had misplaced, plus two new candles that fit my crystal holders and even some handwritten notes from a time I interviewed Dad. I don't remember interviewing him.
Punchy is home! I also uncovered a copy of an official document with the details of her birth [hospital, weight, length etc.] and she really wanted to keep it close. I had it in the back of a bookcase.
I've been cleaning and tossing for hours and have to rest.
Good night.
TCOY
Hot, big-money spends in August, or how I spent our bread:
COMPARISON SHOPPING. That long Cape Cod vacay in August really drove the numbers up so far.
TOTAL SPEND FOR MONTH OF MAY: $2,348.24.
Punchy is home! I also uncovered a copy of an official document with the details of her birth [hospital, weight, length etc.] and she really wanted to keep it close. I had it in the back of a bookcase.
I've been cleaning and tossing for hours and have to rest.
Good night.
TCOY
- Pitched an essay to a magazine.
- Bought old-timey Grape-nuts, lots of fiber and protein. Good snack today. As I was putting box in my grocery cart, three workers at Whole Foods [two men, one woman] who were stocking shelves talked about how much they love Grape-nuts and marveling that the store carries them.
- Ate a couple organic raspberries.
- All of this cleaning and sorting and getting rid of cobwebs is also helping me clear cobwebs from my mind.
- Healthy salmon, rice and veg bowl for lunch.
- Walked Sug down hill and back up.
$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET
- Stop & Shop, have to add last night, since I went after I posted here. Lox, hummus, smallish bag potato chips, about $13.
- Parking meter, $1.
- Hair salon, blowout, tip and Aveda brow pencil to go with my hair color, $68.
- Whole Foods today, full pound of smoked salmon [$20], that salmon bowl for lunch [about $12], orange juice, grass milk, soy milk, light cream, Grape-nuts, graham cereal, raspberries, crackers, Nature Valley PB granola bars, Theo 85 percent dark chocolate bar, $71.
TOTAL DAILY SPEND: $153.
TOTAL MONTHLY SPEND AS OF AUGUST 21: $2,344.75.
TOTAL MONTHLY SPEND AS OF AUGUST 21: $2,344.75.
AVERAGE DAILY SPEND FOR MONTH SO FAR: $111.65.
[I added in all Cape and travel days now.]
Punch was on Cape for 10 days with us, but then followed by 10 days with Mimi in North Carolina,
Atlantic City etc. So I should try to bring our bill down until she returns. It is spiking high with Cape Cod spends.
Atlantic City etc. So I should try to bring our bill down until she returns. It is spiking high with Cape Cod spends.
Hot, big-money spends in August, or how I spent our bread:
🥖 Salon blowout, tip and Aveda brow pencil, $68.
🥖 Whole Foods, groceries, $71.
🥖 Health food store in Southampton, Dr. H. lip balm and Hu coffee beans, $31.
🥖 Whole Foods, groceries, $71.
🥖 Health food store in Southampton, Dr. H. lip balm and Hu coffee beans, $31.
🥖 La Couronne, Montclair, dinner to go for Dan and me while watching Saturday night movie, $66.
🥖 Cafe Giotto, Montclair, dinner w Elaine, my part with tip, $53.
🥖Fill gas tank twice on Cape Cod, $46 x 2= $92.
🥖Idle Times bike shop rental for Punch from noon Saturday until 5 p.m. Sunday, $31.
🥖T.J. Maxx, four designer dresses, Adidas sneakers, knock-off lightweight Burberry scarf, Olga bra, Lauren pillow, shorts, etc. etc., $338.
🥖Idle Times bike shop rental for Punch from noon Saturday until 5 p.m. Sunday, $31.
🥖T.J. Maxx, four designer dresses, Adidas sneakers, knock-off lightweight Burberry scarf, Olga bra, Lauren pillow, shorts, etc. etc., $338.
🥖Pizza+/fancyish restaurant dinner with Punch after swimming in pond in Brewster until after 7 p.m., $77.
🥖Mac's Market & Kitchen, lobster, clams, kale salad, mango salsa and other Sunday dinner ingredients, $53.
🥖Brewster bakery, including cookbook I somehow lost, maybe a message from God because it was packed with recipes for sweets, $25.
🥖2 Massachusetts mugs, one for Cape and one for home, $28.
🥖Commando.com, black half-slip, $65.
🥖Arnold's Lobster & Clam Bar, fried clam belly basket plus tip, $30.
🥖Pure Vita, the new CBD [not for me] and natural home care store with essential-oil bar and pretty pineapple throw pillow case for Cape house, votive candles, seaweed/lavender bath sachets, $52.
🥖Stop & Shop, Cape groceries, $29 + $40 + $52=$121.
🥖Lobster roll supper with P. at Adams Lodge in Wellfleet, $32.
🥖Eastham info booth, pink sweatshirt, $30.
🥖Mass Audubon annual family membership, $65.
🥖Sunbird breakfast sandwich w citrus mayonnaise on grilled ciabatta plus expensive coffee beans from, of all places, Portland, Maine, plus tip, $27.
🥖2 Massachusetts mugs, one for Cape and one for home, $28.
🥖Commando.com, black half-slip, $65.
🥖Arnold's Lobster & Clam Bar, fried clam belly basket plus tip, $30.
🥖Pure Vita, the new CBD [not for me] and natural home care store with essential-oil bar and pretty pineapple throw pillow case for Cape house, votive candles, seaweed/lavender bath sachets, $52.
🥖Stop & Shop, Cape groceries, $29 + $40 + $52=$121.
🥖Lobster roll supper with P. at Adams Lodge in Wellfleet, $32.
🥖Eastham info booth, pink sweatshirt, $30.
🥖Mass Audubon annual family membership, $65.
🥖Sunbird breakfast sandwich w citrus mayonnaise on grilled ciabatta plus expensive coffee beans from, of all places, Portland, Maine, plus tip, $27.
🥖Audubon gift shop, small turtle rug for home; bird gift for Figgy; goat milk body wash; Bee Boss Body Balm, which I love for lips, too; small owl wall calendar for family, with member discount, $88.
🥖Vineyard Vines, candy-pink gingham skort, orig $98, now on sale for $68.99, plus shipping, $79.
🥖Mac’s Market & Kitchen, lobster, scallops, salmon, lemon, cornbread square, crackers, $49.
🥖Vineyard Vines, candy-pink gingham skort, orig $98, now on sale for $68.99, plus shipping, $79.
🥖Mac’s Market & Kitchen, lobster, scallops, salmon, lemon, cornbread square, crackers, $49.
COMPARISON SHOPPING. That long Cape Cod vacay in August really drove the numbers up so far.
TOTAL SPEND FOR MONTH OF JULY [STARTING JULY 5; I LOST A FEW DAYS THERE]: $1,610.81. 👛 🎯 ⬇️
JULY AVERAGE DAILY SPEND: $59.66! 👛 🎯 ⬇️
JULY AVERAGE DAILY SPEND: $59.66! 👛 🎯 ⬇️
TOTAL SPEND FOR MONTH OF MAY: $2,348.24.
MAY AVERAGE DAILY SPEND: $75.75.
TOTAL SPEND FOR MONTH OF APRIL: $3,634.28.
APRIL AVERAGE DAILY SPEND: $121.14.
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As the leaves start turning, I have to fight starting projects. I have a plan, and a backup plan, and the tendency to add on... must resist! But go you with your sorting and tossing and discovering lost items. Happy back to school! Does P go next week or after Labor Day?
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LOVE the title! Also, love the actions. My home office is literally piled high with boxes of things I brought home from my work office, and other crap displaced from the basement reno. I love the serendipitous discovery of long-missing documents. Next couple of days it’s supposed to rain- so maybe you’ve inspired me to tackle the mess.
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