A trusted friend pointed out to me that if I continued to blog here daily about what I ate, I would not be able to rein it in. Because it was colorful, detailed, entertaining, even--but it was not helping me clean up my act. So I now generally just list good eating steps in my TCOY...fruits or vegs I ate, healthy recipes I made.
Yet I'm hesitant to stop listing my spending here. It, too, is detailed and maybe colorful, but the numbers add up to a flat, concrete, black-and-white sum, a figure to average by day and compare month to month. The moving parts are FACTS, DATA. So for now, what I started on January 3, 2019 [after spending a lot in December 2018] is ongoing. Here is that first $ post.
Here is my spend, my first monthly tally, from February 2019, and it is high: https://insearchoftruthandbeauty.blogspot.com/2019/03/staring-down-spend_4.html
Anyway, June is almost over. Let me catch up on this month. Stores in town are reopening, and I'm reopening my wallet to support them. Even my beauty salon is finally open, with very careful safety protocols in place.
$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET, TUESDAY, 6/23 THROUGH MONDAY, 6/29
Yet I'm hesitant to stop listing my spending here. It, too, is detailed and maybe colorful, but the numbers add up to a flat, concrete, black-and-white sum, a figure to average by day and compare month to month. The moving parts are FACTS, DATA. So for now, what I started on January 3, 2019 [after spending a lot in December 2018] is ongoing. Here is that first $ post.
Here is my spend, my first monthly tally, from February 2019, and it is high: https://insearchoftruthandbeauty.blogspot.com/2019/03/staring-down-spend_4.html
Anyway, June is almost over. Let me catch up on this month. Stores in town are reopening, and I'm reopening my wallet to support them. Even my beauty salon is finally open, with very careful safety protocols in place.
$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET, TUESDAY, 6/23 THROUGH MONDAY, 6/29
- Slice of pizza and diet Snapple and tip, $7.
- SLA Thai, my brother-in-law Mike stopped by on his drive back to Maine and we treated for Thai pickup. Dinner, appetizers and Thai iced teas for 4 plus big tip, $122.
- 212 Salon, blowout plus tips, $47.
- 212 Salon, pedicure, the first since December, with tip, $45.
- Lunch in town with Fig and Punch at bagel shop, with beverages and big tip, $40.
- Sunday, The General Store, "I choose happy" calendar pad for Punch, plus drink for her, $16.
- Sunday, Falafel Hut lunch to bring Figgy at work, plus 2 diet Snapples and tip, $24.58. [Fig won't always live here; she has her eye on grad school. She had a serious eating disorder. So when I can, I like to drop off lunch or snack.]
- Vesta Chocolate, jar of homemade hazelnut spread [healthier than Nutella, and less sugar] plus treats for Punch and tip, about $36.
- Vesta Chocolate, $10 for Punch treats.
- Java Love, drinks/snacks for me, my friend Sue and Punch, $19.57.
- Moss & More, beautiful flower pot with saucer, reusable floral tote bag, Common Good refillable cleaning spray and dish soap, $88.71.
- Kings in person, $98. Included pink rose to plant in flower pot; 2 half-gallons milk; coffee creamer; chicken; 2 packs sliced cheese; 1 lb. sweet cherries; good rye bread; Enlightened frozen bars; flan cups for Punch; firecracker popper things for her; $17 donation bag of groceries for Montclair Food Pantry; and fancy coffee from Anaheim, CA.
- Kings in person, laundry detergent; fresh broccoli; head of lettuce; dog food x2; 88 percent dark chocolate bar; and more, $38.78.
- Sparo's Deli sandwich with tip, $15.25.
- Williams-Sonoma, two good jarred sauces on deep sale, $13.98.
- Barbara Eclectic, 2 more adult masks and one cute flamingo-patterned youth mask, $29.86. They are made from swimsuit material and breathable--just rinse out with soap and water and they air-dry quickly.
- New Hermès refillable lipstick, I love the mod color and case, with free overnight shipping. The regular shades are $67 but the limited edition ones are $72. Plus tax, $76.77.
- Uber to hair salon in town Saturday [girls caught a ride with me] plus tip, $13.28.
- Round trip Uber to town Friday morning to pick Punch up when her bike tire popped, plus tip, $12.80.
- CVS, 2 bags Dr. Teal's lavender Epsom salts, $13.93.
- Nordstrom, Wacoal bra in beautiful lace pattern, used $10 Nordstrom reward note so $28 with free shipping.
- Amazon, stress/fidget toys, pens, journals for Punch to use as she works through this ongoing therapy program, with $8 shipping, $76.
- Kings on bike just now, 1/2 gallon 2 percent milk; bunch of organic bananas; and marshmallows, graham crackers and a milk chocolate bar for s'mores [for others, not me], $19.67.
Total spend for 7 days: $892.08.
Ongoing monthly spend as of June 29: $3,259.22.
Avg daily spend: $112.39.
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