Saturday Catch-up

$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET

• Parking meter, $1.
• Moss & More, card for Fig and tiny plant for tiny pot to put in kitchen for cheer, $10.13.
• Java Love, iced Red Eye brought to Fig; $10 gift card; yogurt/granola/blueberry cup; and a chocolate-espresso biscotti, with tip, about $24?
• Montclair Stationery, set of 6 bright, pretty highlighters, the better to think clearly and emphasize positive things I read or write, $8.
• Gus & Co. Seafood, large day-boat scallops, $20.50.
• Williams-Sonoma, big sale on 3 high-end food items, including jar of pesto made in Sicily and a rich Giada espresso brownie mix that I put in the freezer for the future; it was originally $14.95. $27.
• Montclair Bread Co., 1 loaf rosemary bread [only available on weekends], 2-pack cowboy cookies and jar tip, $10.75.

TOTAL DAILY SPEND: $101.38.

RUNNING TOTAL FOR MONTH AS OF JULY 13 [AND STARTING JULY 5]: $777.17

JULY AVERAGE DAILY SPEND: $86.35.

Big-ticket firecracker items in July: *Marcel bkfast w Punch and loaf of bread, $29; *Tory Burch sandals, $111; Starbucks Camp day, $94 [I subtracted the Bear Mountain pickles and peaches]; Punch bday gifts for friend + tiramisu w Elaine, $37; Joyist to write, + Punch drop-in, $30; one day of Joyist Reset Meal Plan, $35; Elixir of Love body creme, $30; day-boat scallops, $21; and Williams-Sonoma foodie sale, $27.