geez, the last entry was when i was depressed. just so you know, i woke up the next morning feeling normal and wondering what the hell happened the night before. i talked about it with a friend at work (who is older) and she assured me that it happens to everyone. i guess it does. i don't know; i felt really crazy. anyway, things have been fine every since. work has been good. i've been seemingly meeting friends for meals left, right and centre, which doesn't sound like it would bode well for my budget but as it happens, one friend paid for dinner (i'll get the next one but i hope it's a cheap as the one she paid for! then again, she just declared bankruptcy so do i feel bad or do i not?), another friend paid for coffee and a cookie, yet another friend paid for cover charge and a drink at the pub and i got the breakfast special with another friend so it was cheap! it's been a very, very social month.
money seems to be consuming me right now. i know it's because i have the credit card debt i want to get rid of. i just got my bonus from work and so that will take care of a chunk of it but there's still an even bigger chunk left to pay. it's like a double-edged sword: if i go out with friends, i spend money but if i stay home by myself, i eat too much. and then i have to go out and buy groceries. so, i'm either obsessed about the money i'm spending or concerned about the amount of food i'm over-consuming. i know, a few more months of not spending anything but for the bare necessities and i'll be credit-card debt free. now if my social life could wait a few more months! summer is coming up and the patios are calling!
speaking of money, i note that two of my neighbours across the way are using their gas fireplaces on this cold evening. and they've been on all evening. the strata pays for the gas but we as individual occupants pay for the electric heat. i bet you the two fireplace users are renters. you have no idea how expensive it is for the owners!!!! ok, i have no idea but i'm sure it can't be cheap. if it costs me $30 for half a tank of gas in my car, imagine what burning 5 hours of gas would cost.
the Howler's right - we are getting crotchety in our old age.
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