Yesterday

Today I realized how much of an idiot I am. I drove all the way to a thrift store, feeling very fine with the sun shining and my radio blasting Big Green Tractor (which is apparently the biggest song in country music right now but is a little too slow for my taste) when I realized I had left my wallet in my school bag! How could I? Before panicking I realized I had $10.00 in dollar bills stowed away in my handbag. Clearly this shouldn't have been my first concern; I'm almost positive driving without a license is unlawful. Even I can't believe how careless I can be sometimes. I was happy and sad leaving the store. I found a spectacular gray denim skirt for $6.00. I shaved my legs during my shower today (what a task) so I'm planning on wearing it tomorrow. Don't fret, I Febreezed the shit out of it. Sadly, I had to leave behind a gorgeous harlequinesque snake brooch for $8.00. I had too much pride to pay for it with coins I probably could have found in my bag if I had scrounged around long enough. Plus, I use those coins to pay for coffee at work.

In other news, Brooke and I are taking on a challenge that we concocted on our way to Publix. This one will benefit us greatly (in dollars!). We've decided to halt shopping (see rules) for an entire month. Today is September 13th so we can resume on October 13th (recognize that date?) hopefully with our wallets a bit fatter.

Here are the rules:
-No shopping for an entire month. This includes but is not limited to: all clothing items, undergarments, makeup, nail polish (does it seem funny to include this? Well I spent roughly $100.00 on NP this past summer), shoes and jewelry.
-You may purchase any of the things listed above only under special circumstances i.e. a shirt needed for work.
-Certain related necessities like nail polish remover, eyeshadow primer etc. are also allowed
-Brooke requested that Halloween decorations and costumes be excluded and I agreed (maybe against my better judgment) because this Halloween we are going all out
-Birthday or other gift related purchases are allowed
-Someone may buy something for you but this does not include temporarily borrowed money from your bank (nice try suckers!)
-And my favorite rule, you may buy yourself a small gift under $10.00 if you score an A on an exam or a paper

I'm thrilled to see how much my savings yield at the end of this month.

I've been rearranging my room and I have to say, I'm more insane than I thought. The fact that my bed was tangent to my wall was driving me crazy (stupid curved wall) so I shifted my bed until it finally was perfectly perpendicular to my window. This leaves a strange corner next to my bed. I'm planning on hanging big, colorful paper lanterns from the ceiling. Luckily home decor is not included in our saving challenge. Also, tomorrow I'm starting my recycling project. All newspapers I harvest will be turned into origami flowers and placed all over my strange, curved wall. I also taped a few of my photos from last semester next to my dresser. They look good.

I fear for the state of my nails. Instead of painting them after I removed Suvi by Zoya I've decided to let them go for an entire week sans polish. This way the yellowing tips (I'm serious, it looks like I have jaundice) will grow out and away without being marred by more polish. I've brought a million grays from home this week and they are taunting me from across the room. I want to paint my fingers and my toes so badly! But I won't. At least not until this Saturday.