Oi. I'm tired.

I get a week vacation from Juliette's daycare so my mom offered to watch Julie this week while I work as many hours as I can to try to save some extra money. Did I mention I'm broke! I always feel broke, but I had a huge bill come out of the water this week, so I had to quickly cover $200. So, this week I am saving $130, and getting to spend more time with Julie. A win win situation honestly.

So, Saturday, I worked my regular shift. I made $90, which was great. Sunday I worked my regular shift and made $106, then my manager begged me to stay and work late, so I made another $90. Then tonight my friend asked me to pick up her shift, and I figured I would make $30, tops ... and apprently since it was a full moon, everyone decided to come out to dinner, and I made $70. WOOT! I still have tomorrow and Wednesday that are my regular days, and then payday on Thursday ... so I can breathe again.

I also sold my Harry Potter book, I bought it for $17, and sold it for $15, you can't get much better than that.

Now, if I could get some sleep, that would be great. But, my mom is having a garage sale this weekend, and I haven't even started looking for all of the stuff I know I can sell. There is a ton, and it would be fantastic to make even more money. I don't understand how Juliette and I have so much stuff!

Today will be a no spend day. Yesterday should have been, but I needed gas. Since I needed gas, I went ahead and picked up some more meat *I cooked A LOT* and some big girl panties for Julie. We're going to try the potty training thing this weekend. I'm thrilled! I hope it works. For about two weeks worth of pullups, through school, Nana's and my house, the total cost is around $30, less if I can get a coupon and a sale. However, pullups aren't often on sale, since every kid I know seems to be in them right now. I just can't get her to go #2 on the potty, I even caught her doing it last night, and I tried to get her to go on the pot and she said "No, I like going in my diaper." UGH! Sometimes I think children are sent here to torture us.

I am also picking up a shift today, so "extra" money. YAY! I am not working this weekend, so it's really not anything extra, and with how much money I am behind at this point, I am cringing a bit, but I see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I have to go and get the princess up. Wish me luck, she is not a morning person.

I saved a puupy yesterday! At least I hope I did. I take a "shortcut" when coming from my parents to pick up Juliette from school. I say shortcut b/c it's through a neighborhood with speedbumps, and it really doesn't seem much shorter. Anywho, I almost hit a chihauhau. He was just hanging out in the street, so I pulled over a picked up the little guy. He was ADORABLE. I thought for about 1/10 of a second on just getting right back in my car and driving home, but ... I was more sensible than that. I knock on this lady's door, and she pointed across the street. She was sweet, but she said "Oh, he gets out all the time." I walked across the street and the lady who owned him thanked me about a million times. But, it worries me that he gets out a lot ... but you can't make people be good parents to children or dogs, you just hope they learn sometimes.

So, good deed of the day Check!

It was lightning really badly when we got home, so dinner was frozen waffles and bagles. It's no fun to be in the middle of a thunderstorm cooking dinner ... and your power goes out. I also gave Julie these little frozen yogurt bars I concocted. She LOVED it. All I did was take plain yogurt, peaches, and honey ... puree and freeze. It was like eating slightly sour icecream, the peaches did that. I bought some strawberry yogurt this week and some blueberries and bananas, all things I can freeze and use when needed.

I've spent $100 this week on groceries, which is A LOT for us. The thing is, if I've planned this right, we'll have enough food for at least three weeks. I'll have to buy milk, and possibly eggs and cheese, but everything else we've got plenty of. This includes fresh fruits and veggies, which are huge budget busters, plus all the staples, flour, sugar ... everything. Today I am going to start cooking, I even "spurlged" on chocolate chips for cookies. My daughter, like most toddlers, is a nut for sweets. Hence why I made her the frozen yogurt bars (her ice cream), and I hate to think of the horrid things that are in premade cookies. Plus, a little mom love goes a long way with cookies and children. I have more broccoli, spinanch and mushrooms than I know what to do with ... but luckily she'll eat all of that. Can you see me beaming over here ... my toddler eats veggies!

Today I am going to blow a little bit more of the money ... I mean, I'm going to actually do something for myself. I'll be heading out to check out Harry Potter ... but I'm bringing popcorn and soda with me. Our movie theater lets you bring in food, which I didn't know until I took my sister a few weeks ago and the family in front of us brought in subway. I guess they would rather you come and bring food than not come at all. I just finished reading book 6 again, waiting for my book to arrive on the 21st, and cried like a baby. Books always make me cry, but you know it's a good writer when you cry the 2nd or more time you've read a book.

Oh, and my roomie sprung on me night before last that there friend is bringing another friend down for his trip. URGH. They told me a bit ago that they have a friend coming into town. I don't have a problem with someone sleeping on the couch, not a big deal, as long as they are aware that Julie and I are early risers and sometimes that means a fight from her. Now, though, I'm agngry that he's brining a friend with him. First of all, we have one couch, and two love seats, not exactly the biggest either ... so I don't know where this other person is sleeping. Secondly, they told me this on Monday, and the people are coming on Friday. This angers me more than anything. If I have to, I can stay at my parents house, I know they won't mind, since they are out of town until Tuesday, but I don't feel like I should evict myself from my own house. We'll see though. On the other hand, I just got word that my brother is getting leave in late August, he's going back to Iraq in September. I told him to PLEASE come and sleep on my couch and harrass my roomies, and he laughed. He'll probably stay over though, so he doesn't get into it with my mother. Now, I have to think of something to get him for his birthday. He'll be turning 21 right before he comes home, but it needs to be something he either doesn't mind leaving behind for however long he is going to be over there this time, or something he can take with him. I am thinking about making a basket like thing, with a bunch of 80's candy and finding a Tennage Muntant Ninja Turtle stuffed animal like he had when we were kids. I don't know if this is a good idea, but my brother is hard to buy for. I am also giving him a tupperware thing of sand, just incase he doesn't see enough of it in Iraq.

I'm off to cook!

Or maybe just a couple of months ...

I haven't been having the best of times with keeping to my budget, but not the worst of times either. I spent $30 last week on groceries, and we still have food left! I had to go out and buy milk today, but it was on sale at CVS ...

Roommates ... are problematic. It's not going well, so badly that I think I am going to start a countdown as to when I can move out. SIGH.