Observations....
Jan. 18th, 2009 10:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwendolyngraceMy mother sent me a check for what she considers her "half" of the cell phones (which is a joke, because really she uses her phone for less than a minute per month and I have never expected her to pay for it, but she insists), and also another amount to represent a Christmas present. It was too much, but moms. What can you do? And I also had another check to deposit. I have a credit card that earns points which can be turned into a rebate when you buy a new car. Only it's a bit of a scam: first off it's about one point per 2-3 dollars, and second you can only accrue a maximum of 500 points per year, and third they expire after 3 years. So since it'll probably be another 6 years before I an in a position to redeem them again, I really should switch everything on that card to something a little more useful. I've got an Amazon-earning card, and a general "points for gift cards"-earning card, and even a Target-points card.
I did some shopping yesterday. I figure I'm doing my part for Global Warming: By buying more long underwear and wool socks, I'll assure that the temperatures will rise, right?
Well, I did a little checking and all the places I wanted to go were more conveniently close together in Framingham/Natick. So I went out there.
Filene's Basement is closing! So in addition to the two pairs of long underwear I wanted (which I got for 20% off) I found a navy turtleneck and a really lovely rust sweater - plain, but 100% wool and under $20. Then at Target I found the layering pieces I was looking for - only in Men's (and for less than women's, hah), plus a couple pairs of earrings to replace all the ones I've been losing lately (Yes, Amy, they have the little stoppers on them). And at REI I got warm socks - two pair of the three for less than $5 each (and gave them Dad's phone number to apply the points to his REI membership). What I couldn't find was a fuse to test the theory that the radar detector fuse is dead (the radar detector stopped working about 3/4 of the way to Pittsburgh last weekend.
Anyway, I'm glad I did my running yesterday because today it's SNOWING like a mofo. It was not snowing at 2:00 when I went to bed, but there's already about 3 inches out there.
I spent an hour or so going through the accumulated papers on the butler's table and the other horizontal surfaces last night and have more to do today. I found huge amounts of change - maybe I'll count it up, but I need coin wrappers or something. I also really need to sit down with my checking statements as it's been about 8 months since I really balanced it.
I'm doing laundry, though, and strangely when I went downstairs to put in the first load, that my box of dryer fabric softener sheets is gone. It was not empty the last time I did laundry, and I don't know of any reason I'd have moved it. I did look up here in case, but it's weird. It's been there for over a year. Why now?
Whatever.
I've also really, really got to go through my closets and drawers and do some major weeding. Maybe later or another week.
Alternity's gone a little quiet - suspect that everyone's getting back into full swing at work and school after the holidays.
I did some shopping yesterday. I figure I'm doing my part for Global Warming: By buying more long underwear and wool socks, I'll assure that the temperatures will rise, right?
Well, I did a little checking and all the places I wanted to go were more conveniently close together in Framingham/Natick. So I went out there.
Filene's Basement is closing! So in addition to the two pairs of long underwear I wanted (which I got for 20% off) I found a navy turtleneck and a really lovely rust sweater - plain, but 100% wool and under $20. Then at Target I found the layering pieces I was looking for - only in Men's (and for less than women's, hah), plus a couple pairs of earrings to replace all the ones I've been losing lately (Yes, Amy, they have the little stoppers on them). And at REI I got warm socks - two pair of the three for less than $5 each (and gave them Dad's phone number to apply the points to his REI membership). What I couldn't find was a fuse to test the theory that the radar detector fuse is dead (the radar detector stopped working about 3/4 of the way to Pittsburgh last weekend.
Anyway, I'm glad I did my running yesterday because today it's SNOWING like a mofo. It was not snowing at 2:00 when I went to bed, but there's already about 3 inches out there.
I spent an hour or so going through the accumulated papers on the butler's table and the other horizontal surfaces last night and have more to do today. I found huge amounts of change - maybe I'll count it up, but I need coin wrappers or something. I also really need to sit down with my checking statements as it's been about 8 months since I really balanced it.
I'm doing laundry, though, and strangely when I went downstairs to put in the first load, that my box of dryer fabric softener sheets is gone. It was not empty the last time I did laundry, and I don't know of any reason I'd have moved it. I did look up here in case, but it's weird. It's been there for over a year. Why now?
Whatever.
I've also really, really got to go through my closets and drawers and do some major weeding. Maybe later or another week.
Alternity's gone a little quiet - suspect that everyone's getting back into full swing at work and school after the holidays.
