is not to spend it. Easiest way not to spend, always be busy. It's been nuts for me the last few days and this weekend will be too. Hmmm I don't even have time for details.

Wednesday was a no-spend day. It was suppose to be but I didn't have time. My daily train ride home had a dispatcher strike at 4:30pm and all trains were canceled in and out. So a bunch of us got a company car and drove home. It was too late to go bridal shower shopping.

Thursday was a spend day. I bought the dreaded Girl Scout cookies, $3.50, and ate about half in one sitting. Then I had to go to a site visit for work and that went through lunch, so I bought: $7.16 (expense I'm not use to). THen I did my outlet shopping and picked up enough to make a gift basket for martinis. I ended up spending ~$85 there ($5 was for me) and ~$20 at Target. But the gift is almost done. I need to get a larger basket (same price as the other one though.

Today I will be spending. Lunch with a friend, and a half day of work. Then after work, and upholstery class, is out to dinner for my BF's birthday. He does have a 2-1 coupon though.

Tomorrow will be long and gaseous. I'm driving to Michigan tomorrow on the dreaded 80/94...meaning stuck in traffic for hours. There's really no other way around it. Literally no other way around the lake that wouldn't involve 3 days. This is for the bridal shower, and then driving back. I'm hoping to time it for better traffic though. So that'll be atleast 1 1/2 tanks. Then we may be going out to celebrate his birthday with friends.

Sunday, you ask, how could the spending get worse? Actually I don't think I'll be doing anything. Groceries would be the expense if any. I'm going to sit on my butt and probably do some work for work. I have a 20,000 sq ft building to design in a week. So another busy week next week, so by the time I get home, the stores won't be open.