Some new (old) things
-I’m re-banning myself from buying shoes. It didn’t work the first two times; third is the charm, right? Also, I have a wedding to pay for.
-I have been re-watching The X Files because I realized when I saw the new movie how far from the series I had gotten. I used to know everything X Files inside and out, so I’m re-capturing that.
-I missed Otakon because I’m poor, and I couldn’t afford to go, much less take off from precious few hours of work to go. This absolutely sucked.
-Since I missed the con, I have been completely swept up by the desire to cosplay just for fun (which I never used to do; it was always for a con) I’m doing Meimi Haneoka from Saint Tail and her alter ego, Saint Tail. 
-I think I have finally managed to chill out a little bit. 
-I had a job interview for an instrumental teaching position and a general music position (part time).
-I’m going to become a volunteer at PAWS and help little kitties and other animals that have no where to go.
-I’ve been eating healthier foods. Been buying more fruits and veggies and cutting back on the tons of ice cream I used to down every day.
- Overall, realizing that employment of some sort is fast approaching and I won’t just be useless and miserable is making me a much happier person.
I am banned from buying shoes…
It’s a self ban, really, before you get up in arms against Glenn or something silly like that. Since I started working at DSW about five weeks ago, I have acquired no less than eight pairs of shoes. To be fair, one pair was from Bakers (totally different store, I know right?) and another was a pair I got yesterday to wear in Kristi’s Wedding. She told us silver shoes, so I had to buy them (honestly, I did not want these shoes, if you can believe it) What I did want were the Via Spigas I bought, followed by BCBG Wedges and Unisa heels for the fall, followed by Naughty Monkeys and Not Rated, and then the beautiful Givenchy’s I found while shopping for the bridesmaid shoes…
This is a lot. Even I know that it is over-indulgence. The worst part is, I am unemployed except for part time work at DSW, babysitting, and my odd jobs. Glenn works about fourteen hours a day during the week when he has Arista and Ikea. I loaf around making pages and posts on wordpress. 
This isn’t right, and to make it worse he
A) Does not spend money on himself and
B) Tells me that it’s fine for me to buy shoes!
When I told him I was banning myself he barely looked up from his video game and said “Why would you do that? You’re allowed to buy shoes” AUGH! If he would tell me not to I might actually stop, but with his consent to buy shoes? AUGH!
Anyway, I met with my ‘wedding planner’ yesterday. Stephanie is the receptionist at Arista (where Glenn works and I used to, so we both know her) She is just starting and would like to help us so that we can in turn help recommend her to others and get a business going. She is very knowledgeable and helpful, and I can tell that it isn’t a ‘job’ to her (starting with the fact that she does not want compensation from us) She is truly excited about helping us plan our wedding! I was so excited yesterday when I was going over the basics with her, and poor Glenn got all anxious about money. It was after that I bought the shoes and felt terrible (and still kind of do) and so I decided when I got home:
No more.
I shall buy shoes no more forever! (except wedding shoes…*grin*)
I am really going to work hard to save my money for our wedding. I’m going to open a savings account that is just for that purpose; no withdrawls at all, and dump every check I get from teaching, and other misc. ones into it.
PS: Check out the photos of my shoes in the shoe gallery page…;)
I love my sisters
I have been having the best time since graduating. I’ve seen everyone way more than usual. I had several sisters come to my graduation party, we affiliated together, I text people all the time…We went to karaoke last week and we went bowling for Katie’s birthday. I went shopping with Jacki and tonight eight of us went for Chinese food and even more met us at Rita’s. I also just sat around with like six sisters talking for about three hours before all of that. It has really been wonderful!
Also, I bought new shoes. I can’t get the picture to work. Gr. I’ll have to take one with my own camera.
