total: $10 (with tip)

not bad!

total for wine/food/tip: $9.25

monday i spent the day at work. i was good and stayed in for lunch! after work i had to run a few errands in order to finish a project and also needed to kill time before a meeting. first, i went to joann's to get some snaps, velcro, and fray check for a project.

total: $15.57

after joann's, i headed to the uptown area (in the direciton of spyhouse, where my meeting was located). i stopped at the fetus to pick up a ticket to hot chip, which i've been meaning to get for a while now.

total: $15.53 (SO excited for this show, i was jubilent while buying this ticket!)

then, i had more time to kill, so i stopped at kowalski's. i needed to pick up a thing of hummus dip (i use the jar for a packaging project). i also picked up some bananas, carrots, bread, rice cakes, simply asia bowls, and sushi for dinner.

total: $19.76

finally, i had a mocha at my aiga meeting at spyhouse. i needed a little boost of energy, that was for sure. we had a productive meeting!

total: $4.20 (with tip)

as for today (tuesday)... i didn't purchase a thing out of pocket! i got some sun chips and a vitamin water on my flexdine. i also got a free cupcake in class and a free redbull from claire! i was a good, relatively consumptionless day.

friday night i went over to keeley's with kate. we went to the 331 club for a drink. i got a premium because i was feeling good and didn't really care what i was drinking.

total: $4.25 (with tip)... sort of free though because of the $5 i found earlier!

saturday i spent all day at home getting work done. by 9:00 i was itching to get out of the house. i stopped at joe's market for a sprite and a vitamin water (that i knew i would want at the end of the night).

total: $3.18

i went over to kate's and had a couple drinks with the girls...and jon : ) we proceeded to take a couple cabs downtown to too much love at first ave. i paid for the cab, keeley paid for my 2 pbr's. i'm developing a taste for cheap beer. we had a great night. danced the night away. then, we took a cab back to dinkytown so the girls could get some burrito loco.

total: $17 for cabs (but some was paid back in beer and coat check)

today i'm feeling a bit sluggish. no plans to leave the house until a meeting at 7.

sunday evening i went to target to make my splurchase and pick up a couple of personal items.

total: $15.05
splurchase total: $2.15 (chocolove bar)

on monday, brandon talked me into going to punch pizza for lunch (i, for one, can never say no to punch pizza). i had a mimi and a diet coke, which is what i always have at punch. we sat and talked about portfolio stuff. it was fun and relaxing.

total: $12.02

tuesday the only purchase i made was buying a xxx vitamin water in the cafeteria in moos tower before work. i was super crabby and needed a pick-me-up. it definitely helped.

total: $1.49

wednesday i purchased nothing (hooray!)

and today, much like tuesday, i just needed a vitamin water. i think they are laced with something because i just can't stop. i got an energy one today from the vending machine.

total: $1.50

i would say this week has been stellar when it comes to minimal consumption. i think it's because i'm starting to get super focused in on portfolio revisions.

total: $3.00

there was a cover.

total: $6.00

lee's a total dive bar and i was feeling cheap, so i figured having a premium would be the best decision.

total: $3.75

after the show we went to o'donovan's and then took a cab home. i didn't have anything more to drink and others covered the cab ride home.

saturday morning i met up with laura at barbette for breakfast. i was a bit groggy from not getting much sleep. i had coffee, a waffle, and hashbrowns. boy, was it delicious.

total: 11.78 (with tip)

then, we strolled down to american apparel. i wanted to get a t-shirt for cissy to embroider on for me! she does some really cool stuff. i bought a navy t-shirt in the tri-blend, which is basically the most comfortable fabric ever.

total: $18.00

after that, we went to the library for a couple hours. i got a minor amount of work done. we then met up with trinh for lunch at noodles. i hadn't seen her since last semester, so it was great to catch up. i had mac & cheese and a diet coke.

total: $7.04

when i got home from lunch, i downloaded a song from itunes that i've been crazy about since i first heard it last spring in a shop in london. i finally found the name of the artist yesterday.

total: $1.03

last night i went over to jamie and meg's for a small cocktail party. they made a million appetizers and some wop. i pitched in and ate to my heart's content.

total: $5.00

total: $6.64

then, i picked up mcdonalds, which is always a decision that i immediately regret. i had a cheeseburger, fries, and diet coke.

total: $4.72

after class, i went to lunds to pick up flowers for my roommate melissa's birthday. of course they were super expensive because it was the day before valentine's day. but they sure are pretty!

total: $16.06

after flowers, i filled my car with gas and got it washed.

total: $36.84

then i stopped at the kitty cat klub to have a quick happy hour drink (wine) with kate, keeley, and lindsey in honor of lindsey's birthday.

total: $2.00

wednesday night 10 of us went out for dinner at pizza luce to celebrate her birthday. we got a few pizzas and pitchers of stella.

total: $15.00 (not bad for a birthday dinner!)

thursday i was totally crabby on the connector from work to senior seminar. it was jam packed and the bus driver was not fun. it made it even less fun that she was driving the jazzman's bus because i was just dreaming of him being there instead with his cheery attitude and relaxing music. when i got off the bus there was very little time to get food...of course the line was ridiculous at subway/etc. so, i went downstairs and got some sea salt and vinegar kettle chips (my favorite) and a vitamin water.

total: $2.84

thursday night i had a hot valentine's day date with kate. we went to the loop for happy hour and each had a martini and shared a plate of nachos.

total: $8.35 (great deal for such good food and such a strong martini!)

today, i went to penco over lunch to pick up some paper for the office. since i was down there (and it was payday, my justification), i went to bewiched and got myself a pulled pork sandwich. it is unbelievable how good they are. it is also unbelievable how expensive they are. i got a diet coke too.

total: $11.02

tonight i'm going to a show at the entry. plus, i have breakfast plans with laura for tomorrow at barbette. hopefully i wont be spending too much. i did just get paid though. when i write all this down it sounds like i'm a horrible, uncontrolled spender. however, i must let it be known that, while i could probably save more, i do work my ass off and make a decent amount of money each month.

total: $5.98

today, the only thing i purchased out of pocket was a birthday card for my roommate melissa.

total: $3.48

i'm totally burnt out. hence the short and sweet post.

total: $10.77

after, i went to keeley's to have her help me sew a bag for the same class. jon ordered pizza, breadsticks, and diet coke for the 3 of us.

total: $9.00

this morning, i wrote a check to my roommate for the heat bill.

total: $77

when i got to work, i had to go to the vending machine to get some water because our cooler is completely out in the office. bah.

total: $1.35

i have to run errands after work, so unfortunately there'll be more money to be spent today.

total (with tip): $24.10

today, i am at dunn brothers getting some work done with claire and kate. i got some chamomile citrus tea (my favorite). they put it in a glass mug... i am so happy i could just kiss them! now i don't have to haul another paper cup home to my landfill.

total: $1.77

drink total: $5
cab total: $7

today, i went to breakfast with my parents and then went over to wet paint to buy some gocco supplies for a project and maybe some valentines. it was really cold, and i'm feeling so crabby and broke lately, but it was still fun to get supplies.

total: $49.11

keeping all my garbage is really starting to get to me... i hope it's almost over.

total: free for me!

little did i know, the rest of my night would be full of free adventures (besides the gas in my car). we went to see jeremy messersmith (who i love) play at the whole for free. then, we attended a wine and cheese party where i was offered a beer. after wine and cheese, we ventured over to my class friend's house. it's always fun to hang out with class friends outside of class for the first time! it was chill, we watched some flight of the conchords, drank a little more wine, and smoked the hookah. basically, i felt like a mooch the whole time. however, i know that we all take care of each other when we have the chance.

today when i woke up, i was much too tired pack a lunch. instead, i went to the 5th st market and picked up an amy's burrito and some sun chips.

total: $3.88

when i returned, i bought a diet pepsi from the vending machine.

total: $.75

my parents are heading into town for the night, so i can count on a free dinner at least!

total: $7.00 (2 pieces of mesa and a diet coke)

today, i spent all day at work. i had my other piece of mesa pizza for lunch. mid-afternoon, i was craving a soda, so i went to the vending machines. to my delight, they got new machines in the building! i got myself a can of diet dr. pepper (my favorite).

total: $.75

i stayed about an 1.5 late at work getting a mock-up ready for one of my projects. all i wanted to do was go home afterward, but i forced myself to go to target. i needed a few things, but always tend to find many more things than i went in for. for example, vitamin water was on sale! i always buy vitamin water when it's on sale. diet dr. pepper was also on sale. i bought a 12 pack for $2.75 (wow, cheap!). i also bought a couple nail polishes (i just quit biting my nails a month ago, so it's sort of a fun reward). q-tips, 5 lean cuisines (perfect for lunch), batteries for my camera, by my valentine cakes (a surprise for keeley, they're her favorite), and razors also made it to the check out.

grand total: $54.67 ouch.

i was so tired and hungry, i decided to just stop at taco bell and grab a bean burrito for dinner.

total: a whopping $.95 (best deal around)