when did i become an adult?

when did i become more interested in staying in with a good book and a bottle or two of wine than going out? i love going out, i love doing things, but the reality is...about 90% of the time i'd just rather be at home. i have a list as long as my arm of books i'd like to read. my dogs like to chew on bones and wrestle and cuddle. i like to cook and experiment there. and really, who likes to wear real pants? not this guy. ;)

so anywho, i think i have the perfect friday evening planned. after work i'm going to go get my eyebrows done. then i might see about getting a pedicure somewhere. THEN i'm going to go to central market and walk around and do some grocery shopping. and finally i will get a bottle of wine and go home to cook and watch gran torino. maybe i'll swing by half price books too. we'll see. :) the only thing missing from this picture is someone to do it all with, but i figure that'll happen when its supposed to.

val has started going to jazzersize again and she's loving it. she's already lost 4 pounds and seeing as how my weight loss has kind of just stopped, i am going to try and budget it in to go with her. i need to sit down and figure out exactly how much i have to put into bills with this check and hopefully i'll be able to swing it. i'm so sick of being so incredibly broke all the time. its so frustrating. something has GOT to give.

i really want to go to the pool tomorrow morning to continue working on this tan i've started so hopefully the weather will clear up. if not, i can take advantage of the time inside by continuing to clean and organize, which i didn't do at all last weekend. i really need to get the entertainment center from val's that she is giving me. maybe i can talk shalin into putting it in his hatchback. who knows? having the tv on the floor in the living room is putting a damper on being able to clean and organzie my life.

i'm also stopping herbalife. yes, its easy for me to do, but its another case of 'can i afford it?' love that nay's mom has let me make payments to her when i get paid, but i'm finding that i'm just getting more and more in debt with her. i am going to just take this into my own hands. i'm going to plan my meals for the next two weeks and do a big shopping job. stick with my healthy food routine and just make sure that i have something to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. stay within my calories and join freakin jazzersize with val.

i'm also exploring my part time job options. it sucks, and in reality, do i want a second job? well hell no. of course i don't. do i need to do something in the meantime to supplement my income? yes. in a big way. i'm sick of being broke. you have no idea.

so anyway...this is my plan. i begin tomorrow. wish me luck.

over and out,
Lauren