i realized yesterday that i have $2,000 sitting in a bank account. just sitting. it’s not retirement or car insurance savings. it’s just… saved. the me from 1995 is like “WTF? why aren’t you spending that shit and all the other credit on your cards?! we have trips to take and crap to buy!!” hell, the me from 2005 is wondering the same thing. oh, time. how she changes us.
i’m going through a really strong phase of wondering why the hell anyone likes me. seriously, i keep observing my interactions with people and just shaking my head in disbelief that they see anything interesting or attractive about my personality (we won’t even talk about my external parts right now). i haven’t had such a prolonged bought of the unworthies for a long time and i don’t like it much at all. btw, this isn’t a plea for reasons why i’m awesome (that’ll just make me feel less deserving of them = IRONY), it’s just a getting-it-out-there.
i’d love to stop talking about my cats now, but they’re so fucking awesome, how can i? my favourite Amy thing is when i get home from work and she jumps up on the bed to head-butt me until we’re both almost concussed. my favourite Rose thing is watching her tubby little tabby body play with her rattly mouse toy — she’s a roly-poly play machine with a killer pounce.
two weeks until two weeks vacation. omg, so close.
it may not be a dyson, but i LOVE my new vacuum. wow. really. LOVE. it’s actually a little bit obscene. yay bissell! thanks, scott the vacuum sales guy at sears. you done me good. except, now all i want to do is vacuum shit. good thing there’s lots to vacuum these days.
i can’t get over how pissed off i get if i can’t complete a workout. last night, almost at the end of bootcamp, i started to get a leg cramp. it’s not uncommon, but it is kind of weird. i can feel it coming on and if i don’t manage it just right my entire leg will go into spasm. so, i ripped off my knee brace (i think that exacerbates it) and spent the last ten minutes of class hunched over in the corner trying to keep my leg from falling off. grr. i try so hard and i’m so disappointed in myself when i can’t finish the circuit or have to modify everything too much. i just want to do everything everyone else does, dammit! it feels like such a failure.
i’ve had kingsley for a year already and i’ve spent a grand total of $150 on maintenance. HAHAHA! take that, liselotte! i’m so glad i made the decision to get a new car last year. it has removed such a huge worry from my mind. i get in, it goes, it stops, i get out. it doesn’t hurt that it’s zoom-zoom cute, either. yeah, king. you and i are going to go far together.
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So what’s this fancy new vacuum? Mine is on its last legs and the dog-hair tumbleweeds are threatening to take over. Also, bonus points if the non-dyson label also comes with a non-dyson pricetag. Frugality, she is a monster.
Money: congratulations
Self-esteem: you know what I think about you, don’t make me say it
Cats: they really need to stop destroying all your glass frames
Vacation: yay!
Vacuum: it’s always amazing just how nice it can be to get an appliance that works well. One of those signs that we’re getting older, I suppose
Workout: you are speaking a language alien to me here
Car: yay!
Jen, it’s the Bissell Healthy Home Vacuum 16N5 (same as this). scott the sales guy said they’re no longer making that one, so i got it for half off the regular price, for a ridiculous price of $148 before tax. considering the Dyson i wanted was $699 regular price, i think i got an amazing deal.
it’s a little on the heavy side, but if you don’t have stairs or need to lug it over stuff, you’ll barely notice. it is super easy to maneuver with its giant rubber wheels. my favourite part is the mini power brush for vacuuming cat hair off upholstery and my duvet. oh, how i love vacuuming cat hair off the duvet.