not to buy

i was a little alarmed at my credit card balance this month
especially considering the fact that we didn't really buy any gifts except for the ones for the kids

little things add up

so it is my stated goal to not do any extra curricular shopping this month
i intend to make of a list of the things that i think i want to buy, as a way to evaluate what i really need versus what i think i want
if i break down my credit card bill into categories, the largest expense was travel and the shopping i did while traveling, the second largest expense was gifts, so i guess i can chalk that up to tis the season

so far my list of things that i am not buying looks like this:

gap jeans
















i bought a pair of these pre-holiday and i love them
i want another pair
but they don't offer the "ankle" length online
so i would have to go prowling the gap stores to find my perfect size

Bodum Cordless Water Kettle

a present for my mom, i'll just wait until next month...

right now i feel stupefied
between the straggling bits of sickness still clinging (mostly to my sinuses)
and all the stimulation of the last 2 days i feel stupefied

2 days "off" (one of those days is my birthday)

hopefully on friday i will be fresh like daisy