This morning I woke up without my phone. Although that should be normal, it didn't let me do what I always do right when I wake up: check the time. I didn't find my phone until Rachael got home 20 or so minutes later, and in that time I never bothered to open my laptop. The only reason I mention this is because based on how I felt and how it looked outside, I figured it was 9 or 10 am. In fact, it was sometime between noon and 1. Clearly I needed sleep! I haven't slept in that long in awhile. I know the post I just wrote said "I better not sleep in, I want to get things done!!!" Well don't you worry, that didn't stop me!
I made a to-do list of all of the random things I wanted to do today. I also created a schedule, with three separate parts: food, social and business. In conjunction with the food section (and since it was one of the things on my to do list), I created a shopping list. This list was the longest list I've made in awhile, and it included the makings for a yummy dinner tonight, lunch tomorrow, soup tomorrow, and lots of snacks and options for lunches down the road. I was expecting it to cost over $100 (my normal amount for the entire month). Luckily, it didn't.
After a shower, a DROVE to the store. I have this in all caps for a reason. As you guys know, I tend to avoid driving whenever possible. Since I am going to be living in Bellingham for a while now, and will soon be solely responsible for getting around town, I figured this is as good a time as any to change my habits. Especially since I wanted to buy way more than I could carry. Not too surprisingly, the drive was quick and easy. :)
The groceries only cost $75. I'm going to try and keep track of how much I spend, determine how much I want to spend, and look into possible ways to save in the future. I have always been lax in terms of how much money I spend on food. As long as things don't go to waste, I was happy. However now I'm trying to make sure I don't increase my cost of living so I can save as much money as possible. Therefore I have put a budget on myself for eating out (still very generous), and I am going to try and learn about how much I spend (before I just give myself a limit). I want to spend more money on ingredients and spend more time cooking. Its an interesting balance of simultaneously trying to increase the amount of food I buy (for cooking) while also fearing becoming too free with my money.
Anyway, once I got home, I went into cleaning mode. This is the real reason I am writing this post, everything else has been a ramble. I cleaned the fridge, the stove, the microwave, my coffee maker, the sink, the counters and the floors. Rachael helped me take out the garbage and recycling, and I went through my shelves and got rid of all my old boxes and garbage. I also vacuumed my room, put all my dishes away and did some laundry. The thing I love about this though: it didn't feel tiring or like it took a long time. Instead, my day felt busy and fulfilled, while never once feeling like I had to be doing what I was doing.
I know this post is probably extremely boring. I am talking about cleaning again, whoop-dee-doo. For that, I apologize. I hope that in the not too distant future this kind of major cleaning becomes so normal that I don't even see it as blog worthy. It just feels good to do everything on a looooooong to do list (except put away 1 laundrys worth of clothes, what I will do after posting this). Plus, this evening I am going to watch Inception, something that I have not seen yet but have heard good things about.
Seems like a good day to me, even though I slept in!!
(I am still not allowed to sleep in tomorrow though, because that would ruin church!)
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