This weekend was sort of random. Friday, after a horrible day at work, I
ventured to Barnes and Noble and Ulta instead of going to the gym. Turns out that I prefer pricy British fashion
magazines and $8 lip balm over working out.
Who knew! But it was nice and
relaxing and sort of exactly what I needed.
I mean, I didn’t need to spend the money, but it was nice to not think
about that for a second.
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| Lip nectar of the gods |
On Saturday I was supposed to do something at Lake Calhoun
with a friend but it rained so instead I went to the gym for a killer workout
that included day 1 of half marathon training.
The good news is that I didn’t die.
The bad news is that I can only run for 90 seconds without
wheezing.
That evening I met friends for appetizers and drinks at The
Blackbird Café in Minneapolis. The place
could have been really cool but just wasn’t fantastic. They were out of
everything we tried to order. WHO RUNS
OUT OF CHEESE? The waitress had an
attitude and my total was wrong. Well,
it was both right and wrong. I ordered a
$7 glass of sauvignon blanc and was charged $11.50 a glass because my waitress thought
sauvignon blanc sounded like Sancerre.
Anyway, I paid $40 for two glasses of wine and bread and butter. I will not be returning. I think this week we might go to Borough and
hopefully that’s a better experience. It
should be affordable too because they have an awesome Parlour menu.
Money, Money, Money
Monday
Speaking of working on my financial fitness, the lease on my
outrageously pricy apartment expires at the end of September. I think I’ve found another place that’s half
the price of what I’m paying now and less than ten minute drive maximum to
work. (Right now I’m about 30 minutes
away from work unless it snows. Then I’m
3 hours away…) The bad part is that it’s street parking and doesn’t have a
dishwasher (#firstworldproblems).
BUT, it’s in a really
cool neighborhood right next to an awesome park/”beach”/golf course, is super
cheap with all bills included, free access to a washer dryer on the same level
as my unit and only shared with two other people (both guys so really, that’s
like sharing with one lady-person), and the street parking access is pretty
fantastic for what it is. What it is not
is a garage, which is what I have currently but I’m too poor for a garage.
I put down a deposit, which the guy is supposed to hold
until all of my rental verifications, income checks, etc. go through. Hopefully, my people respond in a timely
fashion and I can secure it soon so I can stop worrying about it.
It’s also less than 600 square feet so it satisfied my
desire to live in a tiny house while also meeting my need to be too lazy to
actually build a tiny house.
How was your
weekend?
How do you save money
even though in your mind you’re a billionaire?
