Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 8, 2007
A spread thinner than butter.
Why is it that when you aren't necessarily feeling to hot life seems to keep throwing stuff at you? For instance, yesterday was kind of one of those "eh" days that got worse as the day progressed. Then today I was told by my so-called English professor that our rough draft to our final paper is due Three weeks before the date on the syllabus. So now I have to finish that, the outline and a whole bunch of crap before November 5, Less than a month away. I also found out that it was pretty much useless to have a graphing calculator for my Algebra II class because I can't even use it on the tests, and I have a test on Wednesday instead of next Monday. Added to all of that I got to wait in a hot car while my dad and his wife shopped in the grocery store. Fan-fricken-tastic!
I do find it a little funny that my dad says that the budget is tight, yet he can go out to lunch and dinner on the weekends, buy new flat screen monitors, and spend money on him and his family. However I am living off of $20 a week to pay for coffee (because they don't drink coffee here and to get a small coffee pot is way out of the question), lunch (because god forbid that there was anything remotely healthy for lunch in this household), and any entertainment. So when I go home every two weeks I have something like $20 to use for my weekend at home with my boyfriend. Those times that I go to Belly dance class and give Amanda gas money I have $1 left in my wallet to spend, just like last weekend.Because I have this amount to work with I try to spend as little as I can and save what I can. Most of the time $20 a week is good enough, but when you have to spend money because of the inconsideration of others....that $20 is a thin spread. In Sonora I can make $20 last a long time because I can eat at home and have a healthy meal, plus my mom drinks coffee so there is a plus.
I miss having a job and feeling like I have a purpose. I hate to rely financially on other people, it drives me insane. My mom raised me to be financially independent and I could have never asked for a better lesson in life.
I do find it a little funny that my dad says that the budget is tight, yet he can go out to lunch and dinner on the weekends, buy new flat screen monitors, and spend money on him and his family. However I am living off of $20 a week to pay for coffee (because they don't drink coffee here and to get a small coffee pot is way out of the question), lunch (because god forbid that there was anything remotely healthy for lunch in this household), and any entertainment. So when I go home every two weeks I have something like $20 to use for my weekend at home with my boyfriend. Those times that I go to Belly dance class and give Amanda gas money I have $1 left in my wallet to spend, just like last weekend.Because I have this amount to work with I try to spend as little as I can and save what I can. Most of the time $20 a week is good enough, but when you have to spend money because of the inconsideration of others....that $20 is a thin spread. In Sonora I can make $20 last a long time because I can eat at home and have a healthy meal, plus my mom drinks coffee so there is a plus.
I miss having a job and feeling like I have a purpose. I hate to rely financially on other people, it drives me insane. My mom raised me to be financially independent and I could have never asked for a better lesson in life.
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