Week 2 - Post 3

It feels like its been forever since I've posted. 

I've been quite busy with getting orders out the door, and money in, plus all  my classes are making this semester which means I'm teaching a lot.

There is an Embroidery Seminar in Indiana at the end of the month that I want to go to.  But, I keep thinking that I can't drive 11 hours  there and not take another 8 hours to go see the kids in Maryland.  I plan on driving to Maryland in November - taking 2 weeks around the Holidays.  I know I can't always restrict travel to the East coast without seeing them but I only see then 2 times a year now and it just feels like a waste of travel to not go the extra distance.

But, then again, I really want to to go this Seminar for my own personal wants and needs.

I guess we'll see in 2 weeks if I'm on the road there or not.

I had to take my Embroidery machine to Tulsa for its bi-annual check up this week.  While there I scoured all the thrift stores within a reasonable distance plus I made it into an army/navy surplus store.  There I bought some thin wool socks and started to buy some insulated underwear.  I had a pair that was silk several years ago that were wonderfully warm under my jeans.  But, I need a new pair and am not quite ready for the thick insulated material I find everywhere.  I'll have to keep my eyes open for silk ones.

Besides, now that I've put it out into the  universe that I need silk ones, I'm sure they'll pop up somewhere at a reasonable price.

While in Tulsa, I stopped and ate at Panera and rea e-mails.  I had to wait until 3pm to pick up the Baby so I had a few hours left from thrifting to wait.  What I wanted and should have done was stopped at a grocery store for lunch (or packed a luch) then gone to Panera for a warm drink.

Eventhough I cook breakfast then eat a good lunch and snack on popcorn  or make a cheese torntilla for supper, I have got to quit thinking that just because I eat one good meal a day that its worth spending $8 - $10 on.  Geesh.  This is stupid.  I need to get out of that mindset and eat/live frugally and not consider needless splurges as necessary.

But today is a new day and I have another chance to make it better than the day before.


The Squeelin Gypsy