Spooooky! Scaaaarrry! How Much Did I Spend Last Week? Oct 30-Nov 5, 2023
And I'm not just talking about the total…
Monday
My friend Clare arrived to visit me from Ireland on Friday, and is staying until Sunday, so after a fun weekend as she got to know the boys it’s back to real life and by that I mean I have a dentist appointment that I’ve already rescheduled and should – should! – be a quickie.
Of course, because the best laid plans never go smoothly, Atlas was up a lot of last night with a cold, so I decide to keep him home from Robin’s (Clare wasn’t going to come to the dentist with me anyway, but she hangs out at home and watches him for me while I’m gone).
Thankfully, my dentist visit is as short and sweet as I’d hoped (I was having a little filling re-filled) and I paid for it on my last visit, so when I’m done I high-tail it across the road to Kroger to pick up some bits for lunch: cheese, crackers, fruit, Diet Coke. The essentials. ($55.75)
I get home just in time to put Atlas down for his afternoon nap, then I’ve to head across town to Fair Muffler to get my muffler (silencer) replaced. The original plan was for Clare to come with me for the drive – and potentially to get coffee while we waited – but she stays with Atlas and, as it happens, it takes maybe 30 minutes. ($1,000)
I feel really bad that Clare has basically spent the afternoon being my babysitter but it won’t be happening again now that all of my scheduled appointments have been completed!
When I get home we chill out and watch the Real Housewives of New York reunion, and then start Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, which neither of us has watched before.
When Atlas wakes up and Brandin gets back, we order dinner from Guadalupe’s Mexican Grill ($75.39) and I tack on some ice-cream from Walgreens ($27.40).
Then the three of us sit down to watch the new episode (to us, anyway) of The Great British Baking Show. Clare is truly getting a glimpse behind the curtain of my exciting life.
Daily total: $1,158.54
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