This Weekend

We haven't done anything too exciting this weekend. I got my first paycheck on Friday (and get one every week, awesome!), so I went and opened an account at Chase because B of A doesn't have as strong a presence down here and I would have had to open a separate B of A account in California. Weird. I also had a certificate for a free $125 when I opened a Chase account and utilized direct deposit! On top of that, I don't have to pay monthly fees and now have a debit card that earns me points. I also am switching my American Express account over to a Chase card that charges 0% interest this year, which is something I've been wanting to do. I can also directly transfer money to Mike's account (he uses Chase) for bills, so it's a win-win-win-win (not sure how many wins) account. I'm excited!

Mom and Dad - I'm going to transfer $100 into my B of A account for you guys as soon as I can find a B of A ATM and deposit the money. Since I'm getting paid every week, my paychecks aren't as large as I thought, so I'm going to give you guys $100 this paycheck, $100 from the next, probably $200 from the third, etc. Don't worry though, I haven't forgotten : ).

After Chase, Mike and I went to Rite Aid and Ralph's (QFC) and bought my much needed deoderant (yep, couldn't afford deoderant) and fruit and veggies. I ran out of fruit and veggies this past week and immediately started getting sick, so bring on the produce! (I admit that I also bought brownie mix...hey, I had to break in the brownie pan my mom and dad gave me for Christmas!) Mike commented multiple times how impressed he was with me at Rite Aid. I was looking for nail polish and a planner to use at work (trying to figure out how I can best stay organized, keep to-do lists in the same place, etc.) and literally looked at every type of nail polish looking for the cheapest and best deal. I was upset over spending $3.99 instead of $2.50, ha! I also bypassed every planner because they weren't perfect. Mike said, "In the past, you would have just grabbed one and said, 'this will work!'." I've definitely learned from the recession ; ).

Today I'm going to Costco to fill up my tank with gas. We live about half a mile from Costco, it is SO nice. And gas is most definitely the least expensive there. Then I'm off to Barnes and Noble to see if they have a Moleskin planner that I am convinced I saw at the U Village B & N but honestly may have created in my head. Then it's off to Target where I most likely will end up getting the planner and mounting tape so I can hang some mirrors we have for the living room.

It is already such a relief to have money coming in. I would love if it were more (but think I'll get a raise once I'm free of the temp agency), but it is most definitely ENOUGH and that is an amazing feeling. Oh, and did I mention that my overtime hours are time and a half? I'll basically be living at work!

The hardest part of working is the fact that Lola is really sad over it. She wakes up with me every morning and we go for a little morning walk and have some water and a snack. Then she hangs out with me while I workout and eat breakfast. When I shower and am in the bathroom getting ready I leave the door open so she can access me (because she gets upset when she can't). She sits at the end of the couch fighting sleep so she can watch me. She looks at me with these sad, sad eyes like, "I can't believe you're leaving me AGAIN!" When I get home she gets so excited to see me and then curls up next to me/on me to be close to me. She really breaks my heart every morning. Sigh.

In other news, Mike is sick...I gave it to him (it came from work) and he apparently has given it back to me. Oh well, too bad, I'm working 10 hour days anyway!