Averygoodun's Personal File

So I made an impulse purchase today. Kind of. I can't really call it an impulse purchase, as I've been planning on getting one at some point for years, although I had been telling myself that it would be a reward for having a job, or paying off one/some of our debts or... none of which have happened yet.

It was kinda a really expensive impulse (or any type of) purchase. Like, I'm not getting photoshop or the computer components to support photoshop or a better camera for playing with in photoshop in the next year. At least.

You see, I bought a Kirby.

The thing that sold me was the dirt that came out of Page's mattress. Ew. And to think that our mattress has at least twice that amount of dirt accumulation between the biannual cover cleanings... Also, the sofa and loveseat are ooooold. And our lungs are vulnerable...

So you see, I'm still in the justification stage. (It was a lot, though a hell of a lot less than retail.)

*gulps*

Of course, this means I'll actually have to use it. Well, and get Geoff to use it.

*gulps again*

At least I can be sure it will last for longer than it will take to pay it off - those suckers never die.

So, thinking about it further, I realized that taking the computer course over the summer would just be an excuse to get that little red Asus Eee, rather than the necessity that I was dubbing it. Taking it over the summer would, in effect, cost us $400 more than waiting to take it during the regular school year when I could use the school's fully loaded computers. Rats. Ach well. I will see what online courses the school offers over the summer that work toward my degree that don't require specific software. If they have any that meet that description, I will sign up. Otherwise, I have been lining up activities to keep my summer full.

One such activity (and expense) is redoing the front walkway. It's been a shambles ever since last summer when I thought the landscaping was going to happen all at once. And while the front yard's lack of grass is not my responsibility, I would like to leave the place with a nice looking front as I go off to my parents for three weeks. Or rather, I want to come home to a nice looking front yard after having stayed at my parents gorgeous abode for three weeks. It will help ease the luxury-withdrawal pangs.

Another (cheaper) activity on the docket is stripping the downstairs bathroom of its wallpaper. There's mold/mildew growing behind it, and it can't get put off for much longer. I am not really looking forward to this task, but at least it won't cost anything. We have loads of paint to cover the walls with once they're dry, so it should only cost us time and energy.

I'm loving my new shoes (and orthotics). I realized, though, that I still need something (cheap) in brown to go with my olive pants. *nods* I almost found a pair that would have been just about perfect at Marshall's, but they irritated my heel just a little. And the orthotics didn't fit in them. (I guess I'll have to go down to DSW to see what they've got.)

I just have to remind myself that every pair (or two) of shoes is a massage I'm depriving myself of. *shrugs* At least I'm picky where shoes are concerned. (Though I really wish the gold olive shoes had fit, darn it! They would have been totally worth it!)

Anyway, that's about all the blather I can come up with in a coherent fashion at the moment, so I'll sign off.

Maybe I'll go see if the other Marshall's has that gold pair of shoes in the right size...